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‘Sharing Economy’ Startup ShareRing Tapped for China’s Blockchain Service Network
16.9.2020
A provider of an ecosystem for the "sharing and rental economy," ShareRing will join China’s government-backed blockchain initiative
SEC Commissioner Peirce Dissents From Unikrn-Killing Fine, Says Action to Have Chilling Effect
16.9.2020
Noted cryptocurrency advocate and Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a public dissent after the SEC levied a $6.1 million fine on online gaming and gambling platform Unikrn for conducting an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017, a penalty that effectively amounts to...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $10.9K; Total BTC Locked in DeFi Passes 100K
15.9.2020
Bitcoin's price is trending upward Tuesday as the amount of BTC in DeFi hits a new high
Tassat Regains CFTC No-Action Relief Ahead of Eventual Bitcoin Swaps Contract Listing
15.9.2020
Tassat blamed COVID-19 and leadership changes for its long delayed bitcoin derivatives contract listing
How a Hacker Launched a Decentralized Network to Track Internet Censorship
15.9.2020
Using free and open-source software, the Open Observatory of Network Interference has built a “decentralized, citizen-led, internet censorship observatory.”
Discrete Log Contracts Are Bringing Private, ‘Scriptless’ Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
15.9.2020
A smart contract has logged bets for the U.S. election on Bitcoin’s blockchain. When the votes are tallied, we won’t know who won, but that’s the whole point
Binance, Huobi, OKEx Have FOMO for DeFi
15.9.2020
DeFi FOMO is driving centralized exchanges including Binance, Huobi and OKEx to prepare for a potential new crypto trading landscape where decentralized exchanges dominate
Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO
15.9.2020
Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors
The Decade of the Living Dead: How Zombie Companies Are Robbing Tomorrow’s Economy
15.9.2020
The percentage of companies that can’t afford to pay the interest on their debt has reached a new all-time high in the wake of central bank intervention
Bitcoin CEO: MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Explains His $425M Bet on BTC
15.9.2020
How the business analytics chief became Wall Street's boldest bitcoin maximalist
How Crypto Can Win Over Washington, DC
15.9.2020
The crypto industry can't ignore the government if it hopes to go mainstream. There's too much at stake
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s BTC Buy, Bitmain’s Power Struggle, Paxful’s Goodbye
15.9.2020
MicroStrategy has bought even more bitcoin, Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela and the Bitmain power struggle appears to have found a short-term solution
Dapper Labs–USDC Integration Helps NBA Collectibles Game Clear $2M in Revenue Since June
15.9.2020
Gamemaker Dapper Labs is using Circle's dollar-backed stablecoin, USDC, as a global settlement solution for its non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 15, 2020
15.9.2020
With BTC crossing into bullish territory and a new smart contract-powered tokenized DeFi Index, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Eastern Europe Actively Using Crypto for Illicit Purposes: Chainalysis
15.9.2020
A significant amount of cryptocurrency activities in the Eastern Europe is related to the dark market and ransomware, according to a Chainalysis report
Galaxy Digital Leads $1.2M Raise for Startup Creating Automated Ethereum Services
15.9.2020
Gelato said the seed round will fund further development of its bot network that will provide automated smart contract execution
MicroStrategy Buys $175M More in Bitcoin, Upping BTC Holdings to $425M
15.9.2020
Michael Saylor, the founder of Microstrategy, said Tuesday his company has acquired an additional $175 million in bitcoin (BTC) in a single purchase
US State Regulators Agree to Single Set of Rules for Fintech, Crypto Firm Licensing
15.9.2020
Agencies from 48 states are expected to unveil a new framework today that will simplify and consolidate regulation for crypto companies
India Said to Be Preparing to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading: Bloomberg
15.9.2020
The federal cabinet is expected to shortly discuss a new bill before passing it to parliament, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg
First Mover: Bitcoin Investors the Sane Ones as Federal Reserve Cheers Inflation, Price Nears $11K
15.9.2020
Cryptocurrencies' 2020 gains are the truth gauge as markets react to the Federal Reserve's inflation goal, where Zimbabwe is the model of success