Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Leave Libra if It Launched Too EarlyIn a Congressional hearing on Oct. 23, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed confidence that a lot more firms will join Libra eventually.Oct 23, 2019Helen Partz
Blockchain Lobbying: Interests Fragmenting as Crypto Field ExpandsAs more diverse interests engage with lawmakers and regulators, the blockchain industry no longer has a unified voice.Oct 23, 2019Kirill Bryanov
Security Numbering Association to Consider Standards for Digital AssetsThe Association of National Numbering Agencies will assess the adoption of numbering standards for digital assets.Oct 23, 2019Helen Partz
Bakkt Hits New All-Time High, With Over 450 Bitcoin Futures Contracts TradedThe volume Bitcoin futures on digital asset platform Bakkt has hit a new all-time high, with over 450 Bitcoin futures contracts traded today.Oct 23, 2019Ana Alexandre
Researcher: Google Quantum Breakthrough Could Improve Proof-of-StakeGoogle’s quantum computer could purportedly help improve the random selection process of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies.Oct 23, 2019Ana Alexandre
Litecoin Foundation Pitches Opt-In MimbleWimble Via Extension BlocksThe Litecoin Foundation has published two new draft Litecoin Improvement Proposals that work toward establishing privacy features for the network.Oct 23, 2019Marie Huillet
US Congressman: Default Reaction to Bitcoin, Blockchain Must Be ‘Yes’U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry, who represents North Carolina’s 10th District, says he wants regulators’ default reaction to crypto innovation to be “yes.”Oct 23, 2019Marie Huillet
Lithuania’s Central Bank Considering IBM for Its LBChain DLT PlatformBank of Lithuania has selected IBM and IT services firm Tieto as the finalists for its blockchain platform dubbed LBChain.Oct 23, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Binance America Breaks $10 Million Daily Volume for the First TimeThe U.S.-based branch of major crypto exchange Binance, Binance.US, has broken the $10 million daily traded volume mark.Oct 23, 2019Marie Huillet
TBCASoft, IBM and SoftBank Announce a Mobile Payment BlockchainBlockchain platform TBCASoft, IBM and SoftBank announced a collaboration to adopt a cross-carrier blockchain telecommunications payments platform.Oct 23, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Bitcoin Suisse Acquires $3M Share of Trade Intelligence Firm CoinRoutsSwiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse has purchased a minority stake of CoinRoutes Inc., a provider of pan-exchange smart order routing and algorithmic trading software.Oct 23, 2019Ana Alexandre
US Congress Considers a Draft Bill Claiming Stablecoins Are SecuritiesA draft bill has surfaced in U.S. Congress that claims that all managed stablecoins must be seen as investment contracts and therefore as securities.Oct 22, 2019Joeri Cant
FATF’s Regulations to Push Criminals to Privacy Coins: CipherTrace CEO95% of criminal activity in crypto accounts for Bitcoin and Ether due to their brand name and ease of use, CipherTrace’s CEO says.Oct 22, 2019Helen Partz
Overstock’s VC Arm Joins $31M Funding Round For Silicon Valley FintechOverstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures joins $31 million funding round for California-based software company in the financial industry.Oct 22, 2019Joeri Cant
Zuckerberg: Facebook Will Not Launch Libra Without US ApprovalFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to tell Congress that Libra will not launch anywhere in the world until U.S. regulators approve it.Oct 22, 2019Ana Alexandre
Pomp’s Morgan Creek Raises $61M for Blockchain Fund, Targets $250MMorgan Creek Digital has raised $61 million for second blockchain fund, with the ultimate goal of raising $250 million.Oct 22, 2019Joeri Cant
Yale Prof and Goldman Sachs Veteran Design DLT-Based Facebook RivalMirror Worlds creator David Gelernter and 19-year Goldman Sachs veteran Rob Rosenthal team up for a new social network.Oct 22, 2019Helen Partz
Germany Warns of Privacy Token Usage in Money Laundering and TerrorismThe German Federal Ministry of Finance has expressed concerns about using privacy tokens due to their association with criminal activities and difficulties to track them down.Oct 22, 2019Ana Alexandre
Ripple Adds Four Members to Regulatory Team, Joins Blockchain AssociationSan Francisco-based blockchain startup Ripple has announced four new appointments to its global regulatory team.Oct 22, 2019Ana Alexandre
Rep. Warren Davidson: You Have to Defend Money to Defend FreedomAuthor of the Token Taxonomy Act and member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee Rep. Davidson speaks with Cointelegraph ahead of Zuckerberg hearing.Oct 22, 2019Kollen Post
Kik Messenger Saved From the Verge of ShutdownKik almost went to the verge of shutting down because of its lawsuit with the SEC. A buyout from MediaLab saved it.Oct 22, 2019Sritanshu Sinha
Adam Back: Creating Altcoins More Attractive Than Building on BitcoinBitcoin technology pioneer Adam Back explained that there’s a greater financial incentive to creating altcoins compared to building on Bitcoin.Oct 22, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
New Research: Energy DLT Apps’ CAGR to Surge 67% Over the Next DecadeGlobal blockchain apps to generate $19 billion in cumulative revenue over the next decade, hitting an annual market size of $7.7 billion in 2028.Oct 22, 2019Helen Partz
Bank of Cambodia: We’ll Allow More Control With Blockchain PaymentsAssistant Governor at the National Bank of Cambodia Serey Chea said that blockchain payments will enable greater financial control and remittance efficiency.Oct 22, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
UK Gov’t: FCA Will Make Final Decision on Banning Crypto DerivativesThe U.K. government has stressed that is up to regulators, not the executive, to decide on a proposed ban on certain crypto derivatives for retail investors.Oct 22, 2019Marie Huillet
Crypto App Revolut Confirms Mastercard on Board for 2019 US ExpansionThe banking app will begin serving U.S. customers before the beginning of next year, it says.Oct 22, 2019William Suberg
Silk Road Prosecutor: 99.9% of Fiat Money Laundering Goes UnprosecutedThe prosecutor for the Silk Road case says that the fiat-dominated financial system is inept at tackling the very thing it purports to worry about when it comes to Bitcoin.Oct 22, 2019Marie Huillet
Bitcoin Futures: Institutional Long Positions Value Doubled in OctoberA fresh uptick in Bitcoin interest among institutional investors has gone some way to reversing a dramatic fall in the second half of September.Oct 22, 2019William Suberg
Casa Unveils New Solution to ‘What Happens to My Bitcoin When I Die’New York-based crypto custody startup Casa has released a new security protocol and service focused on helping people address the question of Bitcoin inheritance.Oct 22, 2019Marie Huillet
Cryptosteel Launches Physical Device for Private Key Backup ProtectionCryptosteel has launched its Cryptosteel Capsule, a physical backup device for the offline storage of Bitcoin private keys, passwords and wallet recovery seeds.Oct 22, 2019Marie Huillet