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Report: Crypto Investment Wealth Is Highest in San Francisco Bay Area
26.3.2020
Californian crypto investors have the largest average portfolios in the U.S., with San Francisco topping the ranking both for number of investors and portfolio size
OKCoin’s Chair Takes Over as CEO, Former Chief Executive Moves Sideways
6.3.2020
OKCoin announces chairperson Hong Fang as its new CEO
Kraken Donates 17.5 Bitcoin to Collaborative Hackerspace Noisebridge
1.3.2020
Kraken donated 17.5 Bitcoin to San Francisco’s anarchist hackerspace Noisebridge
Coinbase Closes Earn.com One Year After $100M Acquisition
23.12.2019
Coinbase is shutting down the startup Earn.com which it acquired for an estimated $100 million last year. The email service allowed senders to pay users in digital currency for replying to commercial messages or completing tasks. Also Read: Coinbase Acquires Earn.com for an Estimated $100 Million...
Cred Merchant Solutions to Help Unbanked Business Sectors
3.11.2019
Cred Merchant Solutions has been unveiled in Emeryville during San Francisco Blockchain Week in an event hosting several California elected officials. The new point-of-sale system will help unbanked business sectors, such as California’s cannabis industry, accept crypto payments from...
Fed Research Considers Negative Interest Rates Effective Policy Tool
20.10.2019
A research paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows how negative interest rates could become an important policy tool for fighting future economic downturns. The paper examines the market response to the introduction of negative interest rates by five major central banks....
Coinbase Receives E-Money License From the Central Bank of Ireland
13.10.2019
Coinbase has secured a new legal foothold in Europe. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has received an e-money license from the Bank of Ireland, which it can potentially use to continuing serving its customers across the continent, in case Brexit causes any disruptions. Also Read:...
Dharma Announces Closed Beta for Version 2 of Lending Platform
29.8.2019
New version of lending platform Dharma is now in beta, with new infrastructure and open source smart contracts
VMWare CEO Gelsinger Condemns Bitcoin as Bad Design, Bad for Humanity
27.8.2019
VMWare CEO slams Bitcoin on environmental impact and use in illicit activities
San Francisco Non-profit Firm Unveils Blockchain-based Credit Database in Sierra Leone
22.8.2019
A technology non-profit firm based in San Francisco, called Kiva, has unveiled a credit database that is based on the blockchain technology in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The platform has been officially launched yesterday in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown with thorough involvement and compliance...
Square Crypto’s Open Source Endeavor, Fostering Bitcoin Development will Witness Matt Corallo On Board
21.8.2019
Square, Inc. is a mobile payment company based in San Francisco, California. The company markets software and hardware payments products and has expanded into business services. Square Crypto the division of parent company Square, Inc. is a payments solutions provider and focuses on open source...
How Coinbase Quietly Became the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Bank
17.8.2019
On August 15, the San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Coinbase announced that it had acquired the cryptocurrency custody service Xapo’s institutional branch. The business move puts Coinbase in the limelight, making it the largest custodial service for digital assets worldwide, with...
Crypto Entrepreneur Jeremy Gardner Pitches Reality Show to TV Networks
9.8.2019
Blockchain investor Jeremy Gardner is shopping around a reality show about his life to television networks
Cryptocurrency Lender Dharma to Postpone Accepting New Deposits and Loans
8.8.2019
Cryptocurrency lender Dharma has put a moratorium on new deposits and loans
Coinbase Has to Face Negligence Lawsuit Over Launch of BCH
7.8.2019
As per the latest reports, Coinbase Inc. will have to face a lawsuit for negligence over the unveiling of Bitcoin Cash (BCH). According to the ruling by Vince Chhabria, United States District Judge of Northern District of California, the cryptocurrency exchange exhibited ‘incompetence born...
PR: Evercoin Announces $1M Pre-Seed Financing With gumi Cryptos and Prominent Blockchain and Open Source Pioneers
5.8.2019
San Francisco, CA - Evercoin announced today $1M in pre-seed stage financing from gumi Cryptos and prominent Blockchain and Open Source pioneers.
Investors in this round include:
Gumi Cryptos Capital
Roger Ver -- Founder, Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com
Ross Mason -- Founder of MuleSoft (sold...
Securitize Announced Tenth On-Chain Digital Asset Through Its Platform
31.7.2019
The security token start-up based in San Francisco, Securitize backed by Coinbase has announced the launch of the tenth on-chain digital asset. The start-up assists Coinbase and other firms in creating tokens or tokenization of assets and securities. The start-up entered into the digital asset...
US Capital Global commits $10 million to NYCQ Fund LP
30.7.2019
The private financial group founded in San Francisco, US Capital Global, is trying its hands in cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. As per the report surfaced on Monday, the FINRA licensed company will be placing $10 million accredited funds for equity stakes in NYCQ Fund LP. CityBlock Capital...
Too Sick for Buffett Lunch, Justin Sun Attends Tron Influencer Party in SF
26.7.2019
Justin Sun said he postponed the Buffett lunch due to kidney stone. But that didn't stop him from briefly mingling at a Tron party on Thursday night in SF
Justin Sun Surfaces in San Francisco, Contrary to Chinese Media Reports
23.7.2019
If, as the saying goes, any publicity is good publicity, then Tuesday was a great day for Tron CEO Justin Sun