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Cordoba Becomes the First Argentinean Province to Impose Taxes on Crypto-Related Activities
9.2.2021
In Argentina, a provincial legislature has voted in favor of a bill to impose new taxes on gross incomes from crypto transactions. Cordoba’s central province is now the first one to impose crypto taxes in the country, which involves crypto exchange platforms and retail traders. Approved...
Longtime Bitcoin Developer Jonas Schnelli Receives Open-Source Grant
28.1.2021
Jonas Schnelli joins other Bitcoin developers who are sponsored by high-caliber Bitcoin companies
Solana targets growth in Southeast Asia with a $5M grants scheme
27.1.2021
The $5 million fund only allows projects with a physical presence in Southeast Asia to apply for the program which provides up to $100,000 plus technical and community support
Square Crypto Funds Bitcoin Developer to Improve Mining Pool Software
8.1.2021
Square Crypto’s latest grant will fund a developer’s work on software that could improve how mining collectives pool hash power
South African Court Grants Order to Liquidate Mirror Trading International After Investors Fail to Withdraw Their BTC
1.1.2021
A South African High Court recently granted a provisional liquidation order against Mirror Trading International (MTI) following an application for relief by two investors who failed to withdraw their bitcoin. According to a statement released by lawyers of one of the aggrieved investors, this...
Visa Grants Principal Membership to Crypto Payments Platform Wirex
24.12.2020
London-based crypto-payments platform Wirex can now issue Visa accounts and process transactions autonomously, as the firm became a principal member of the payments giant. Crypto Payments Platform Wirex Gets Principal Membership From Visa to Issue Cards Autonomously According to the announcement...
Coinbase Awards Its First Round of Bitcoin Developer Grants
23.12.2020
Coinbase, one of the oldest and most profitable companies in crypto, has awarded its first round of Bitcoin developer grants
Why contests are better than grants for a healthy crypto community
20.12.2020
Grant programs have their flaws — they often lack transparency and shut out good ideas. Here’s why contests are a compelling alternative
Hong Kong Grants First License to Cryptocurrency Trading Platform
18.12.2020
Hong Kong now has its first regulated cryptocurrency trading platform. The Securities and Futures Commission has just given out the first-ever crypto license to OSL Digital Securities which will soon commence trading for several cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Hong Kong Gives Out First Crypto...
Square Crypto’s 20th Grant Will Support Bitcoin Design, User Experience
14.12.2020
Square Crypto is issuing another Bitcoin developer grant for research on Bitcoin design and user experience
Kraken pledges $150,000 to Ethereum devs in latest Gitcoin Grants Round
3.12.2020
This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange
Kraken Exchange to Offer First Grants for Open-Source Ethereum Projects
3.12.2020
Kraken is for the first time funding open-source Ethereum projects
Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021
1.12.2020
The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021
SEC Grants Digital Avatar Firm IMVU Permission to Sell Crypto Tokens
19.11.2020
The SEC has granted permission to digital avatar firm IMVU to sell its Ethereum-based VCOIN digital currency, though with some restrictions
Voyager Digital Buys European Crypto Exchange Focused on Institutional Investors
24.10.2020
Crypto-asset broker Voyager Digital Ltd is buying LGO Markets, a French cryptocurrency exchange focused on corporate investors. The two firms will merge under one brand, Voyager, and their two separate native tokens, VGX and LGO, will also merge. The deal grants Voyager, a Canadian Securities...
Waves sets up $3M grant fund to promote cross-chain interoperability
21.10.2020
It's not just for projects building on Waves though
Algorand’s new accelerator program in Europe to issue grants up to $500K
15.10.2020
Algorand taps Europe as the second region for its blockchain accelerator program after Asia
Six Binance Smart Chain DeFi projects awarded grants from $100M fund
14.10.2020
More than 180 projects have applied for grants since the $100 million accelerator fund was announced in September
Iran Grants Bitcoin Miners Exclusive Access To Electricity From Three Power Plants
22.9.2020
Iran has granted bitcoin miners exclusive access to electricity generated from three power plants for their mining activities, according to state power utility Thermal Power Plant Holding Company (TPPH). Mohsen Tarztalab, managing director of TPPH, told a local news agency on Monday that...
Ethereum Foundation announces $3.8M in new grants
9.9.2020
The funds will go to 28 companies working on the Ethereum blockchain