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Cryptography Startup Brings Private Payment Channels to Tezos Blockchain
1.7.2020
Cryptography firm Bolt Labs has launched a private payment solution, zkChannels, on Tezos
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 to Add 275 PH/s of Mining Capacity With $8.3M Capital Raise
1.7.2020
Hut 8 Mining Corp. has raised $8.3 million from the sale of 6% of its shares to investors. The Canadian bitcoin miner originally intended to raise $7.5 million from the sale, but it was oversubscribed. Totonto Stock Exchange-listed Hut 8 issued about 5.8 million “units” at a price...
Swiss Equity Firm Makes First Crypto Investment With SPiCE VC Stake
30.6.2020
Swiss private equity firm VIVA Investment Partners AG is leaning into crypto funding through a new stake in blockchain venture capital firm SPiCE VC
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Closes Better-Than-Expected Equity Round at $8.3M
30.6.2020
Hut 8 says its new funding is going towards increasing the bitcoin miner's total capacity by a fifth
South Korea OKs Blockchain Certificate Use in Public, Private Sectors
30.6.2020
The South Korean government will allow the use of blockchain-powered public certificates beginning in December this year.
Per Hanguk Ilbo and UPI News, Seoul says that it will make amendments to the nation’s existing Electronic Signatures Law that will allow for citizens and companies to make...
Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs’ Avalanche Blockchain
25.6.2020
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch
Galaxy Digital and Bitmain Lead AVA Project’s $12M Private Token Sale
25.6.2020
In anticipation of AVA mainnet launch this summer, Emin Sirer’s AVA project raises $12 million from major industry investors
Beam to Make Its First Move Towards Private DeFi With June 2020 Hard Fork
24.6.2020
Beam updates details on its June 28 hard fork, laying out foundations for the firm’s future DeFi offering
Breaking Bitcoin: Crypto Proponents Discuss Honeywell’s 6 Qubit Quantum Computer
22.6.2020
On June 19, 2020, the massive industrial firm Honeywell told the public the company is now running a quantum computer that effectively leverages six effective quantum bits, or qubits. Honeywell’s machine is two times more powerful than the quantum computers designed by IBM and Google. With...
US Fed Chair Says Private Entities Should Not Help Design Central Bank Digital Currencies
17.6.2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he believes central banks would have to design and implement CBDCs, not private entities
Celsius Network Sells Two-Thirds of $15m Equity Offering on First Day
12.6.2020
The popular DeFi app Celsius Network has publicly launched a $15 million equity offering, selling out over two-thirds of its target in less than six hours
Bolstering Privacy: Human Rights Foundation Donates $50K Toward Bitcoin Mixing Development
11.6.2020
On June 10, 2020, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched a fund that is dedicated to the development of tools that make the Bitcoin network “more private, decentralized, and resilient.” HRF’s initial gift of $50,000 will be given to the UK-based developer, Chris Belcher,...
Ngrave Launches Physical Encrypted Private Key Backup
10.6.2020
The crypto security firm has launched officially its new key backup for crypto hardware wallets, Ngrave Graphene
Not So Private: 99% of Zcash and Dash Transactions Traceable, Says Chainalysis
10.6.2020
Chainalysis says it can track 99% of transactions involving Zcash, and almost all of Dash’s – coins that both fancy themselves as private and untraceable. Now, that’s because the majority of users do not utilize the optional privacy-enhancing features available on the...
Central Bank Digital Currencies Endanger Private Banks, Says Federal Reserve
5.6.2020
Central bank digital currencies endanger private banks, warned the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Bitfinex Spin-Out Says Funds Are Lining Up for Its New Decentralized Exchange
5.6.2020
DeversiFi says it has received interest in its DEX's privacy features from more 70 funds
Micree Zhan Reportedly Used Private Guards to Physically Take Over Bitmain
4.6.2020
Reports indicate that Micree Zhan obtained a significant victory as he led a team of guards into Bitmain’s Beijing office to establish himself as its legal representative
CBDCs With a Twist: The Public-Private Solutions Needed for Adoption
2.6.2020
Crypto pundits believe that central bank digital currencies based on public-private partnerships could see the light of day much sooner, as many solutions under development use the approach
Private Swiss Bank Rolls Out New Premium Crypto Trading Service
1.6.2020
Private Swiss bank Maerki Baumann is offering a new trading and custody service for a handful of cryptos
Ethereum Significantly Less Private Than Bitcoin, New Research Shows
29.5.2020
Ethereum transactions are even easier to de-anonymize than Bitcoin due to its specifics, but a lot of it comes down to careful usage of mixing tools