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While the Global Economy Shudders, Andreessen Horowitz ‘Excited’ to Invest $500M Into the Crypto Industry
1.5.2020
The private venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has announced the company is investing $515 million into the cryptocurrency industry. The firm says its “excited” to bolster crypto networks and businesses. Further, the company hopes to strengthen ideas like next-generation...
Props Project Moves From Private Blockchain Over to Algorand
30.4.2020
The Props Project, which includes popular dating app Dating.com, is moving over to the Algorand blockchain
European Central Bank: Digital Euro Should Not Discourage Private Initiatives
28.4.2020
The European Central Bank believes that the digital euro is just one of many solutions to nationalize its payment systems
Switzerland’s Famed “Crypto Valley” Seeks $103 Million Government Bailout
28.4.2020
Switzerland’s “crypto valley” is asking the government for 100 million Swiss francs ($102.7 million) in funding, local media reported. The once flourishing Swiss cryptocurrency industry is struggling to survive following the withdrawal of private equity investors. About 80% of...
Is Europe’s Experience in E-Signatures and Digital IDs Valuable for Australia?
28.4.2020
eIDAS regulation in Europe could help Australia (and not only) avoid the same mistakes and improve its existing system
Bitmain Calls Ex Co-Founder’s Claims of Holding 36% Equity Baseless
27.4.2020
Bitmain’s latest statement condemns ex co-founders claims of holding 36% equity in Fujian Zhanhua
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Oracle, Gun Sirer’s Grants and Lightning-Powered Private Messages
24.4.2020
Coinbase's new service may outcompete Chainlink while AVA Labs is looking to fund DeFi development on its public testnet
Liquidity Crisis: The Fed Is Sending Billions of Emergency Dollars to USD-Dependent Nations
24.4.2020
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Federal Reserve has created trillions of dollars in order to keep the central bank’s private partners’ liquidity strong during the economic downturn. These moves have caused a number of sound money advocates and economists to explain...
Overstock’s Blockchain Arm tZERO Gets $5 Million in Equity Raise
22.4.2020
Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO raised $5 million through its latest equity sale
America’s Banks Can Simply Bail Themselves Out – Thanks to the Fed’s $27 Trillion Blackrock Deal
20.4.2020
Mainstream media has been awfully quiet about all the fraud and manipulation stemming from the global bureaucracies’ newly enacted covid-19 reaction policies. In the U.S. amid all the commotion and fear, the Federal Reserve granted special powers to the giant private equity firm Blackrock....
Google Pulls 49 Cryptocurrency Wallet Browser Extensions Found Stealing Private Keys
15.4.2020
Google has removed 49 cryptocurrency wallet browser extensions after a security researcher discovered they were stealing private keys. These Chrome extensions targeted users of crypto wallets, such as Ledger, Trezor, Jaxx, Electrum, Myetherwallet, Metamask, Exodus, and Keepkey. Also read: Bitcoin...
Developer Launches Noncustodial Bitcoin Cash-Powered Authorization Platform
11.4.2020
Seven days ago, a crypto software developer announced a new web service called Signup.cash, which provides individuals and organizations with the ability to create web-based applications for Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The engineer and team members who developed the new platform for BCH stressed that...
Q1 Crypto Trade Volume Jumps 61%, Bitcoin’s Price Performance Trumps Equity and Gold Markets
9.4.2020
For well over a month now, a great number of countries have been living under lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, central banks like the Fed, Bank of England (BoE), and European Central Bank (ECB) have funneled trillions into the hands of private financial...
Blockchain Gaming Firm Animoca Creates Private Trading Hub for Shareholders
9.4.2020
After being delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange in March, Animoca Brands is taking a private route to enable trades in company shares
Private Companies Could Play Role in CBDC Issuance, Bank of England Says
7.4.2020
Analysts from the U.K.'s central bank said private currencies could work alongside any future CBDC initiative if they offered real utility
Market Update: Traders ‘Buck the Trend’ Pushing Crypto Market Cap Above $200 Billion
7.4.2020
Digital currency markets have been rising again as the entire market capitalization of all 5,000+ coins has jumped above the $200 billion mark. The increase in crypto trade volume and coin values has followed alongside the recovery traditional equity markets saw on Monday. On Tuesday, most of...
Blockchain Firms Team Up on Private Coronavirus Testing App
6.4.2020
Genobank has created an app that allows coronavirus test results to be anonymously uploaded to a blockchain and shared with healthcare organizations
Non-Custodial Exchange Hodl Hodl Bringing Private Bitcoin Trading to BlueWallet Users
3.4.2020
The BlueWallet app will soon offer KYC-free bitcoin trades via an integration with the peer-to-peer Hodl Hodl exchange
Revolut Brings Crypto Without Private Keys to 10m+ Users
3.4.2020
USD 5.5bn fintech Revolut has decided to open crypto trading feature to their "standard" customers earlier than planned, thus helping crypto adoption and securing another revenue stream during the global financial and economic turmoil, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The crypto...
Cointext Cofounder Unveils BFP Encrypt – Send Encrypted Data to Bitcoin Cash Addresses
3.4.2020
Vin Armani, the cofounder of Cointext, has announced the launch of a Javascript library that allows people to send encrypted data to addresses on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network. A BCH private key can decrypt the data, and when Armani released the Javascript package, the developer stressed that...