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This Blue Chip Crypto Insurance Consortium Lacks One Thing – a Sizable Loss
13.1.2020
In a rare interview, insurance company Arch talks about its $150M crypto storage policy
MARKETS DAILY: China Moving Closer to Digital Yuan Launch
13.1.2020
Markets Daily is back with the most important news impacting crypto markets today
Mobile Phone Retailer Joins China’s Blockchain Land Grab With US Startup Investment
13.1.2020
One of the largest smartphone retailers in China is stepping into the blockchain world by investing in U.S.-based startup Monsoon, valuing the firm at over $100M, sources said
CME Takes Its Bitcoin Options Live, Competing With ICE’s Bakkt
13.1.2020
The Chicago exchange has announced its highly-anticipated bitcoin options are now open for trading
Coinbase Hands Nearly $1M to Cryptsy Victims After Settling Class Action Lawsuit
13.1.2020
Coinbase will fork over $962,500 after settling a class action lawsuit which alleged Cryptsy founder Paul Vernon used the U.S. exchange to launder his victims' funds
Dish Network Files Patent For Blockchain-Based Anti-Piracy System
13.1.2020
The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain
Bitcoin Makes Biggest Weekly Price Gain Since October
13.1.2020
Bitcoin's six-month downtrend looks to have ended with last week's double-digit price gain
Asian Conglomerates Lead $31M Round for Blockchain Remittance Firm Lightnet
13.1.2020
Lightnet, the company behind the Velo Protocol, has just raised $31.2 million from some of Asia's biggest firms
Japan’s Financial Watchdog to Set Low Leverage Cap for Crypto Margin Traders: Report
13.1.2020
Japan's top financial regulator reportedly plans to reduce the risk to crypto margin traders by cutting the maximum allowed leverage
‘The Internet Was Illegal’ and Other Early Stories With Zooko Wilcox
12.1.2020
In this wide ranging conversation, CoinDesk Reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox discuss what crypto can learn from technology successes and failures in the 80's and 90s', and how in the future your perAI will be a lot like lawyers today
Ethereum Classic Successfully Completes ‘Agharta’ Hard Fork
12.1.2020
Similar to the network’s last backwards-incompatible upgrade in September, Atlantis, Agharta makes ethereum classic more interoperable with sister-chain ethereum
Hardware Is Hard: Two Blockchain Devices Win Plaudits at CES 2020
11.1.2020
A blockchain-secured smartphone and home security camera won Innovation Awards at the annual trade show in Las Vegas. But don’t call the startups behind them hardware companies
Independent Report Declares News.Bitcoin.com the Top Crypto News Site
11.1.2020
A new research report from BTC Peers has ranked 145 crypto news websites for quality. It analyzes scores of benchmarks including average visit duration, bounce rate, and number of backlinks. The report features the usual suspects in its top 10, including Coindesk at number three and Cointelegraph...
Is Bitcoin in 2020 Really Like the Early Internet?
11.1.2020
Bitcoin may be behind the internet’s timeline in terms of commercial use cases, but it has already achieved comparable social functions
LedgerX Names Former Chief Tech Officer as New CEO
10.1.2020
Former LedgerX CTO and Zach Dexter has been named as the company's CEO just hours after a director alleged the company's interim management was failing its investors and employees
SEC Produces Evidence That Telegram Kept Selling Tokens After $1.7B ICO
10.1.2020
The SEC produced evidence that Telegram kept selling tokens after its ICO, undermining the firm's argument that the sale was exempt from registration
PwC Switzerland Incorporates ChainSecurity Team to Expand Blockchain Audit Tools
10.1.2020
Officially, it’s not an acquisition. But seven technical engineers are joining the accounting firm to bolster its smart contract auditing abilities
China’s Central Bank: Here’s the Latest on the Digital Yuan
10.1.2020
China's central bank said several "top-level" processes in developing a digital yuan are "almost complete
ANALYSIS: The Global Game of Coins Heats Up
10.1.2020
A new paper from the PBoC says the “top-level” design of its digital currency is complete while AMLD5 in Europe is causing crypto companies to flee
SEC Seeks $16M From ICOBox for Unregistered Token Sale
10.1.2020
The SEC has asked a federal court in California to fine ICOBox more than $16 million for selling illegal ICOS tokens