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Blockchain Intelligence Firm Chainalysis Seeks New Partners to Extend Its Reach
9.4.2020
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is seeking multiple new industry collaborations as part of a newly-launched partnership program
Visa Backs New Bitcoin Rewards Card From Lightning-Friendly Fold
9.4.2020
Fold, a Lightning-compatible Bitcoin rewards app, can launch a Visa co-branded card after joining the Visa Fintech Fast Track Program
A Group of Crypto Enthusiasts Presents CoinJoy — A New Project
9.4.2020
In January 2019, a new project — CoinJoy — was launched. CoinJoy is a user-friendly cryptocurrency news aggregator with a news searching feature and an option of filtering the sources. “We launched our site as a news aggregator, but we are actively working on its functionality and plan...
Tether, ICOs, Craig Wright – Attorney Divulges New Details on Billion Dollar Crypto Lawsuits
9.4.2020
On April 3, the law firms Roche Cyrulnik Freedman and Selendy & Gay filed 11 class-action lawsuits against multiple digital currency exchanges and the issuers of certain initial coin offering (ICO) tokens. Entities like Block.one, Tron, Bancor, Status and numerous company executives...
South Korea's Largest Crypto Unveils New Consensus Algorithm
9.4.2020
Top South Korean cryptocurrency, ICON, has announced an innovative new consensus algorithm
New Wrapped Bitcoin Platform Allows You to Transact in BTC Using Tezos
8.4.2020
On April 8, the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) announced the launch of a new wrapped bitcoin project called Tzbtc. The token will be used on the Tezos network and each token will be backed 1:1 with BTC. The project is now the fourth tokenized project that leverages BTC on another blockchain....
Creating Scheduled Push Notifications
8.4.2020
Scheduled is the key word there — that’s a fairly new thing! When a push notification is scheduled (i.e. “Take your pill” or “You’ve got a flight in 3 hours”) that means it can be shown to the user even if they’ve gone offline. That’s an improvement from the past where push notification...
Chicago’s Trading Firms Look to DeFi With New ‘Alliance’
8.4.2020
DeFi may actually grow during the coronavirus crisis. TD Ameritrade, Cumberland, CMT Digital, DV Trading and Jump Trading are hoping to facilitate
High Court Delivers Judgement on User Assets at Hacked Exchange Cryptopia
8.4.2020
Users at the now-defunct exchange Cryptopia are the co-beneficiaries of trusts that contained their assets prior to the platform’s hack
A New Ultrasonic Hack Can Exploit Your Siri
7.4.2020
A new hack called a SurfingAttack uses ultrasonic guided waves to communicate with a device through the voice assistant
CSS Findings From The New Facebook Design
7.4.2020
Ahmad Shadeed digs around the new Facebook’s front-end code.
One that stood out to me:
.element {
inset: 4px 0;
/* Which is equivalent to: top: 4px, bottom: 4px, left: 0, right: 0 */
}
Whaaat? This is the first I’ve heard of the inset property. Ahmad said he saw it working...
Cryptocurrency Exchange OKEx Tackles Small Balances With New Offering
7.4.2020
Users of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx now can convert small balances to the firm’s proprietary token OKB
Hyperbitcoinization: Visions of Bitcoin Fueling the Post Covid-19 Shadow Economy
7.4.2020
With the recent coronavirus spread and its overall effect on the global economy, some people believe the powers that be are preparing a financial reset. During these times, a number of bitcoiners think a bitcoin-induced form of fiat currency demonetization will take place, otherwise known...
Introducing CoinDesk’s All-New Newsletters
6.4.2020
CoinDesk’s newsletters are getting a big upgrade. There’s no better way to stay up to date on bitcoin, crypto and the transformation of the global financial system
New Zealand Financial Regulator Warns Public About ‘Profit Bitcoin’ Scam
6.4.2020
New Zealand’s financial watchdog warns against “Profit Bitcoin” — an apparent crypto investment scam promising a daily profit of “minimum of $13,000”
Poloniex’s New Tron-Powered IEO Platform Moves Exchange Closer to Justin Sun’s Orbit
6.4.2020
The new platform uses Tron's TRX token for purchases and its first project is within the Tron fold
The New Land of Crypto Fundraising Is in Asia and Europe, Says PwC
6.4.2020
The funds involved in crypto fundraises and acquisitions in 2019 decreased sharply bringing the EMEA and APAC regions to the forefront of the industry
Japanese Government Green-lights New Crypto, STO Regulations
6.4.2020
After a slight delay due in part to the coronavirus outbreak, the Japanese government has green-lighted two new legal crypto exchange-specific amendments to existing financial acts, paving the way for new banking regulations and cold wallet requirements. The new laws will also potentially pave...
New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security
6.4.2020
Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools
In Legal Battle With US SEC, Telegram Sees New Support From Trade Association
6.4.2020
Telegram sees new support from the Blockchain Association in legal fight with SEC over $1.7 billion ICO for GRAM tokens