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Hollywood Royalty Flexes Crypto-Art Goals: Ashton Kutcher Auctions NFT Digital Art for ETH

21.8.2020
Actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher’s first attempt at digital art, an awful piece titled “The Eye of the Beholder”, is auctioning at Cryptograph. At the time of writing, the highest bid stood at 13.26 ethereum, or about $5,400, with a day to go before the sale ends....

Ethereum-Based MadNetwork Aims to Clean Up Advertising’s ‘Programmatic Cesspool’

20.8.2020
MadNetwork, an adtech transparency project with a Layer 2 solution built on Ethereum, emerges from stealth today with a testnet coming next month

South African Bitcoin-Based Trading Firm Investigated for Fraud

19.8.2020
After promising on its website to “take the hassle out of forex trading by doing it all for you,” a South Africa-based company is now under investigation by the country’s financial regulator, saying that the return figures which the company flashes seem “far-fetched and unrealistic.” Per a press...

US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case

16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...

Major South Korean Chat App Bets Big on NFT-Based Stock Trading

15.8.2020
The race for blockchain adoption is on in South Korea

Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Based Cash Loans of up to $20,000 Across 17 US States

14.8.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase will start offering bitcoin-backed cash loans to select customers as early as next month. Investors can borrow up to 30% of the bitcoin they hold on the exchange, or a maximum $20,000, it said. In a blog post on August 13, Coinbase unveiled its new crypto lending...

Bitcoin.com Wallet Reveals USDT Support – Users Can Swap and Store SLP-Based Tether

13.8.2020
During the first week of July, Bitcoin.com’s Wallet added a number of new features including a portfolio breakdown and honestcoin (USDH) swapping abilities. With the latest update this week, Bitcoin.com Wallet users can now store the SLP-based stablecoin tether (USDT) in their wallets...

Japan’s Top HR Firm Is Working on a Blockchain-Based Recruitment App

13.8.2020
Your next job might hire you using the Blockchain

Sheep Farmer’s Alleged Baby Food-Based Bitcoin Extortion Attempt Thwarted

11.8.2020
File this one in the “stranger than fiction” category

Peru, India, Indonesia, Nigeria Among Countries With Highest Crypto Usage Increase

11.8.2020
Peru, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria are among the countries with the biggest increase in crypto wallet creation based on data from Blockchain.com, which has over 52 million wallets created by users worldwide. Nigeria has been the most trending country in recent months, with a 60% increase since...

Blockchain-Based Trademark App Can Boost Australian Economy, Says Minister

10.8.2020
On the news Australia’s rugby league is using a blockchain-based app to stop counterfeit goods, a government minister has said it could help grow the national economy

Investors Move 10% of Their Gold From Hong Kong Amid Financial Censorship Fears

10.8.2020
Hong Kong investors are moving their gold offshore as China’s new national security law prompts fears of financial censorship. Some 10% of private holdings have been moved to safer jurisdictions such as Singapore and Switzerland since the beginning of protests in Hong Kong last year. In...

Chinese State Grid Launches Blockchain-Based Blackout Insurance Policy

8.8.2020
Zhejiang province issued its first blackout insurance policy backed by a blockchain platform

Blockchain-based Pay’s the Way for South Korean Highways

7.8.2020
Blockchain-powered payments are coming to South Korea’s highways – with the nation’s motorway operator sealing a deal that will see it use blockchain technology to power toll payments across the country before the end of the year. Per D Daily, KEB Hana Bank, one of the nation’s biggest commercial...

Bitmain Delays Delivery of Bitcoin Miners by Three Months, as Co-Founders Battle for Company Control

7.8.2020
Bitmain has delayed shipments of its Antminer bitcoin mining machines by three months, as the tussle between co-founders, Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan Ketuan, for control of the company intensifies. According to a post on Bitmain’s official Wechat account, the Beijing-based bitcoin miner maker...

Reviving Tourism and User Privacy Via Blockchain-Based ID Systems

6.8.2020
Blockchain could be key for ensuring user privacy in COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

Kadena Announces First Crypto-based Gas Station

6.8.2020
Kadena is one of the well-known names in the blockchain industry. The organization has carved out a place owing to its competence in offering the blockchain products/applications in a simple and uncomplicated manner. Its smart contract feature is user-friendly, while its wallet application can...