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Mathew D’Souza, Crypto Entrepreneur and Hedge Fund Manager, Dies
26.8.2020
Founder, CEO of Blockware Solutions and Blockware Mining, D’Souza passed away on Aug. 21 following a seven-year fight with leukemia
Price analysis 8/26: BTC, ETH, XRP, LINK, BCH, LTC, BSV, CRO, BNB, ADA
26.8.2020
Bitcoin and altcoins are likely to remain range-bound in the short-term as the bulls and the bears attempt to assert their dominance
US Democrats Want Info on Confiscated Crypto, Bakkt's Record + More News
26.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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US congressmen Josh Gottheimer and Emanuel Cleaver, both from the Democratic party, have requested the Trump administration...
Akon Joins Presidential Campaign of Bitcoin Entrepreneur Brock Pierce as Chief Strategist
26.8.2020
Akon has joined bitcoin entrepreneur Brock Pierce’s 2020 campaign to become the president of the United States. Akon will serve as the chief strategist for the Pierce campaign while building his “futuristic” Akon City in Senegal, Africa, that will be run on the akoin...
‘It’s Part and Parcel of Crypto’: How Memes Drive Narrative and Value
26.8.2020
In 1964, the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan said the "medium is the message." Today, in crypto, the meme is the message
No more cheap electricity for Inner Mongolian crypto miners, officials say
26.8.2020
The halcyon days of state subsidized electricity are over
Wirex Taps Railsbank to Replace Scandal-Struck Wirecard as Asia-Pacific Card Provider
26.8.2020
According to the Wirex’s announcement regarding the partnership, existing Wirex card customers in the region have already been ported to Railsbank issued cards
Crypto Investor Ribbit Files USD 350m IPO, Set for Possible Mergers
26.8.2020
Aiming for potential future mergers with related companies, Ribbit LEAP, a newly-formed business offshoot from early bitcoin (BTC) venture capital firm Ribbit Capital, has filed for a USD 350 million Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The IPO filing...
Inside Ethereum’s Testnet Headwinds & Growth in Tokenized Bitcoin : A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
26.8.2020
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First Mover: Binance’s New DeFi Futures Let Crypto Traders Bet on Decentralization
26.8.2020
Binance's new "DeFi Index Futures" show the push by centralized crypto exchanges to cash in on this year's frenzy in so-called decentralized finance
U.S. Democrats Ask Trump Administration for Details on Terrorist Crypto Seizures
26.8.2020
Two U.S. Democrats have asked the White House to provide more information on recent seizures of cryptocurrency from terrorist groups including ISIS
Indian crypto P2P market size triples despite regulatory uncertainty
26.8.2020
In addition to the Indian P2P market surging in recent months, the country’s DeFi sector has been gaining momentum
House Dems Request Trump Admin. Briefing on Crypto Seized From Terrorists
26.8.2020
The information will be used to develop regulation aimed at tackling the illicit use of cryptocurrencies
Minereum Launches Crypto Bond With up To 50% Yield
26.8.2020
Minereum, the project behind the first self-mining smart contract, has released a new crypto bond allowing investors to earn up to 50% a year on their digital assets. The Minereum Crypto Bond is described as a blockchain experiment to prove that it is technically possible to bring traditional bond...
Biggest Darknet Market Allegedly Exit Scams USD 30M In Crypto - Report
26.8.2020
Leading darknet market Empire Market has reportedly shut down its operations, exit scamming the site’s estimated 1.3 million users out of some bitcoin (BTC) 2,638, worth close to USD 30 million.
Reported by dark.fail, a journalist specialized in covering the darknet, the development comes with...
Major Korean crypto exchange seized after 99% trading volume allegedly faked
26.8.2020
Police claim that wash trading and market manipulation by the owner and management team of the Coinbit exchange netted over 100 billion won
Crypto Exchanges as Competitive as Google, JPMorgan, the Fed - Report
26.8.2020
Business is booming for crypto exchanges, per a new report, which claims that the industry is becoming as competitive as tech giants, major banks – and even the American central bank.
These were the findings of a paper from Coin Metrics, whose authors wrote,
“The crypto industry, and exchanges...
Industry ‘Under Threat’ as South Korean Police Raid Crypto Exchange
26.8.2020
Police in South Korea have raided the offices of Coinbit, a South Korean crypto exchange, under suspicion of widespread market manipulation.
The exchange was set up in 2018 by gaming firm Axia, and has risen to become one of the most promising of the chasing pack of exchanges behind market leaders...
South Korean Exchange Coinbit Seized Over Allegations of Fraud
26.8.2020
South Korea's third largest crypto exchange, has reportedly been seized by police over allegations it faked transaction volumes
Bitwage Rolls Out Tax Calculator Tool as IRS Ramps Up Crypto Pressure
26.8.2020
The new tool comes as the IRS is sending more letters to crypto investors