What Does Skepticism for Libra Say About Bitcoin?The potential loss of Libra could be Bitcoin’s gain as the Facebook-led crypto project faces increasing regulatory challenges.Oct 17, 2019Cyrus Ip
The 18 Millionth Bitcoin to Be Mined This Friday, Only 3 Million LeftAmerican investor and co-founder of investment firm Morgan Creek Digital Assets Anthony Pompliano pointed out that only about three million BTC more will ever be mined.Oct 17, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Major Singapore Bank Completes First DLT Trade Financing TransactionCIMB Singapore has completed its first blockchain-based trade financing transaction.Oct 17, 2019Helen Partz
Crypto-Friendly Browser Brave Hits 8 Million Monthly Active UsersBrave browser now has 8 million monthly active users and 2.8 million daily active users, the company says.Oct 17, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Can Political Fundraising Through Crypto Find Mainstream Acceptance?For the past decade, crypto has been associated with illegal activities, and politicians have stayed away. Is the perception now changing?Oct 17, 2019Sritanshu Sinha
Bitcoin ‘Maybe Is a Partial Store of Value,’ Concedes Nouriel RoubiniEconomist Nouriel Roubini has admitted that Bitcoin “maybe is a partial store of value” while leveling his usual criticisms against cryptocurrencies.Oct 17, 2019Marie Huillet
UN Partners With NGO to Tokenize Chocolate Bars for Equitable TradeThe United Nations Development Programme has partnered with Dutch NGO the FairChain Foundation to use blockchain for the more equitable funding of cocoa farmers.Oct 17, 2019Marie Huillet
Sacramento Kings Pro Basketball Team Launches Crypto CollectiblesThe Sacramento Kings NBA basketball team is giving away 100 limited-edition, Ethereum-based collectible toys throughout the 2019–2020 season.Oct 17, 2019Joeri Cant
Telegram Aims to Delay TON Launch Deadline Ahead of SEC Meeting Telegram is asking investors whether they will agree to postpone the TON launch deadline.Oct 17, 2019Aaron Wood
CFTC Files Lawsuit Against $11M Ponzi-Like Cryptocurrency ScamThe United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged a Nevada company with violations relating to an $11 million Ponzi-like crypto scam.Oct 16, 2019Joeri Cant
Price Analysis 16/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, TRXMany major cryptocurrencies were rejected at their overhead resistances which shows weakness within the market. Is a bear market developing?Oct 16, 2019Rakesh Upadhyay
Central Banks Have Three Options for Crypto Regulations, Says OfficialThe deputy governor of Banque de France said that central banks really only have three available options to address cryptocurrencies: ignore, ban or adopt.Oct 16, 2019Joeri Cant
Xpring Invests in Swedish Startup to Build XRP Hardware Wallet FirmwareRipple’s investment arm and tech incubator Xpring has invested in Swedish crypto self-custody startup Towo Labs to build hardware wallet firmware supporting XRP.Oct 16, 2019Ana Alexandre
Bitcoin Back Below $8K — But Is the Macro Bullish Trend Broken?Bitcoin price has dropped nearly 10% in 2 days but remains range-bound in a macro bullish trend.Oct 16, 2019Scott Melker
Yes, Even Bitcoin HODLers Can Lose Money in the Long-Term: Here’s HowCrypto trader and on-chain analyst Philip Swift explains how blockchain data points to a new Bitcoin all-time high and how it can be used to enhance short and long-term trading strategies.Oct 16, 2019Horus Hughes
Bermuda Becomes First Gov’t to Accept Tax Payments in USDC StablecoinBermuda became the first government to accept stablecoin USDC for tax payments, according to global financial services company Circle.Oct 16, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
EY Unveils Public Finance Blockchain to Track Gov’t SpendingAuditing giant EY launched OpsChain Public Finance Manager, a blockchain platform for tracking public funds aiming to enhance transparency.Oct 16, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Aliant to Pay Part of Employees’ Compensation Packages in BitcoinUnited States merchant services provider Aliant Payments will be paying each of its employees part of their compensation package in cryptocurrency.Oct 16, 2019Marie Huillet
Ex-CFTC Chairman: US Must Create an Independent Blockchain DollarWashington risks devaluing the dollar’s status in the future if it fails to respond to innovation, says the former regulator.Oct 16, 2019William Suberg
New DLT Protocol Scalable, Secure Without Consensus, Researchers ClaimResearchers have developed a new algorithm for distributed ledger protocols, which reporters claim achieves security without the high power consumption of Bitcoin mining.Oct 16, 2019Marie Huillet
Wilshire Phoenix Updates Its Bitcoin ETF Filing With SECThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission once again begins accepting comments regarding the updated Bitcoin exchange-traded fund proposal by Wilshire Phoenix.Oct 16, 2019Liam Frost
HSBC Enacts First Letter of Credit on a Blockchain in MalaysiaMajor bank HSBC carries out what it claims to be the first blockchain letter of credit to be enacted in Malaysia.Oct 16, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Grayscale: Q3 Saw Record High Inflows, Growing Institutional InterestDigital asset management giant Grayscale registered over $254 million in total investments into its products in the third quarter of 2019.Oct 15, 2019Ana Alexandre
Ford Uses Blockchain Tech to Track ‘Green Miles’ Driven By VehiclesFord Motor Company looks into blockchain technology to track the number of “green miles” driven by its energy-efficient vehicles.Oct 15, 2019Joeri Cant
Sweden: The Death of Money?After decades as the only option, cash is no longer king — and Sweden is at the forefront of a cashless revolution. But is the country moving too fast?Oct 15, 2019Jinia Shawdagor
Blockchain Voting Systems — Can Democracy Rely on Them?Are blockchain-based voting systems really trustworthy or do we need to reevaluate the potency of this technology?Oct 15, 2019Shiraz Jagati
A New Trend in Crypto Funding Campaigns: Companies Resorting to IEOsThe share of investments in IEO is becoming much larger and catching up with the IPO market indicators with the mass adoption of “multiple IEO” and STEO trends.Oct 15, 2019Evan Luthra
Bear Trap? Bitcoin Price Bullish Divergences Emerge Amid Market FearBitcoin Price action and the total market cap shows potential signs of a bear trap for the entire crypto market.Oct 15, 2019Michaël van de Poppe
Layer1 Secures $50M from Peter Thiel, Others to Mine Crypto in TexasCryptocurrency investment and infrastructure platform Layer1 has secured $50 million from investors including Peter Thiel in a Series A funding round.Oct 15, 2019Ana Alexandre
UAE Financial Watchdog Asks for Public Feedback on Crypto RegulationThe UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority will be collecting public feedback on drafted regulations on crypto assets until Oct. 29.Oct 15, 2019Helen Partz