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Cryptocurrency CEO Donated Second-Largest Amount to Joe Biden’s Campaign
5.11.2020
Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of cryptocurrency derivatives platform FTX, made the second-largest donation to Joe Biden's presidential campaign
Bitcoin Jumps Above $14.5K, Taking 2020 Gains to Over 100%
5.11.2020
Bitcoin's price jumped to a 33-month high of $14,558 soon before press time, taking the year-to-date gain to 101%
Russian Hydropower Giant Opens Bitcoin Mining Farm
5.11.2020
En+, one of the world's largest energy producers, is joining forces with crypto firm BitRiver to open new mining farms in Russia
Bitcoin Is Good for PayPal, but Is PayPal Good for Bitcoin?
5.11.2020
PayPal's embrace of crypto brings a potential 345 million people into the ecosystem. But where banks go, regulators follow
Wasabi Wallet 2.0 Will Offer Automatic CoinJoins by Default to Boost Privacy
5.11.2020
One of the main Wasabi Wallet 2.0 improvements is not just to the CoinJoin design through WabiSabi, but also its usability. We could see it debut in about nine months
Blockstream’s MuSig 2 Will Offer Less Complex, More Private Multi-Signature Transactions
4.11.2020
Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy
US Seizes $24M in Crypto as Part of Brazilian Probe of $200M Fraud Scheme
4.11.2020
The seizure was made after a request from Brazil for help with a large cryptocurrency fraud scheme
FTX Looking to List ‘Beacon Chain’ Ether as Deposit Contract Goes Live
4.11.2020
Exchanges may consider markets for “Beacon chain ether” – that is, ether that’s been staked in the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract
Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC
4.11.2020
Venture Capital Investments Ltd. raised $534,829 from 72 victims, falsely promising to invest funds in bitcoin and other assets
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps to $14.2K; Ethereum Gas Usage Grows 113% YTD
4.11.2020
Bitcoin’s price bounced Wednesday as Ethereum transaction fee data shows a DeFi downturn
ErisX Unit Gets CFTC ‘OK’ to Clear Fully Collateralized Swaps
4.11.2020
The clearing arm of ErisX got approval to diversify beyond virtual currencies
‘Economics Will No Longer Be the Handmaiden of Politics’: A History of the Cypherpunks, Feat. Jim Epstein
4.11.2020
An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement
US Prosecutors Seek ‘Substantial’ Prison Sentence for Centra Tech Co-Founder in $25M Fraud Token Sale
4.11.2020
According to court documents, U.S. federal prosecutors are asking that one of Centra Tech’s co-founders, Robert Farkas, be sentenced to prison instead of his request for home confinement and community service
4 Charts Showing Why Financial Advisers Should Care About Bitcoin
4.11.2020
From a hedge against inflation to its uncorrelated relationship with stocks, advisers have plenty of reasons to be interested in bitcoin
FTC Sending More Than $470K to People Duped by Bitcoin Funding Team, My7Network Scams
4.11.2020
Most of the the participants in the schemes failed to recoup their initial investments, the FTC said
Crypto.com: We Got the Highest Ratings on Privacy, Security Based on US Standards
4.11.2020
The crypto exchange and finance platform said it got high ratings for privacy and security using standards developed by a U.S. government agency
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0’s Deposit Contract Goes Live as ETH Miner Revenues Dwindle
4.11.2020
Ethereum stakers can now begin depositing the 32 ether (ETH) required to stake on Eth 2.0
$14.1K: Bitcoin Breaks New 2020 High With US Election Still Undecided
4.11.2020
Bitcoin has broken fresh 2020 highs as uncertainty remains in the U.S. presidential election
Ethereum 2.0 Countdown Begins With Release of Deposit Contract
4.11.2020
Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now live, heralding the imminent unveiling of the "world computer's" second act
Just Another Day for Bitcoin as US Election Slides Into Discord, Division
4.11.2020
Prediction markets show Trump losing, though bitcoin bulls didn't get Democratic "blue wave" that might have brought speedy stimulus package