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Jeff Bezos Directs Amazon to Accept Bitcoin and Other Popular Cryptocurrencies: Report
26.7.2021
Amazon is reportedly planning to accept bitcoin by the end of the year, after which the company will roll out support for other major cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, the company is exploring launching its own cryptocurrency. “The directive is coming from the very top … Jeff Bezos...
Mike Novogratz: Institutional Investors Will See Bitcoin’s Price Decline as Opportunity to Buy
24.6.2021
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz says he is not nervous about bitcoin’s price falling, even when it falls below $30K. “The ecosystem is so much more mature. The amount of players that are moving in are so much more mature. Every single bank is working on their own crypto...
Facebook’s David Marcus: China’s Bitcoin Mining Crackdown ‘Great Development’ for BTC
22.6.2021
David Marcus, head of Facebook Financial (F2) who is in charge of crypto project Diem, formerly Libra, believes that the Chinese government cracking down on bitcoin mining is “a great development” for the cryptocurrency. Many people in the crypto space agree with him. Facebook’s...
Facebook-Backed Crypto Project Diem Moves to US, Unveils New Launch Plan
13.5.2021
Facebook-backed cryptocurrency project Diem, formerly Libra, is moving from Switzerland to the U.S. In collaboration with Silvergate Bank, the association, which oversees the development of the diem cryptocurrency, has unveiled a new launch plan. Facebook-Backed Stablecoin Has New Launch Plan...
Bittorrent Creator Bram Cohen’s Crypto Project Chia Sparks Hard Drive and SSD Shortages
25.4.2021
On May 3, tokens stemming from the Chia network, a smart transaction blockchain created by the Bittorrent creator Bram Cohen, will start trading and transactions will be fully enabled. Rather than leveraging the proof-of-work consensus algorithm, Chia will utilize a model called proof-of-space...
Blockchain Australia ousts retail merchant crypto project Qoin
24.2.2021
Blockchain Australia has terminated Qoin’s membership of the association amid allegations that the crypto project is a pyramid scheme
Filecoin Miners Start a Strike – FIL Validators Claim the Project’s Economic Model Is Not Working
19.10.2020
The Filecoin project has surely seen a lot of hype but during the last few weeks before the launch, the cooperative digital storage crypto project has been criticized a great deal. This weekend a few Filecoin miners have been on strike and claim the economic model is not working out for them. Just...
Libra appoints HSBC veteran to manage crypto project's operational wing
17.9.2020
Top financial services experts continue to join the Libra project
Yield farming satire MEME turns into multi-million dollar crypto project
4.9.2020
A fake advertisement intended to send up the yield farming frenzy has turned into a genuine NFT farming DAO with a $3 million market cap
John McAfee Ditches Ghost Crypto Project: He Says It Will Fail
21.8.2020
Two-time U.S. presidential candidate John McAfee has announced that he is leaving the ghost cryptocurrency project, claiming that it will fail “without a doubt” and his reputation has been damaged. His Ghost phone service, however, will be launched as planned, he emphasized, adding that...
YouNow’s Regulated Crypto Project Props Will Migrate to Algorand Blockchain
30.4.2020
Props is hoping the move onto public blockchain Algorand will help it expand
KardiaChain Enters Into Partnership With Indonesian Crypto Project Tokoin Global
14.4.2020
Hybrid blockchain infrastructure solutions provider KardiaChain announced on Monday that it has entered in a partnership with Indonesia’s premier crypto project Tokoin Global. In the announcement on Twitter, it stated that they would have a mutual AMA in Tokoin Global Telegram chat on April...
China’s Research Institute Updates Crypto Ranking, Review Affected by Pandemic
13.4.2020
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto project rankings as the country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 37 crypto projects were evaluated and ranked overall this month as well as in three separate categories. Also read:...
Akon’s Crypto Project Adds Financial Infrastructure Outfit Delchain As Partner
17.3.2020
Akoin, a crypto project of famous singer Akon, partners with Delchain to bolster expertise prior to token generation
Chinese Government-Backed Institute Releases New Ranking of 37 Crypto Projects
22.2.2020
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto project ranking — the first this year. A total of 37 crypto projects, two more than in the previous ranking, were evaluated and ranked overall this month as well as in three separate categories. Also...
Telegram Tries to ‘Clarify’ Gram Crypto Project Amid Ongoing SEC Fight
6.1.2020
Telegram will not integrate a crypto wallet into its messaging app, at least until it gets the green light from U.S. regulators, the company said Monday on its official website
Crypto Fundraising Is Changing Again in 2020
4.1.2020
Funding is a prerequisite for any new crypto project, but with IEOs likely to play a reduced role in 2020, where will the all-important capital come from? While minted entities like Ripple, Tezos, and Tron certainly have the means to plow tens of millions into their chosen ventures, they...
China Releases Year-End Crypto Rankings
10.12.2019
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its year-end crypto project rankings. Thirty-five projects were evaluated and ranked overall as well as in three separate categories. Bitcoin has risen in ranking while EOS remains China’s favorite. Also read: China...
Mnuchin ‘Fine’ With Libra Launch, But Crypto Project Must ‘Fully’ Comply With AML Rules
6.12.2019
Steven Mnuchin, secretary of the U.S. Treasury, has no issue with the launch of the Facebook-led Libra project – as long as financial rules are followed to the letter
JP Morgan CEO Says Facebook’s Crypto Project Libra “Will Never Happen”
21.10.2019
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, has voiced his opinions on Facebook’s ambitious and much-talked-about digital currency project Libra. In Dimon’s words, Facebook’s digital currency project Libra is a neat idea that will never happen. He, however, refrained from elaborating on the reasons behind...