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South Koreans Welcome New Crypto Laws – But There’s a Word of Warning
6.3.2020
South Korean cryptocurrency industry chiefs, legal experts, politicians and more have been having their say on yesterday’s landmark vote in the National Assembly to introduce the nation’s first-ever package of crypto-specific legislation.
As previously reported, the National Assembly green-lighted...
Reserve Bank of India to Appeal Supreme Court’s Crypto Decision
6.3.2020
The Reserve bank of India will seek a review of the Indian Supreme Court’s recent cryptocurrency judgment
Reginald Fowler Pleads Not Guilty to New Crypto Capital Charges
6.3.2020
The former owner of the Minnesota Vikings football team is accused of money laundering, conspiracy, and unlicensed money transmitting services
Trident Crypto Fund Data Breach: 266,000 Passwords Stolen
6.3.2020
Client data from Trident Crypto Fund — including the usernames and passwords of 266,000 customers — has been stolen and published
London Blockchain Summit: Crypto Meets Coronavirus
6.3.2020
Speakers at the London Blockchain Summit expressed skepticism about DeFi and the willingness of wholesale investors to get involved in crypto
Cryptocurrency Airdrops and Giveaways: What They Are and What’s Next
5.3.2020
There are a number of ways people can obtain cryptocurrencies and one of them is through airdrops, a type of distribution where creators send free coins to numerous crypto wallet addresses in order to drive adoption. Airdrops have been leveraged for years and token distributors believe that...
South Korean Lawmakers Greenlight Strict Crypto AML Bill
5.3.2020
South Korean lawmakers voted to place tough new requirements on cryptocurrency exchanges, adding legitimacy to the country’s sprawling crypto economy – and potentially triggering a market consolidation
Crypto Software Firm Zabo Raises $2.5M in a Seed Round
5.3.2020
Crypto software firm receives $2.5 million in a seed round to keep strengthening its crypto services’ connections to mainstream financial services
Chainalysis: Only 1% of $1 Trillion Transacted in Crypto in 2019 Was Illicit
5.3.2020
Chainalysis reports over $1 trillion was transacted in cryptocurrency in 2019 with only 1.1% of it being illicit
$65M Investment Fuels Natural Gas Provider’s ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Bitcoin Mining Operation
5.3.2020
On Thursday, a natural gas-based power plant in Dresden, New York, Greenidge Generation LLC, revealed the energy provider has the capacity to mine around $50,000 worth of bitcoins (5.5 BTC) every day. The 65,000 square-foot natural gas utility plant was upgraded when the firm installed 7,000...
India Back in the Race: Landmark Judgment to Fuel Crypto Adoption
5.3.2020
According to various crypto pundits, India’s historic judgment will have an extremely positive effect on the global crypto sector as a whole
The Algorithms That Control the Cryptocurrency Market
5.3.2020
Algorithms are at the heart of 21st century life, invisibly controlling many of the systems we use and take for granted on a daily basis. Pervasive algorithms determine the entertainment we consume (Netflix, Spotify), the information we read (Google), and the chatter we hear (Facebook, Twitter)....
ConsenSys-Backed Crypto News Outlet Decrypt to Launch Reward Token in Q2 2020
5.3.2020
Decrypt, a major industry publication funded by blockchain firm ConsenSys, will launch its own reward token in Q2 2020
Moonshots Capital, DCG, Tezos Back $2.5M Fundraise for Crypto Software Provider
5.3.2020
Zabo, which claims to be able to link bank accounts to crypto wallets directly, raised $2.5 million from Moonshots Capital and other firms to build out its engineering team and customers
South Korea Passes Law to Introduce Permit System for Crypto Exchanges
5.3.2020
Virtual currency exchanges in South Korea will soon have to report their activities to regulators after receiving real-name confirmed bank accounts
Crypto Investment Fund Suffers Hack Exposing Data of 266,000 Users: Report
5.3.2020
The personal data of about 266,000 people registered with the fund may have been exposed
Coinsquare: A Secured Crypto Exchange Platform With Best Features
5.3.2020
Cryptocurrencies have managed to earn a strong customer base hailing from different parts of the world in a small-time span of ten years. By ensuring lucrative returns to the investors along with the use of the revolutionary blockchain technology, virtual currencies have found their way in almost...
Indian Crypto Exchanges Resume Fiat Services 24 Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
5.3.2020
Less than a day after India’s Supreme Court overturned a ban on banks’ services to crypto, the industry’s leading exchanges have re-opened fiat services
BitGo Launches Its First Institutional Crypto Lending Service
5.3.2020
Major cryptocurrency firm BitGo launches its first institutional-focused crypto lending service
Will Bitcoin Win Crypto Adoption Race? Coinbase CEO Not Sure
5.3.2020
Brian Armstrong. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, a16z
There are elements that just might make crypto bigger this year, says Brian Armstrong, CEO of major crypto exchange Coinbase, but he's not sure which blockchain will win the crypto adoption race in the more distant future. Bitcoiners...