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Money Reimagined: Ending Money’s Distance Trap
11.9.2020
The internet made location irrelevant for information. Can it do the same for money?
Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in SIM-Swap Crypto Lawsuit Against AT&T
11.9.2020
A California judge has dismissed the $200 million in damages claim against the telecom giant AT&T for alleged negligence and fraud. The judge still ruled the telecom company had to answer the lawsuit by Michael Terpin for enabling the theft of $24 million worth of his cryptocurrency after...
French Central Bank Chief Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Possible Digital Euro
11.9.2020
The governor of the Banque de France said private sector involvement could benefit a future digital euro initiative
Singapore Man Caned for Stealing $267K From Bitcoin Investor
11.9.2020
The man was sentenced to three years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for his part in the robbery and beating of a bitcoin buyer
ECB President: Europe Has Fallen Behind in the Digital Payments Game
11.9.2020
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said a digital euro can place the region at the cutting edge of innovation but it may have fallen behind in the global competition for creating digital payment ecosystems
How Monetary Policy Undermined American Resilience
10.9.2020
A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices
US Congressman Darren Soto to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations for 2020 Election
10.9.2020
Supporters can now send the congressman crypto donations via BitPay for his 2020 reelection campaign
Blockchain Proposals Move to US House in Consumer Tech Bill
10.9.2020
The Consumer Safety Technology Act will now be debated in the House of Representatives
Why Crypto Investments Are Less Vulnerable to US-China Tensions
10.9.2020
U.S.-China tensions are taking a toll on venture funds that invest in non-crypto startups. Investment in the blockchain industry may be less affected
YouTube Ignored Warnings About XRP ‘Giveaway’ Scams, Ripple Says
10.9.2020
Ripple has disputed Youtube's claims it knew nothing about XRP scams on its site, saying it alerted the video platform hundreds of times
Belarus Non-Profit Helps Protestors With Bitcoin Grants
9.9.2020
A non-profit by tech entrepreneurs in Belarus is using Bitcoin to help dissidents get around repression and financial monitoring
Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in AT&T Crypto Hack Lawsuit
9.9.2020
AT&T has won a motion to dismiss a $200 million punitive damages claim from Mike Terpin, who lost $24 million in crypto via SIM hack
Bitcoin, Mescaline and Parallel Worlds
9.9.2020
From conspiracy theories to magical internet money, humans have bought into shared belief systems to make sense of reality
Security Firms Warn of Potential DeFi Exit Scam After $2.5M in ‘Locked’ Cryptos Moved
9.9.2020
Two blockchain security firms have warned that the creators of a DeFi contract on the EOS network may have fled with users' funds
Court Denies Bitmain $30M in Damages From Co-Founders of Rival Poolin
9.9.2020
A court in China has denied an appeal by bitcoin mining giant Bitmain seeking $30 million in damages from the three co-founders of mining pool rival Poolin
Banks Are Toast but Crypto Has Lost Its Soul
8.9.2020
In becoming a high-risk, high-yield playground for dollar investors, the cryptocurrency world sold its soul, says our columnist
European Crypto Exchange Falls Victim to $1.6M Hack
8.9.2020
Slovakia's Eterbase said early on Tuesday that hackers had managed to steal a total of $1.6 million in various cryptocurrencies
Ukraine Leads Global Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Says in New Report
8.9.2020
Ukraine, Russia and Venezuela are the top three countries by crypto adoption in the world, according to Chainalysis
Bithumb Exchange’s Offices Raided Again by Korean Authorities: Report
8.9.2020
Local officials are said to have raided Bithumb's offices for the second time in a week as part of a fraud investigation
QuadrigaCX Users’ Law Firm Launches Blockchain Analytics Investigation
8.9.2020
Miller Thomson, the law firm representing QuadrigaCX's former users, has hired Kroll and Coinfirm to conduct blockchain sleuthing services