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Crypto Donations to Politicians Are Unregulated in Japan: Report
8.10.2019
Japanese politicians are barred from accepting cash and security donations but can receive crypto assets, says internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi
Bitcoin Startup Casa Updates Lightning Nodes After Shipping 2,000 in Year 1
8.10.2019
Casa, a bitcoin custody provider, is launching a new version of its flagship device
Blockchain Network NuCypher Raises Over $10M From Bitmain, Y Combinator
8.10.2019
Blockchain platform NuCypher closes a funding round of over $10.675 million led by capital market firm Polychain Capital with Bitmain, Y Combinator participating
Crypto Scams: The Effect on Consumers and Legitimate Businesses
8.10.2019
As a crypto collectible company falls victim to copyright infringement, what are common types of scams in the industry — and how are they identified? #Sponsored
Anchorage Becomes First Qualified Gram Custodian Ahead of Oct. 31 Launch
8.10.2019
Anchorage Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of California-based Anchor Labs, states that it became the first qualified custodian of Telegram’s Gram token
Bitcoin Core Dev: Anti-51% Attack Measures Always Imply Centralization
8.10.2019
Bitcoin Core developer Greg Maxwell criticizes the “attractive mystery” that fear of a 51% attack on Bitcoin entails
Cryptocurrency Donations to Politicians Legal In Japan Says Internal Affairs Minister
8.10.2019
Crypto donations are legal and do not need to be approved for political donations like cash or securities
Ledger to Add SWFT-Powered Atomic Swaps to Its Ledger Live App
8.10.2019
Wallet producer Ledger plans to integrate cryptocurrency atomic swaps powered by cross-blockchain transfer protocol SWFT into its companion app Ledger Live
Hyundai’s Blockchain Arm to Set Up $10M Fund for Mainnet Launch: Report
8.10.2019
Hdac Technology, the blockchain arm of South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group, plans to set up a $10 million blockchain investment fund in 2019
Ex-Ethereum Advisor Nerayoff Loses Techstars Deal After Extortion Charges
8.10.2019
Well-known startup accelerator Techstars says that it was “necessary” to halt a joint program with Steven Nerayoff’s firm Alchemist
Cryptopia Exchange Liquidator Asks Its Devs How to Reimburse Users
8.10.2019
Grant Thornton, the firm liquidating hacked New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, discusses how best to do so with the platform’s developers
Tron Price is Up 11% in a Week, while the Cryptoverse Speculates Why
8.10.2019
Tron blockchain project saw its native coin, TRX, jump 12% in the last seven days. There’s a lot of speculation going about the Cryptoverse as to what’s behind this push, whether it’s Tron Foundation's many daily updates, or perhaps John McAfee's latest promise.
At 10:15 UTC, the 11th coin...
Bitcoin Eyes $8.5K Hurdle After Biggest Single-Day Gain in Five Weeks
8.10.2019
Bitcoin logged the biggest single-day price gain in five weeks on Monday, opening doors for a stronger recovery rally to key resistance above $8,500
Bitcoin Eyes $8.5K Hurdle After Biggest Single-Day Price Gain in Five Weeks
8.10.2019
Bitcoin logged the biggest single-day price gain in five weeks on Monday, opening doors for a stronger recovery rally to key resistance above $8,500
EU Finance Commissioner to Propose Unified Crypto Legislation
8.10.2019
The European Union’s finance commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis pledges to propose new rules to regulate digital currencies such as Facebook’s Libra
Ukraine to Legalize Crypto Mining + 10 More Crypto News
8.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
The Ukrainian cabinet says it plans to legalize cryptocurrency mining “within the next two to three years,”...
Economic Turmoil in Hong Kong Escalates as Colonial-Era Law Is Imposed
8.10.2019
Colonial-era law has been imposed in Hong Kong causing the economic situation to degrade further, with empty ATMs and bank runs becoming a new norm. Protestors and non-protestors alike fear the martial law-like ERO (Emergency Regulations Ordinance) could eventually grind the city’s financial...
Ripple CEO: Facebook’s Libra Will Not Launch Before 2023
8.10.2019
Facebook will fail to launch Libra in the next three years, says Ripple CEO
Crypto Market Unimpressed by Tether Lawsuit
8.10.2019
The crypto market once again showed that it can ignore negative news about Tether (USDT), the most popular stablecoin, and that it seemingly agrees this coin is still worth one U.S. dollar.
While the recent lawsuit against Bitfinex and Tether was expected by the two companies, the market seems...
EU Finance Commissioner Vows New Rules on Crypto, Libra Stablecoin
8.10.2019
EU's financial services commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis intends to create a new regulations for crypto, particularly Facebook’s Libra stablecoin