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Crypto.com’s Card Issuer Wirecard Files for Bankruptcy
25.6.2020
Before Wirecard's insolvency filing, Crypto.com and TenX said customer funds were unaffected by their partner's accounting scandal
Blockchain Bites: Rethinking Libra, Craig Wright and Something Smells Fishy in Blockchain
25.6.2020
Craig Wright will go to trial, while IBM and a Norwegian association team up to track salmon on blockchain
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 25, 2020
25.6.2020
Bitcoin options have a big day coming up, NYC born rapper Ja Rule teams up with Ethereum-based Roll and more in this edition of Markets Daily, from CoinDesk
The People of Decentraland Will Greet You Now
25.6.2020
Buy land. Trick out your home. Watch a SpaceX launch. You can do a lot of almost-real things in Decentraland, a virtual world built on a blockchain
Tezos-Based DAO Goes Live With Launch of STKR Token
25.6.2020
Tezos-based "tokenized hedge fund" Stakerdao is now live after distributing its STKR governance token to funding round partners
Telegram Agrees to Pay $18.5M Penalty in SEC Settlement Over Failed TON Offering
25.6.2020
Telegram has settled its six-month court case with the SEC, agreeing to pay $18.5 million in penalties and to notify the agency if it plans to issue another digital asset in the next three years
Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs’ Avalanche Blockchain
25.6.2020
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch
Kraken Pledges $150K for Development of Open-Source BTCPay Server
25.6.2020
Crypto exchange Kraken has donated $150,000 to the foundation managing BtcPay Server, an open-source tool for merchants accepting bitcoin payments
First Mover: What’s Going on with Bitcoin Derivatives?
25.6.2020
Surging open interest on bitcoin futures and options contracts might well be a sign that a breakout could be imminent
CBDC Issuance Is ‘Not a Reaction’ to Libra, Says Central Bank Body
25.6.2020
The Bank for International Settlements appeared to contradict its own prior statements in a new digital payments report
Bitcoin Still On Track for Quarterly Gains After Drop Toward $9K
25.6.2020
Bitcoin looks set to end its three-quarter losing run despite having dropped to $9,000 earlier on Thursday
IBM Spawns Blockchain for Norwegian Salmon Fisheries
25.6.2020
IBM is teaming with the Norwegian Seafood Association to create a blockchain-based track-and-trace system for Norway's sustainably farmed salmon
Kleiman Bitcoin Case Heads to Trial as Motion for Sanctions Against Craig Wright Is Denied
25.6.2020
A Florida judge threw out a motion for sanctions against Wright saying the lawsuit over 1.1 million BTC would be better decided by a jury
Circle, Coinbase Bring USDC Stablecoin to Algorand’s Blockchain
25.6.2020
The CENTRE consortium is teaming up with the Algorand Foundation to launch the USDC stablecoin on the Algorand network
AMD-Backed Blockchain Project Amassing 20K GPUs But Won’t Say Why
25.6.2020
Following a seed funding round, AMD and Consensys-backed W3BCLOUD is tripling its GPU capacity for a range of new blockchain functions they don't want to discuss – yet
Ultra-Rich Monaco Wants to Fund Social Impact Projects With Security Tokens
25.6.2020
Monaco’s Office of Digital Affairs has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Luxembourg-based blockchain startup Tokeny
The COVID-19 E-Commerce Boom Hasn’t Trickled Down to Bitcoin, Despite Advantages
25.6.2020
Although a variety of e-commerce platforms are booming during COVID-19 lockdowns, bitcoin payments remain exceedingly niche
FC Barcelona’s Token Sale Hit $1.3M Cap in Under 2 Hours
25.6.2020
The tokens will be earned by Barcelona fans who participate in club decisions, such as deciding on a new mural for the first team changing room
Market Wrap: A Sea of Red Across Markets as Bitcoin Drops to $9.2K
24.6.2020
Bitcoin experienced a dip on Wednesday, but equities and other assets also dropped on an uncertain economic outlook
Singapore Begins Crackdown on Unlicensed Bitcoin Sellers
24.6.2020
Singapore authorities charged a 23-year-old woman with breaking the city-state’s months-old ban on unlicensed bitcoin sales