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New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Down Crypto Tax Bill
16.1.2020
New Hampshire legislators have scrapped a bill that would have allowed state agencies to accept cryptocurrencies for tax payments
Bitcoin’s Share of PoW Mining Rewards Now Above 80%
16.1.2020
Rewards received by bitcoin miners form a major chunk of the salaries paid across major proof of work (PoW) blockchains, according to Yassine Elmandjra, a cryptocurrency analyst from ARK Invest
Chrysler Building Owner Sells Stake in Zurich Property for ERC-20 Tokens and Cash
16.1.2020
Property firm RFR Holdings accepted a 20 percent stake of the purchasing price in digital securities based on ethereum tech
Coinbase-Led Crypto Ratings Council Plans Transparency Boost as New Members Join
16.1.2020
The Crypto Ratings Council, formed by Coinbase, Kraken and other exchanges last year, has added eToro and Radar as members. It's also planning to unveil its asset rating framework this year
Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership
16.1.2020
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo and LabCFTC head Dan Gorfine are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to determine how best to create a U.S. central bank digital currency
Fintech Startup Aims to Create New Asset Class With ‘Continuous’ ICO Model
16.1.2020
A newly launched fintech firm hopes to leverage the token sale model to back investments in real-world assets. But it's taking a different approach than many previous projects
Winklevoss-Led Gemini Exchange Now Has Its Own Insurance Company
16.1.2020
Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has set up its own insurance captive to cover loss of crypto in cold storage – with a possibly record-breaking $200M limit
Bull Breather? Bitcoin Market Turns Indecisive at Two-Month High
16.1.2020
Bitcoin's bulls are showing signs of exhaustion, having engineered a speedy rally to $8,900
Liquid Exchange Cancels Sale of Telegram’s Gram Tokens
16.1.2020
With the SEC lawsuit holding up the launch of Telegram's TON network, the Japan-based exchange has cancelled its sale of gram tokens and refunded investors
Bithumb Exchange Fighting Back Against ‘Groundless’ $69M Tax Bill
16.1.2020
The South Korea-based exchange is fighting a move by the country's tax authority to withhold over $69 million in tax on foreign cryptocurrency transactions
Meet the DC Advocacy Org Helping Put Blockchain on the US Military’s Radar
16.1.2020
The D.C.-based Value Technology Association helped lead the charge in requiring the U.S. Department of Defense to consider the benefits of blockchain technology
Kraken Acquires One of Australia’s Longest-Running Crypto Exchanges
15.1.2020
With its acquisition of Bit Trade, Kraken is making a major push into the Asia-Pacific region
Venezuela’s Maduro: Airlines Must Use Petros to Pay for Fuel
15.1.2020
The state oil company will only accept petro for airplane fuel, per a new decree from Venezuela's president
Electric Coin Company SDK Paves Way for Shielded Zcash Payments on Mobile
15.1.2020
The Electric Coin Company has released development tools to help build mobile wallets able to support shielded payments, which obfuscate addresses and transaction amounts
Anchorage Moves Into Crypto Trading With New Brokerage Service
15.1.2020
Crypto custodian Anchorage is launching a brokerage for its institutional clients, supporting the effort with new analysis and risk modeling capabilities after acquiring data startup Merkle Data
The Open Index Protocol Aims to Decentralize Media
15.1.2020
Amy James' Open Index Protocol is taking aim at YouTube and Instagram
BTCPay Server Now Processing Blockstream’s Liquid Assets
15.1.2020
BTCPay server now accepts assets issued on Blocksteam's sidechain, Liquid
NBA Team Auctioning Basketball Star’s Jersey on Ethereum Blockchain
15.1.2020
The Sacramento Kings plan to auction off Buddy Hield’s jersey from today’s game against the Mavericks using an ethereum-based platform built by ConsenSys
Why Crypto’s ‘Rogue State’ Narrative Is a Risk to the Industry
15.1.2020
From a North Korean blockchain conference to a sanctions-evading crypto hedge fund, does this type of activity present a narrative risk to the crypto industry as a whole?
NJ Counterterrorism Chief Warns US Congress: Crypto Is Funding ‘Domestic Extremism’
15.1.2020
New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Director Jared Maples predicted Wednesday that domestic terrorists will increasingly turn to bitcoin