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Fintech Company BlockFi Receives $18.3 Million Through Series A Funding
7.8.2019
The cryptocurrency loaning start-up BlockFi has secured $18.3 million through Series A funding as declared by the company on Tuesday. The company is looking forward to international expansion and to launch a new financial product. The Series A funding of the two-year-old company was led by Valar...
Kik Says SEC Lawsuit ‘Twisted Facts’ About Startup’s $100 Million Token Sale
7.8.2019
Kik claims the SEC took comments out of context and manipulated facts in its suit alleging the firm’s token sale violated securities laws
Bitcoin and Ether Lender BlockFi Raises $18.3 Million Series A
6.8.2019
Winklevoss Capital, Galaxy Digital, and ConsenSys funded the crypto lender's latest round
Bitpoint, Japanese Crypto Exchange, Re-opens for Trade Services after $28 million hack in mid of July
6.8.2019
Bitpoint, Japanese crypto exchange is re-opening a portion of its exchanging services following 28 million dollar hack in mid-July. Furthermore, Bitpoint is re-opening its withdrawals and cash deposits in Fiat on the sixth of August after a security evaluation of the exchange’s digital...
Alpha Wallet Receives $1.2 Million Through Pre Series-A Funding
5.8.2019
The digital currency mobile wallet based on Ethereum blockchain popularly known as Alpha wallet has received USD 1.2 million through pre-series funding as per a report published on 5th August. The investors include some of the big names like HashKey, Fenbushi, and LongHash. HashKey Capital...
QuadrigaCX Judge Approves $1.6 Million in Expenses for EY, Law Firms
31.7.2019
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge approved more than $1.6 million in fees for the companies appointed to recover funds on behalf of QuadrigaCX's former users
Blockchain Ticketing Platform From Top Russian Airline Took $1 Million in July
31.7.2019
Russia's second largest airline is touting the benefits of blockchain after a ticketing platform it developed raked in over $1 million in a month
Sony Co-Leads €13 Million Raise for Crypto Banking Startup Bitwala
31.7.2019
Bitwala raised almost $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group
PR: CheapAir.com and Bitcoin.com Partner to Serve Bitcoin Cash Travelers
31.7.2019
Online travel agency CheapAir.com and Bitcoin.com today announced a partnership to serve crypto travelers. Beginning today, more than 4 million Bitcoin.com Wallet users will be able to access CheapAir.com’s booking engine from their mobile app. The partnership will help crypto travelers find...
Multicoin Leads $20 Million Round for Speed-Focused Solana Blockchain
30.7.2019
Claiming it can handle many more transactions per second than existing blockchains, Solana has raised capital to ramp up development
US Capital Global commits $10 million to NYCQ Fund LP
30.7.2019
The private financial group founded in San Francisco, US Capital Global, is trying its hands in cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. As per the report surfaced on Monday, the FINRA licensed company will be placing $10 million accredited funds for equity stakes in NYCQ Fund LP. CityBlock Capital...
Lessons Learned from a Year of Testing the Web Platform
30.7.2019
Mike Pennisi:
The web-platform-tests project is a massive suite of tests (over one million in total) which verify that software (mostly web browsers) correctly implement web technologies. It’s as important as it is ambitious: the health of the web depends on a plurality of interoperable...
Darknet Dealer has to Pay Penalty of $4 million From Different Bitcoin Wallets
29.7.2019
A high-volume seller of the drug on the dark web got captured by police after a sting operation. He has to pay a penalty of $4 million. The penalty amount to be paid by the accused is in cryptocurrency and quadrillion Zimbabwe banknote. The kingpin lost his stash to undercover police to whom he...
Trump Administration Sues Notorious Crypto Exchange BTC-e for $100 Million
27.7.2019
Trump Administration has filed a lawsuit of $100 million against infamous Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, and its owner, Alexander Vinnik, in a district court in Northern California. The suit has been filed accusing the exchange of providing crypto services to US residents without complying to the laws...
Binance Partners with Fetch to Giveaway FET Tokens Worth 1.2 Million
26.7.2019
Fetch.AI, the Binance Launchpad project and Binance have come together to unveil a special giveaway for the 2nd anniversary celebration of Binance. The giveaway will let users win a share of 1.2 million FET tokens as a token of thanks for their continuous support to the Binance platform over...
How Government Agencies Make Criminals of Crypto Traders
26.7.2019
A New Jersey man has been indicted this week for converting over $2 million to bitcoin and operating a private exchange business not registered with the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. According to a July 24 press release by the U.S. Attorney’s office, 46-year-old William Green could face...
DOJ Says Bitcoin Escrow Firm Bilked Investors for $7 Million
25.7.2019
U.S. prosecutors have charged the head of a bitcoin escrow company with defrauding investors for $7 million.
Bancor Raised $153 Million and Found Actual Users. Why Did Its Token Tank?
25.7.2019
Bancor raised $153 million as one of the top initial coin offerings of 2017. With its BNT token trading near all-time lows, here's an update on the project
Consensys Inner Conflicts Spark Legal Action Against Founder
25.7.2019
Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin was recently summoned to court in New York when a former employee initiated a lawsuit for more than $13 million. According to the summons stemming from former Token Foundry CEO, Harrison Hines, relief was being sought for alleged unpaid profits, fraud, unjust...
BaFin Approves Fundament Group’s Tokenized Real Estate Bond Worth 250 Million Euros
25.7.2019
Fundament Group, based in Germany’s Berlin, has received the approval from BaFin to issue the nation’s first tokenized bond which is backed by the German real estate. BaFin is the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany. This real estate bond is based on the blockchain of Ethereum and...