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Hacker from the 2016 Bitfinex Breach Transfers $21M Worth of Bitcoin to Unknown Wallets
8.10.2020
On Wednesday morning (ET), around 2,034 BTC ($21.6 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex hack moved into a few unknown wallets. The action was caught by the Btcparser program as five transactions with around 400 BTC each moved for the first time in four years. On August 2, 2016, the popular digital...
Group Backed by ING Bank, Fidelity and Standard Chartered Releases Crypto AML Tools
8.10.2020
The Travel Rule Protocol working group has published v1 of its TRP API
On-Chain Real Estate Startup Propy Raised $1.2M in Draper-Backed Round
7.10.2020
The real estate digitization platform aims to raise $1.7 million total
Coinbase-backed Dapp Wallet Authereum Goes Live
7.10.2020
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Coinbase Ventures and other investors-backed Authereum, a new Ethereum (ETH) wallet focused on improving the user experience for decentralized applications (dapps), has come out of its Beta phase, the team behind the wallet announced today.
According to Authereum’s...
Blockchain-backed food supply chain management solves the problem
6.10.2020
Blockchain tech provides opportunities for progressive food enterprises to be more competitive and contribute to sustainability measures
Startup Backed by Uber Co-Founder Poaches CoinList President Andy Bromberg
1.10.2020
CoinList co-founder and president Andy Bromberg is leaving the token offering platform to helm Eco, a cryptocurrency built to marry saving and spending in one
New Binance-Backed DeFi Site Lets You Earn Yield on Bitcoin, Other Non-Ethereum Assets
18.9.2020
Kava Labs has launched its first application: a yield-generating decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for bitcoin and other non-Ethereum assets
Facebook-backed Libra welcomes Blockchain Capital as new member
18.9.2020
Libra gets another member as it strives to have 100 entities on board
Major Asian bank issues credit on SCB-backed blockchain
16.9.2020
Blockchain is helping companies from Vietnam and Thailand settle trades more smoothly
European Union Seeks Strict Regulation of Crypto and Stablecoins in New Draft Law
12.9.2020
The European Commission, the executive arm of the E.U., has drawn up regulation to tightly monitor cryptocurrencies it considers “significant”, including asset-backed stablecoins like Facebook’s libra. Euractiv, a European news outlet, first reported the news on Sept.10, citing...
Ren and UMA launch a Bitcoin-backed yield dollar
10.9.2020
A new Bitcoin backed yield dollar from Ren and UMA enables liquidity mining for BTC holders
CEX.IO to Offer Instant Cryptocurrency-Backed Lending Service in 217 Countries and Territories
9.9.2020
LONDON, the United Kingdom – CEX.IO, one of the largest international exchanges in the cryptocurrency market, is set to launch a digital asset-backed lending service in September. Available in 217 countries and territories – including Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union...
Binance-backed WazirX is the latest Indian exchange to launch staking
2.9.2020
WazirX is the second Indian crypto exchange to launch in-app staking
Major Chinese Bank Launches Central Bank Digital Currency Wallet Briefly
29.8.2020
One of China’s biggest banks recently opened up registration for wallets using the country’s central bank-backed digital currency. There are four levels of the wallet, according to reports. However, the bank took the offer down a few hours later. China’s Digital Currency Wallet...
Bitcoin Slips in Latest Crypto Ranking by Chinese Government-Backed Center
28.8.2020
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has revised its rankings of 37 crypto projects. Bitcoin has fallen from the previous ranking. As the Chinese government focuses on launching its central bank digital currency, the Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID)...
As Gold Prices Soar, Two Gold-Backed Tokens See Increased Demand Fetching Premiums
28.8.2020
The last few months have bolstered the price of the precious metal gold as governments worldwide have created tremendous amounts of debt and inflation. For instance, the value of gold per ounce jumped over $2k during the first week of August. Meanwhile, similarly to the physical counterparts,...
Binance Exchange to List Paxos’ Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
25.8.2020
PAX Gold, a gold-backed digital asset created by Paxos Standard, will soon launch for trading on Binance
Former RBI Governor and IMF Chief Economist Sees Value in Bitcoin and Facebook Libra
22.8.2020
Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sees value in bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and Facebook-backed libra alongside central bank digital currencies. Former RBI Governor’s View on Bitcoin, Crypto,...
Coinbase-Backed Exchange to Redistribute Seized Venezuelan Funds
21.8.2020
A major win for the people of Venezuela and the fight against government corruption
VC-Backed Crypto Exchange Mexo Launches in Latin America
21.8.2020
Mexo, a cryptocurrency exchange designed for the Latin American user, launched on Thursday