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Hut 8 Plans $7.5M Offering to Upgrade Bitcoin Mining Rigs
10.6.2020
Hut 8 Mining is looking to raise at least $7.5 million to upgrade its fleet of BlockBox bitcoin miners
Alabama City Plans to Pay Ransomware Group Despite Warnings
10.6.2020
Florence, AL was targeted by the DoppelPaymer ransomware attack and officials plan to pay the ransom demanded
South African Solar Energy Blockchain Startup Raises $3 Million, Plans to Expand Across Continent
9.6.2020
The blockchain peer-to-peer renewable energy platform has now closed its $4 million Series-A funding round
66% of Coinbase Users Willing to Leave the Exchange Due to Mounting Privacy Concerns
8.6.2020
Two-thirds of people who use Coinbase are willing to leave the platform following reports that the U.S. exchange plans to sell user data to two government agencies for $250,000. Cryptocurrency trader and analyst John Rager carried out a poll on Twitter, asking his 73,000 followers: “Would...
The Decentralized Web Has Plans, if Not Solutions, to the Misinformation Nightmare
2.6.2020
Donald Trump's recent spat with Twitter over the limits of free speech poses a question: Could decentralized media do better? It hasn't yet, as Civil and TruStory show, but Jack Dorsey wants to test some ideas
Chinese Chip Maker With a Hand in Crypto Mining Plans $2.8B IPO
2.6.2020
Hong Kong-listed SMIC plans to raise $2.8 billion via an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in hopes of advancing its chip making practices. The company is working with Canaan Creative to build a new crypto miner
Custodian With 100k Users Plans to Tokenize $13 Billion in Assets
31.5.2020
Kingdom Trust, a regulated custodian managing over $13 billion in assets, wants to tokenize the more than 20,000 assets that it currently custodies
Bitpay Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Support Liquid or the Lightning Network
29.5.2020
According to Bitpay’s Chief Marketing Officer, Bill Zielke, onchain bitcoin payments still rule the roost as far as payments are concerned. Zielke detailed that at least in the near future, Bitpay won’t be supporting the Lightning Network or Blockstream’s Liquid project. Liquid...
Italian Cryptocurrency Project Plans to Pay Users to Watch Porn
25.5.2020
Novel cryptocurrency project PornVisory plans to reward its users with blockchain tokens for watching porn on its platform
Europe Heats Up Competition in Bitcoin Mining, Layer1 Plans Bold Move in US
15.5.2020
As China’s dominance in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has already decreased this year, Europeans are taking even more steps to become more attractive to crypto miners. At the same time, BTC miners in the US also have ambitious plans.
While Ukraine plans to offset the financial chaos of the coronavirus...
Polymath Eyes June Testnet Launch for New Blockchain Designed for Security Tokens
14.5.2020
The firm is soon to launch the first test network for its new blockchain designed to bring new safeguards for financial institutions working with security tokens
Mauritius Central Banker Confirms Island’s Digital Currency Plans
12.5.2020
The Bank of Mauritius is inching closer to issuing a retail-focused central bank digital currency (CBDC), its governor confirmed Tuesday
US Mining Firm Plans to Nearly Double Hash Rate After Halving
10.5.2020
Riot Blockchain has announced the purchase of an additional equipment for its post-halving operations
Bitcoin Suisse Sells 20% Stake to Raise $47 Million: Crypto Valley Broker Aims To Expand Into Banking
8.5.2020
Crypto valley firm Bitcoin Suisse has announced plans to sell a 20% stake in the company. The sale is expected to raise 46 million Swiss francs ($47.38 million). Bitcoin Suisse said it intends to use the money to expand its portfolio to banking services in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, according...
Coinstar Plans Massive Expansion of Coinme Bitcoin ATMs as Usage Spikes 40%
8.5.2020
Coinstar, the coin counting kiosk maker hosting 3,500 Coinme bitcoin ATMs, is considering doubling that count after a surge in usage amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Justin Amash Reveals Third-Party Presidential Bid: Pro-Bitcoin Libertarian Candidate Targets Trump’s Seat
1.5.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump now has an unexpected challenger as the independent congressman from Michigan, Justin Amash, says he plans to run as a Libertarian candidate in the 2020 election. Besides John McAfee and Adam Kokesh, Amash is also a pro-crypto candidate, a believer in free markets,...
Kyber Network Activity Surges as DEX Plans Switch to Staking Model in Q2
28.4.2020
A planned upgrade that would allow token holders to earn staking income is bringing out users in droves to Kyber Network, a decentralized exchange
Dole Plans to Use Blockchain Food Tracing in All Divisions by 2025
24.4.2020
Pineapple and produce purveyor Dole wants to expand its use of blockchain to track goods from all three business divisions in just five years
Cryptoverse Speculates On Alleged Reddit Plans With Ethereum
10.4.2020
Speculations that an Ethereum (ETH) blockchain-based asset may be coming to major discussion website Reddit and that it is working on adding a points system based on this blockchain have recently become a new talk of the Cryptoverse.
The story starts on Wednesday morning with redditor MagoCrypto...
Block.one Plans to Start Voting on EOS, the Blockchain It Birthed
9.4.2020
Block.one says the time is right for it to take an active role in the EOS community voting for block producers