SEC Charges Fantasy Market Founder With Orchestrating a Fraudulent ICOThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Jonathan Lucas, the founder of adult entertainment marketplace Fantasy Market, with orchestrating a fraudulent ICO.Sep 24, 2019Liam Frost
Cisco Partners With SingularityNET on Decentralized Artificial IntelligenceDecentralized artificial intelligence firm SingularityNET and tech conglomerate Cisco have partnered to work on various artificial intelligence applications.Sep 24, 2019Aaron Wood
Bakkt Trades 71 Bitcoin Futures Contracts in First 24 HoursIntercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt platform has traded 71 Bitcoin futures contracts in the first 24 hours following its launch.Sep 24, 2019Ana Alexandre
Kik Shutting Down Popular Messaging App Due to ICO Legal BattleCanadian social media and messaging app company Kik is shutting down its popular messaging app.Sep 24, 2019Joeri Cant
Coinshares Urges Customers to Fight UK Regulator’s Ban on Crypto ETNsCoinshares is asking its customers to join them in the fight against the proposed ban on cryptocurrency ETNs by the U.K.’s FCA.Sep 23, 2019Joeri Cant
ConsenSys-Backed Identity Platform Partners With PwCConsenSys-backed digital identity platform uPort has partnered with Onfido and Big Four auditing firm PwC.Sep 23, 2019Joeri Cant
Boerse Stuttgart Launches Regulated Digital ExchangeGermany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart Group, has launched its trading venue for digital assets, BSDEX.Sep 23, 2019Joeri Cant
Price Analysis 23/09: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, ADAWill the launch of Bakkt boost Bitcoin prices? What do the charts project? Let’s analyze the charts.Sep 23, 2019Rakesh Upadhyay
Largest Tencent Shareholder Leads $15M Round in Blockchain Game DeveloperAustralian gaming startup Immutable has netted $15 million in a new funding round led by Tencent’s largest shareholder.Sep 23, 2019Helen Partz
Overstock Appoints Jonathan Johnson as Company’s New CEOAmerican e-commerce giant Overstock.com has appointed Jonathan Johnson as the company’s new chief executive officer.Sep 23, 2019Ana Alexandre
Binance.US to Launch Trading Tomorrow With 13 Currency PairsBinance’s American arm Binance.US will launch 13 fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto trading pairs on Sept. 24.Sep 23, 2019Helen Partz
Samsung’s Blockchain SSD Patent Could Disrupt Crypto MiningSamsung’s entry into the crypto mining industry could disrupt the entire ecosystem if its latest patent comes to life.Sep 23, 2019Sritanshu Sinha
No Rush to Pass Fintech Laws: Philippine Senator Grace PoePhilipino lawmakers should not be in a hurry to pass financial technology regulation, according to local Senator Grace Poe.Sep 23, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Why Has Brazil’s Central Bank Included Crypto Assets in Trade Balance?The Central Bank of Brazil considers crypto assets in the trade balance, following part of the IMF’s guidelines.Sep 23, 2019Tatiana Revoredo
Fidelity Affiliate Joins $3.5 Million Blockchain Firm Funding RoundFMR subsidiary one of several high-profile contributors of cash for blockchain analysis firm Elementus.Sep 23, 2019William Suberg
Crypto Exchange OKEx Confirms Tether Margin Futures Launch in OctoberOKEx, a cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it plans to host Tether (USDT) futures margin trading starting in October.Sep 23, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
Bitcoin Price: Bears Eye $7.7K to Capitalize on Lukewarm Bakkt DebutBitcoin price bears are eyeing $7K levels as Bakkt launch appears to not be having an immediate impact on cryptocurrency markets.Sep 23, 2019Keith Wareing
Int’l Accounting Standards Body Defines Bitcoin as ‘Intangible Asset’The International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) has ruled that cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, are neither financial assets nor legal tender.Sep 23, 2019Marie Huillet
OKEx Slams New Wash Trading Allegations as ‘Inaccurate and Misleading’Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has refuted fresh allegations of manipulative practices such as wash trading on its platform.Sep 23, 2019Marie Huillet
Sorry BitPay, New Bitcoin Upgrade Proposal Disables BIP70 by DefaultDevelopers are still keen on removing BIP70 from the Bitcoin Core client altogether, they reveal.Sep 23, 2019William Suberg
Fake Bitcoin Investment Platform From ‘Elon Musk’ Promises 4,000% ROIKate Winslet is among the victims of scammers using celebrities to advertise the nonexistent Bitcoin platform and steal money.Sep 23, 2019William Suberg
US Attorney’s Office Indicts Two Suspects in EtherDelta HackThe United States attorney’s office for the Northern District of California has indicted two suspects for hacking crypto marketplace EtherDelta in December 2017.Sep 23, 2019Liam Frost
Oil and Gas Giant Pilots New Blockchain Platform From ModexModex announces the launch of its new platform for simplified blockchain deployment and can count major oil and gas firm Dietsmann among its first clients.Sep 23, 2019Joeri Cant
Bakkt’s Much-Anticipated Bitcoin Futures Trading Platform Goes LiveBakkt’s CFTC-approved, physically settled trading platform for Bitcoin futures goes live after over a year of anticipation.Sep 23, 2019Kollen Post
Kraken and Coinbase Among the Cleanest Crypto Exchanges: BTI ReportThe Blockchain Transparency Institute finds that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest cryptocurrency exchanges in the industry.Sep 23, 2019Joeri Cant
Hours Before Bakkt: Top-20 Cryptos See Major Losses, but Bitcoin Is UpBitcoin is the only top-20 coin seeing some gains ahead of the upcoming launch of Bakkt’s physically delivered BTC futures.Sep 22, 2019Helen Partz
Facebook Buys Chatbot Startup Servicefriend to Integrate Into CalibraSocial media giant Facebook acquires chatbot startup Servicefriends to integrate into the customer service of Facebook’s digital wallet, Calibra.Sep 22, 2019Joeri Cant
Altcoins Soar, Zuckerberg Turns on Charm, North Korea’s Coin: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 16–22Altcoins enjoy an explosive bull run as Bitcoin falters, Zuckerberg wines and dines with US politicians, and North Korea begins developing its own cryptocurrency.Sep 22, 2019Thomas Simms
Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Sept. 16–22 in ReviewCointelegraph releases its weekly review for major crypto and blockchain events in the German-speaking world.Sep 22, 2019Helen Partz
Do Crypto Payment Restrictions Undermine Blockchain’s Core Values?Crypto users are still at the mercy of the controls and processes of exchanges, wallets and payment services.Sep 22, 2019Gareth Jenkinson