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Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District
12.1.2020
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually...
Why the Counter Economy Is Necessary to Bitcoin’s Survival as a Disruptive Currency
9.1.2020
As Bitcoin is adopted by more and more traditional financial institutions, and becomes regulated by governments worldwide, the question of its survival as a truly disruptive alternative to legacy financial systems is raised. After all, if governments like Qatar’s can ban it, and international...
Telegram Rejects SEC Request to Hand Over Bank Records for TON
5.1.2020
Telegram Group, the company behind the TON blockchain project, has reportedly refused to share information with the SEC showing how much it spent of the $1.7 billion raised from investors in the past couple of years and where. In a recent court filing, the securities regulator alleges that Telegram...
Don’t Blame China: Why BTC Still Can’t Compete With Fiat
26.11.2019
In the wake of recent price movements, doubts are beginning to crop up more and more around BTC maximalist circles. As focus shifts from Satoshi’s founding vision of the coin as cash to a mere digital gold to be saved and “cashed out” later, valid questions are indeed raised....
Crypto Debit Card Targets Generation Z With a Promise of Financial Freedom
19.11.2019
From video games to fizzy drinks, teens have their own spending agenda. Raised in the digital age, generation Z also has a special sense of freedom, a product of unrestricted access to the internet and mass availability of new technology. Its members are potential natural adopters...
Japan Pushes Cashless Agenda by Rewarding Non-Cash Payments After Tax Hike
15.11.2019
Japan’s recent October sales tax increase took the rate from 8% to 10%, the previous such hike occurring in April of 2014, when the rate was raised from 5%. The increase is accompanied this time around by new government policy which rewards cashless payments by allowing merchants to provide...
Netherlands: Police Arrest Founder of Blockchain Startup That Raised Over $80M
11.11.2019
The police seized the founder of blockchain game development startup Komodore64, which was allegedly a fraudulent scheme
Mario Draghi Leaves European Central Bank Without Ever Raising Interest Rates
24.10.2019
Preparing for a change at the top, the European Central Bank has decided to keep interest rates on hold and at their all-time lows. Mario Draghi, who had his last monetary policy meeting as president of the ECB, is leaving after an eight-year term during which key rates were never raised. At...
IRS Issues New Crypto Tax Guidance After 5 Years – Experts Weigh In
10.10.2019
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued long-awaited guidance on the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies. It is generally described by the crypto community as a mixed bag since some parts are useful while others have raised many more questions, particularly how cryptocurrencies from hard...
Another Settlement: ICO That Raised USD 120K, to Pay SEC USD 225K
1.10.2019
After EOS developer Block.one said it has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, another blockchain project announced the same news today.
Nebulous, the company building the Sia decentralized cloud storage network, said it has entered into a settlement with the SEC and agreed...
The First Yearlong ICO for EOS Raised $4 Billion. The Second? Just $2.8 Million
17.9.2019
LiquidApps, an EOS scaling project, imitated Block.One's record-setting ICO strategy but has been met with far less investor interest
DappRadar Announces that it has Raised 2.3 Million Dollars in Seed Funding
5.9.2019
The leading global platform for analyzing and discovering Dapp, DappRadar, has declared it has raised 2.33 million dollars in seed funding. Further, this investment was driven by a global internet group and one of the most prominent technology investors on the planet, Naspers, through its Naspers...
Blade, upcoming Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange has raised 4.3 Million Dollars from Coinbase and SV angel
14.8.2019
Blade, an upcoming cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange has announced that they have raised 4.3 million dollars as venture capital from a large group of financial investors, which includes Coinbase, Slow Ventures, SV Angel, Justin Kan, A.Capital, and Adam D’Angelo. As of now, Blade will not...
Token Offerings Raised Twice More Than Blockchain Equity Deals in H1 2019
8.8.2019
Token offerings raised $2.095 billion in H1 2019, as compared with the $1.248 billion raised by blockchain firms through venture capital investment
Bitpanda Launches Their Global Exchange After Having Raised €43.6 Million in Most Successful European IEO to Date
7.8.2019
Bitpanda raised €43.6 million by selling out their IEO BEST is the most successful European IEO to date The Bitpanda Global Exchange is the first worldwide product and was made for professionals and institutions It aims to become the largest Euro exchange with the lowest fees for fiat-to-crypto...
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
Complete Indian Draft Crypto Bill Leaked – Experts Weigh In
16.7.2019
A draft cryptocurrency bill for India has been leaked in full, but details of the bill have raised some questions. News.Bitcoin.com talked to a number of experts in the field who shared their analyses of the bill’s content and its implications on the Indian crypto industry. Also read:...
Bitcoin Cash Community on Bitkan’s K-Site Raises Funds for BCH Development
11.7.2019
Last year news.Bitcoin.com spoke with the cofounder of Bitkan, Fang Yu, about the company’s K-Site project, which acts as a decentralized media outlet, micro-blog and forum with rewards. Just recently, Bitkan spoke with news.Bitcoin.com about K-Site’s growth and how the platform’s...
JP Morgan Chase Ship Busted: Cocaine, Banks and the Failed Drug War
11.7.2019
A ship seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency in June carrying over 15,000 kilos of cocaine has now been tied to JP Morgan Chase’s asset management unit. Officially the company does not exercise any operational control of the vessel, but some serious questions are raised when...
Blockchain Startups Raised $822 Million in H1 2019: New Report
2.7.2019
Blockchain startups raised $822 million in 279 separate venture capital deals in H1 2019, VC platform Outlier Ventures reports