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Chainalysis’ Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs Cast Spotlight on North Korea and Iran
5.5.2020
New York-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has launched a new initiative to shed more light on the scope of its latest crypto crime analyses
Wall Street Firms Advise Clients Against Investing in Crypto, Says Wealth Manager
5.5.2020
Top U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs could be talking their clients out of crypto, according to a wealth manager
IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building ‘Ecosystems of Trust’
5.5.2020
Mastercard, IBM and the provincial government of British Columbia are among the founding members of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation
IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform
5.5.2020
IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with power grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna to help facilitate the transition to renewable energy
Major Chinese Crypto Miners Expect Influx of New Bitcoin Buyers
5.5.2020
Several prominent Chinese cryptocurrency miners expect a wave of new Bitcoin buyers following the halving
Iran Issues License for Nation’s Biggest Bitcoin Mining Operation
5.5.2020
A Turkish firm has been granted a license to operate a data center with up to 6,000 bitcoin mining machines
Telegram Withdraws Offer to Repay Investors With Gram Tokens
5.5.2020
Telegram says it won't be repaying investors in its 2018 TON token sale in gram tokens, one week after saying it could do so once the network launches
IBM, Merck Declare FDA-Backed Drug Tracing Blockchain a Success
4.5.2020
IBM, Merck, Walmart and KPMG’s drug-tracing blockchain pilot exceeded the interoperability benchmarks set by the Food and Drug Administration, the group said
MakerDAO Takes New Measures to Prevent Another ‘Black Swan’ Collapse
4.5.2020
The DeFi lending market MakerDAO has updated its governance protocols to prevent another occurrence of forced liquidations that lead to huge losses
Major Polish Insurance Company Taps Blockchain for Its Paperwork
4.5.2020
Polish insurance company Link4 teams up with blockchain startup Coinfirm to use a DLT-powered tool for document management
The Stablecoin Surge Is Built on Smoke and Mirrors
4.5.2020
Are stablecoins fully backed by reserves? Are they FDIC-insured? Stablecoins may be too good to be true, says our columnist
Paxful Launches Bitcoin Fundraising Campaign to Combat COVID-19 in Africa
4.5.2020
Peer-to-peer crypto marketplace Paxul is expanding its charitable program to Africa amid the COVID-19 crisis
VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay Join Australia-China Supply Chain Consortium
4.5.2020
VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay are among the heavy hitters backing the new APAC Provenance Council, focused on Australia’s $76 billion of exports to China
US Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Riot Blockchain’s Crypto Pivot
4.5.2020
A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging the firm changed its name to include "blockchain" in 2017 to boost its share price
Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin’s Big Rally Is a Sign of Its Economic Resilience
4.5.2020
Bitcoin's underlying technology and monetary system make it one of the few investable assets that is immune to the economic fluctuations we have ahead
Enterprise Blockchains: Walled Off Yet Vulnerable
3.5.2020
Private enterprise blockchains are prone to insider attacks and don’t benefit from constant testing by an open community, experts at Kaspersky and EY say
BitPay vs BTCPay: Which Bitcoin Payment Processor is Right for Your Business?
3.5.2020
Although most of the activity around bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies currently has more to do with price speculation than actual commerce, there are still plenty of reasons as to why accepting bitcoin payments makes sense for some businesses. Whether you believe in the ideas behind Bitcoin...
Africa: COVID-19, Gold Demand and the Gold-Backed Stablecoin Opportunity
2.5.2020
Gold-backed stablecoins have the potential to drive developing economies such as Africa to the bright future
Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M
2.5.2020
Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company wants to question employees of at least three U.S. banks about Crypto Capital – Bitfinex’s payment processor – accounts and holdings in an effort to recover more than $800 million
What We Can Learn From Telegram’s Token Troubles
1.5.2020
Telegram's success blinded investors to the risks inherent in building blockchains and raising a token sale