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VC Deals in Crypto Remained Steady but Amount Invested Fell in 2019: Report
19.3.2020
As younger companies are raising more, larger businesses didn’t come back for extra capital
Pantera-Backed DEX Sparkswap Shuts Down Due to Weak User Base
19.3.2020
In a blog post, the exchange states that it was unable to attract a large enough user base to sustain future operations
Bakkt Closes New $300M Funding Round to Unlock $1 Trillion in Digital Assets
16.3.2020
Bakkt has now totally raised over $480 million after closing a new $300 million financing round on March 13
Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate
16.3.2020
A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?
‘Anything That Can Be Decentralized Will Be Decentralized’ 6 Years Later
15.3.2020
After one of the most challenging weeks in recent memory we're talking about a new consensus driven approach to DeFi oracles and revisiting Johnston's Law (anything that can be decentralized will be decentralized) with the man who coined the phrase so many years ago
$100M+ in Margin Calls: Crypto Lenders Demand Collateral as Market Buckles
14.3.2020
“As of five minutes ago, everyone who needed to post collateral has,” Genesis CEO Michael Moro said Friday afternoon
Tax Office to Contact 350,000 Australians and Remind Them to Report All Crypto Profits
12.3.2020
Australian tax agents have set out to close a gap they say costs the state several billion dollars. Taxpayers who file various work-related claims and investment property deductions or declare income from sharing economy platforms such as Uber and Airbnb may be asked for explanations and receipts....
Crypto Capital Announces Strategic Investments in Fmall Exchange
11.3.2020
Singapore based crypto exchange Fmall announced on Wednesday that it would receive a strategic investment from Crypto Capital, a crypto finance company. The announcement comes days after the exchange was relaunched globally following its second major upgrade. UFA Global and Geekbeans Capital...
DeFi Project Backed by Polychain and DragonFly Capital Shuts Down
11.3.2020
DeFi project Paradigm Labs says it has failed to keep step with an “incredibly fluid” decentralized exchange landscape
Blockforce Capital’s Crypto Fund Captures 86% of Bitcoin’s Upside in 2020
11.3.2020
The fund has been able to keep more of bitcoin’s gains by reducing the complexity of its models
SLP Token Fuels Scooter Rental Business in Taiwan, Investors to Get Their Dividends in BCH
10.3.2020
A company running a small scooter rental service in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital city, has minted an SLP token on the Bitcoin Cash network to support its business and to attract investors and customers. The company issues its own cryptocurrency, a Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token. SLP is...
Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop
10.3.2020
Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff
Classics Against Innovations: Can Venture Success Rate Be Outraced by Crypto?
9.3.2020
ICO, STO, IEO, IDO, … , and other difficulties of contemporary investment models, but is VC still relevant and works as it did?
Reginald Fowler Pleads Not Guilty to New Crypto Capital Charges
6.3.2020
The former owner of the Minnesota Vikings football team is accused of money laundering, conspiracy, and unlicensed money transmitting services
Moonshots Capital, DCG, Tezos Back $2.5M Fundraise for Crypto Software Provider
5.3.2020
Zabo, which claims to be able to link bank accounts to crypto wallets directly, raised $2.5 million from Moonshots Capital and other firms to build out its engineering team and customers
Japanese Marketing Firm Invests in Pantera Capital Crypto Fund
5.3.2020
Japanese marketing firm Ceres has become the newest investor in a $175 million blockchain fund run by San Francisco’s Pantera Capital
USDZ Capital Group Launches USDZ Stablecoin
4.3.2020
Stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged to less volatile external assets such as official currencies, precious metals, or oil. The value of a stablecoin can also be pegged to other crypto-assets or fixed by algorithms. Stablecoins retain the same value as the underlying asset and are not subject...
Australian Court Accepts Cryptocurrency Exchange Account as Security for Legal Costs
28.2.2020
A court in Australia has agreed that a crypto exchange account can be used as security for potential legal expenses. Acknowledging the volatile nature of decentralized digital assets, the judge nevertheless conceded that cryptocurrency is a recognized form of investment in the current uncertain...
Lebanon Fights for Separation of Money and State as Residents Use Bitcoin to Evade Capital Controls
27.2.2020
Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year, with reports pointing to a notable uptick in bitcoin trading from the embattled nation. As residents seek to preserve as much value as they can while government...
Blockchain Week Rome is Back in the Capital With the Second Edition From March 17–21
25.2.2020
Blockchain Week Rome, the largest event dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralization, is back in Rome, at the Mercure Roma West, for its second edition from March 17th to 21st. With an exhibition area of more than 2,000 msqr, as well as the various networking events, participants...