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Peter Thiel Backs $200 Million Valuation for Renewable Bitcoin Mining in the US
15.10.2019
A vertically integrated startup has raised $30 million to bring bitcoin mining back to the U.S
Blockchain Startup ICONLOOP Raises $8 Million Through Series A Funding
14.10.2019
ICONLOOP, the promising Seoul-based blockchain startup, has broadcasted the news that the platform has raised a whopping sum of $8 Million through Series A funding round as a part of its first venture capital investment. According to the news, the funding was helmed by seven investment companies....
South Korea’s Blockchain ID Service Raises $8 Million in Series A
14.10.2019
ICONLOOP, a blockchain startup that provides digital identification services, received its first venture capital investment through an $8 million Series A round
IRS to Require 150 Million Tax Filers to Disclose Crypto Dealings
12.10.2019
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has unveiled a new draft tax form used by some 150 million people in the country to file tax returns. It has a section that requires them to answer whether they have received, sold, sent, exchanged, or acquired any financial interest in any cryptocurrencies...
Slovenia Has the Most BCH-Accepting Physical Locations Worldwide
12.10.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) merchant adoption continues to grow, but in certain regions worldwide like Australia, Japan, and New Hampshire, BCH acceptance is swelling. As each area pursues BCH adoption in a variety of unique ways, the Republic of Slovenia has seen massive retail approval as the payment...
Identity Thief Spends $5 Million on Cloud Computing to Mine Cryptocurrency
11.10.2019
Singaporean citizen Ho Jun Jia has been indicted for stealing over $5 million worth of cloud computing services to mine cryptocurrencies
Why French Lender SocGen Issued a $110 Million Ethereum Bond to Itself
11.10.2019
Societe Generale has no plans to resell its $110 million ethereum bond, but future blockchain trials will involve external investors, an exec said
‘Teenage Bitcoin Millionaire’ Co-Founds $1 Million Investment Fund for Crypto Startups
11.10.2019
Erik Finman's $1 million fund will make seed-level investments in startups dealing in banking and decentralized finance
Bitcoin Cash Acceptance Grows in Southeast Asia via Alchemy’s PoS System
10.10.2019
The payments and technology provider Alchemy recently announced the launch of the startup’s hybrid payment solution, a platform that aims to connect cryptocurrency with retailers worldwide. Alchemy’s crypto solution features integration with Qfpay, a well known third-party payment...
Ethereum Looks For 1 Million Devs While Ether Price Surpasses USD 190
10.10.2019
Joseph Lubin. Source: Twitter, @ethereumJoseph
With the fifth annual Ethereum conference, Devcon, about to finish tomorrow, a new challenge has been issued: get 1 million developers to build on Ethereum in a year.
Devcon is an annual conference held by the Ethereum Foundation for developers...
Facebook competitor in Latin-America Sets the Road for a New Internet of Value
9.10.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company behind RSK Bitcoin smart contract network, and RSK Infrastructure Framework (RIF) has recently acquired Taringa, the major social media platform for Latin America with 30 million users. This acquisition represents an opportunity to quickly bring […]
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State-Owned French Bank Joins Bitcoin Startup’s $8 Million Series A
8.10.2019
Lightning-focused bitcoin startup ACINQ added an interesting investor to its cap table: Bpifrance, a state-owned bank that just made its first crypto investment
Wufoo Cracks the Code for Forms So You Don’t Have To
8.10.2019
There was a lot of buzz about forms last week when Jason Grisby pointed to a missing pattern attribute on Chipotle's order form that could have been used to help-through millions of dollars in orders. Adrian Roselli followed that up with the common mistake of forgetting for and id attributes...
Widow of QuadrigaCX Founder Hands Over $9 Million in Assets to Users
7.10.2019
The widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, Jennifer Robertson, is handing over $9 million in assets to the users of the now-defunct crypto exchange
QuadrigaCX Founder’s Widow Will Cough Up $9 Million to Repay Users
7.10.2019
Bankruptcy trustee EY and the widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten have come to a settlement – with affected users of the defunct exchange getting a $9 million payout
Hyundai’s Blockchain Arm Hdac Invest $10 Million to Launch Mainnet
7.10.2019
Hdac, the cryptocurrency & blockchain arm of the business empire Hyundai, has announced that it will launch its mainnet in the first quarter of 2020. It will invest $10 million to launch the mainnet, develop decentralized apps (dapps), funding to promising start-ups, and create an ecosystem...
Polychain, Bitmain Back $10.7 Million SAFT for Encryption Startup NuCypher
7.10.2019
NuCypher has raised $10.7 million in a SAFT with Polychain, Bitmain and others. It's also launched the testnet for its suite of encryption services
Turkish Government Freezes Over 3 Million Bank Accounts
5.10.2019
Hundreds of thousands of businesses and individuals with tax obligations to the Turkish state have received foreclosure notices this week informing them about their frozen bank accounts. The government of Turkey, which is struggling with financial and economic problems under geopolitical pressure...
Cosimo Ventures Invests $5 million in Oneiro
4.10.2019
The Boston based blockchain solution Company, Oneiro has announced in a press release on 3rd October, that it had secured an investment worth $5 million from Cosimo Ventures. Cosimo Ventures is an investment firm associated with cryptocurrencies, the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain-like...
John McAfee Stands By His 1 Million Dollar BTC Price Prediction
4.10.2019
It’s nothing new for Bitcoin price prediction to create a stir, especially when it comes from a veteran crypto proponent like John McAfee, who is also the founder of McAfee Associates, one among the leading software security firms. He had predicted in the year 2017 that the number...