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Maker Foundation Tried and Failed to Register ‘DEFI’ Trademark
23.8.2019
Under current law, the responsibility of defending trademarks falls on the holder of the trademark
UK Central Bank Governor Sees Digital Currency Displacing US Dollar as Global Reserve
23.8.2019
BOE governor Mark Carney called on Friday for the creation of a wholly digital alternative to the U.S. dollar
Largest South Korean Exchange to Review Listings and Boot Failing Coins
23.8.2019
Bithumb will assemble a committee to periodically review its listed cryptocurrencies, becoming the second exchange in Korea to update its listing policies
Binance Offers VIP Accounts to Hacked Users
23.8.2019
Binance will offer VIP accounts to affected users but recommends hacked users replace their government IDs
Web3’s Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol
23.8.2019
The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing
Blockchain May Be Used in FDA Medical Reviews and Recalls
23.8.2019
The FDA's acting chief information officer said the agency is rolling out a modernization plan using AI and blockchain
Canadians Charged for $220,000 Bitcoin Scam on Twitter
23.8.2019
Two Canadian nationals posed as HitBTC customer service representatives in order to steal a user's login credentials
Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia
23.8.2019
Hotmine makes a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heating appliance. It's targeting places where winter is brutally cold
$100,000 Crypto Donation to Amazon Rainforest Charity Blocked By BitPay
23.8.2019
A large donation to a non-profit working to protect the Amazon rainforest has been blocked by compliance hurdles at crypto payments firm BitPay
Craig Wright Again Claims Authorship of Bitcoin White Paper
23.8.2019
Wright has made another attempt to cement his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, posting bitcoin's white paper on a scientific paper hosting site
Bitcoin Increasingly Bearish Despite Price Bounce to $10.2K
23.8.2019
Bitcoin's recovery to $10,255 seen in the last 24 hours could be short-lived, suggest bearish price and volume indicators
Litecoin’s Mining Power Has Fallen 28% Since Its Block Rewards Halving
23.8.2019
Mining power on the litecoin network has dropped by 28 percent since its recent "halving" event as miners struggle for profit
Tensions Rising at Facebook Libra as Backers Consider Quitting: Report
23.8.2019
Several backers of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project are said to be considering backing out due to growing "pushback" from regulators
Amazon Cloud Outage Causing Major Issues at Some Crypto Exchanges
23.8.2019
Problems with Amazon's cloud service, AWS, in Tokyo are disrupting services at some cryptocurrency exchanges on Friday
Circle Is Raising a $100 Million Fund for Its Crowdfunding Arm
23.8.2019
Circle is hiring a new general partner to set up a $100 million venture capital fund via SeedInvest
CoinDesk Talks to Supporters, Critics at Craig Wright’s Contempt Hearing
23.8.2019
CoinDesk travels to Florida to talk to supporters and detractors of the so-called creator of bitcoin
Ethereum Poised to Be First Public Blockchain in Hyperledger Consortium
22.8.2019
A proposal to add the ConsenSys-backed Pantheon project awaits a vote from the Hyperledger technical steering committee
PundiX’s Crypto Cash Registers Will Be Installed in 49 Retail Stores Across Venezuela
22.8.2019
Traki department stores will integrate Pundi X’s point-of-sale device, XPOS, to offer a cryptocurrency payment rail for shoppers
Coinbase Now Allows You to Access Dapps on Desktop Browsers
22.8.2019
Coinbase Wallet saves users from installing browser extensions, moving private keys across devices, to administer their wallet funds on desktop browsers
Rwanda’s Central Bank Is Researching a Possible Digital Currency Launch
22.8.2019
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) is looking at other countries, specifically Canada, the Netherlands, and Singapore’s central bank digital currency research