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Billion Dollar Public Company Microstrategy Moves $250 Million Into BTC, Says Bitcoin ‘Superior to Cash’
11.8.2020
Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy Inc. is bullish on bitcoin, saying that it is a “dependable store of value” that is “superior to cash.” The billion-dollar company has purchased $250 million in bitcoin, adopting the cryptocurrency as its primary treasury reserve. Public...
Alchemy Goes Public With Developer Platform in Bid to Grow DeFi Ecosystem
11.8.2020
Blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy just launched its full suite of products to the public, after a two-year closed beta serving teams like MakerDAO and Kyber Network
Public VC Funding: Stopgap or Future Solution for Blockchain Startups?
10.8.2020
As private investors withhold seed funding from blockchain enterprises, venture capital firms armed with public funds are filling the void
How the Purpose of Public Markets Has Changed
9.8.2020
Long Reads Sunday features excerpts about public and private markets, the new bitcoin bull market, and DJ Marshmello
Reports Claim UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ‘Pressurized’ to Remove Onecoin Scam Warning
8.8.2020
A recent episode of the popular BBC Sounds podcast the “Missing Cryptoqueen” has shown the public a very interesting view of the powerful Onecoin Ponzi. According to two witnesses the BBC interviewed, a London law firm and a reputation management company allegedly managed to get...
Publicly Traded Firms Launch New Mining Rigs, Less Hashrate Than Competitors
3.8.2020
Two of the top mining manufacturers from China that recently had initial public offerings (IPO) released two new mining rigs. Canaan Inc. and Ebang Communications both have shares listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, and the two firms just launched two ASIC mining devices with hashrates up to...
Chinese Police Take Down $6 Billion Plustoken Ponzi, Arrest 109 People
31.7.2020
Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested 109 people in connection with the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. Twenty-seven of them are allegedly the scheme’s masterminds and 82 are key members. The Plustoken scammers have swindled funds worth about $5.7 billion from more than 2 million investors....
As Private Seed Funds Dry Up, European Blockchain Firms Seek Public Backing
31.7.2020
Publicly-backed VC firms are stepping in where private investors retreat, according to a new report on Central and Eastern European tech investments
Crypto Exchange Operator Diginex to List on Nasdaq in September
31.7.2020
Crypto startup Diginex has launched a cryptocurrency exchange ahead of its Nasdaq listing which has already been approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The new exchange is based in Singapore where Diginex has applied for a license. Diginex Set to List on Nasdaq...
Key Insights Behind the Recent Bitcoin & Ethereum Run-Up
29.7.2020
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Key Insights Behind the Recent Bitcoin & Ethereum Run-Up
29.7.2020
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China's BSN Aims to Integrate With 40 Public Chains Within a Year
28.7.2020
He Yifan of Red Date Technology shares the future plans of China’s Blockchain-based Service Network
3iq Files IPO for Ether Fund to Trade on Canadian Stock Exchange
27.7.2020
3iq has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of its Ether Fund in Canada. The Canadian fund manager’s Bitcoin Fund is already trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Ether Fund has been preliminarily green-lighted by a Canadian regulator. Ether Fund’s IPO Canadian investment...
Greatest Chess Grandmaster: Bitcoin Empowers Public and Protects Dissidents
26.7.2020
Russian human rights campaigner and chess supremo Gary Kasparov has said that the current economic crisis, which has led to unconventional monetary policy, will drive people towards bitcoin. Bitcoin’s finite supply compares favorably to agenda-driven printing of money by governments, noted...
China’s Supreme Court Recommends Increasing Crypto Property Rights Protection
22.7.2020
The supreme court of China has recommended increasing the legal protection of property rights, including digital currency ownership rights. The recommendations also focus on solving issues such as “the use of public power to infringe private property rights, illegal seizures, and freezing...
This Week in Crypto: A Data Perspective (July 20-24)
22.7.2020
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Avalanche Blockchain Protocol Raises $42M in 4.5-Hour During Public Sale
22.7.2020
Blockchain project Avalanche raises $42 million in a public sale, with the mainnet launch now being expected to come by the end of August
A Date for Final Ethereum 2.0 Public Testnet Announced; Attacknets Live
22.7.2020
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Step by step, or rather one testnet by another, Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) seems to be on track for launch - as the date for the final public testnet has been announced.
Ethereum Core developer Danny Ryan posted on the testnet’s Discord site that the next multi-client...
BOSAGORA(BOA) Won UN Solidarity Awards
21.7.2020
Public Blockchain Platform ‘BOSAGORA’ has received ‘the UN Solidarity Awards’ last 16th. The UN received stories of various actors contributing to individual/society to overcome COVID 19 last May. Among thousands of entries were gathered from all around the world and the...
China’s Blockchain Network Splits Over Disagreement About Public Chains
21.7.2020
China’s Blockchain Service Network splits into two entities after the pushback from state-controlled entities on the integration of public blockchains