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US Financial Services Committee Hearing Discussed the Creation of a ‘Digital Dollar’
12.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, the United States Congress Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing about the creation of a “digital dollar.” A number of well known individuals participated including the former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Christopher...
National Science Foundation Funds Research Into Crypto Dollars
12.6.2020
The National Science Foundation has given blockchain startup KRNC $225,000 to design cryptocurrency features for the U.S. dollar
Bolstering Privacy: Human Rights Foundation Donates $50K Toward Bitcoin Mixing Development
11.6.2020
On June 10, 2020, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched a fund that is dedicated to the development of tools that make the Bitcoin network “more private, decentralized, and resilient.” HRF’s initial gift of $50,000 will be given to the UK-based developer, Chris Belcher,...
Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy Tools Despite ‘Coin Mixing’ Legal Stigma
10.6.2020
The Human Rights Foundation took a strong stance on bitcoin privacy tech Wednesday by announcing its new Bitcoin Developer Fund
Vodafone Enlists Blockchain Nonprofit for Tracking Renewable Energy Use in Europe
3.6.2020
Vodafone and Energy Web are using SIM cards and blockchain to build more nimble renewable power grids
Cellphones, Bitcoin and the Citizen Tools of Anti-Authoritarianism, Feat. Alex Gladstein
2.6.2020
As protests mount in the U.S., we sit down with an outspoken pro-bitcoin, anti-surveillance human-rights advocate
‘Financial Surveillance’ or ‘Blockchain Analysis’? Human Rights Foundation Debates Elliptic
2.6.2020
Blockchain analysis is "a euphemism" for surveillance, HRF Director Alex Gladstein told Elliptic's Tom Robinson during a debate on crypto tracing Monday
Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC
29.5.2020
The Digital Dollar Project's first white paper describes how a two-tiered system underpinning a tokenized dollar could modernize the U.S. financial system
Stellar Throws SatoshiPay a $550K Lifeline After Coronavirus Knocks Out Series A
28.5.2020
Stellar's Foundation converted its commitment into a loan to help SatoshiPay get through the next year
Coinbase Buys Tagomi as ‘Foundation’ of Institutional Trading Arm
27.5.2020
Crypto exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading for institutional clients
Polkadot Goes Live as Web3 Foundation Pushes Prospective Mainnet
26.5.2020
Polkadot is now live, following the launch of its first “chain candidate” (CC1)
Zcash’s First Halving May Solve Its Inflation Problem
25.5.2020
Zcash (ZEC) is due for its first mining reward halving later this year. The event could solve a major problem for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Cash Tokenization Bolstered by the Creation of an SLP Foundation
25.5.2020
On Monday, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters were introduced to a Simple Ledger Protocol alliance called the SLP Foundation. According to the initial members, the SLP Foundation has been in the works since December 2019, and the primary goal is to foster SLP innovation and standards. Meet the...
Kin Foundation Publishes First Transparency Report Amid SEC Court Fight
21.5.2020
The Kin Foundation is offering a peek under the hood of its operations with a new transparency report published with Messari
Steem Hard Fork Confiscates $6.3M, Community Immediately Takes it Back
20.5.2020
The Steem hard fork nabbed the tokens of dissenting community members. Soon after, though, the tokens were said to have been diverted
Atari Partners With Litecoin Foundation — LTC Discount For Game Consoles
19.5.2020
Legendary video game producer Atari partners with the Litecoin Foundation to take advantage of the overlap between the two communities
Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins Swiss Effort to Fund COVID Relief Projects
19.5.2020
Led by Swiss crypto exchange Lykke, a $200,000 initiative to fund tech-driven COVID-19 relief projects has tapped ex-CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo as its advisor
Celo Foundation Launches Mainnet After Raising $40 Million
19.5.2020
The Celo Mainnet is now live, enabling users to transfer Celo Gold tokens they received in the foundation’s recent $10 million auction
Web3 Foundation Holds Off on 100x Polkadot Redenomination
17.5.2020
Web3 Foundation wants to conduct a binding, network-wide vote before implementing its proposed redenomination
Litecoin Foundation Migrates to BitGo’s Multi-Signature Wallet
11.5.2020
The Litecoin Foundation announced on May 7 that it would migrate from the multi-sig Electrum-LTC wallet to BitGo’s multi-sig wallet