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Public Service Announcement: Beware of Imposters Posing As Cointelegraph Journalists
19.5.2020
Recently there has been a rise in the number of attempts to impersonate Cointelegraph team members and request money from organizations and individuals in return for the promise of positive coverage
US FinCEN Awards Secret Service For Seizing $22 M in Crypto
19.5.2020
An investigation that involved several U.S. federal agencies led to the bust of the darknet operators and seizure of $22 M in cryptocurrency
Uniswap V2 Launches With More Token-Swap Pairs, Oracle Service, Flash Loans
18.5.2020
The headline feature of the new Uniswap will be the ability for anyone to create any pool pair they want, so long as it exists on Ethereum
Tackling Authentication With Vue Using RESTful APIs
18.5.2020
Authentication (logging in!) is a crucial part of many websites. Let’s look at how to go about it on a site using Vue, in the same way it can be done with any custom back end. Vue can’t actually do authentication all by itself, —we’ll need another service for that, so we’ll be using another service...
Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to 4.3% Annual Rate
15.5.2020
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for BTC held at the bank. According to the Berlin-based company, account...
Hedera Wants to Provide Consensus as a Service for Enterprises, Says CEO
14.5.2020
Consensus between corporations is not always easy to achieve in permissioned settings, and Hedera Hashgraph wants to fix that
China’s BSN Aims to Reclaim Financial Data From Tech Giants
12.5.2020
Research Fellow Martin Chorzempa argued that China’s blockchain strategy is entirely focused on domestic objectives during Consensus
Securitize Builds Digital ID Service in Hopes of Creating Industry Standard
7.5.2020
Securitize is rolling out a digital ID service so issuers, investors and other players in the security token market don't have to keep sending the same documents to every company they deal with
3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet
7.5.2020
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting...
Anycoin Direct Launches Innovative New Platform
6.5.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange service Anycoin Direct rolls out a new website for the European market. With their newly designed website, Anycoin Direct aims to make the buying and selling process of cryptocurrencies more accessible for everyone. The personalized design is unique within the cryptocurrency...
Japan Implements Significant Changes to Cryptocurrency Regulation Today
1.5.2020
Major changes are happening in the cryptocurrency space in Japan as new cryptocurrency regulation enters into force today. Among notable changes are the regulation of crypto custody service providers and crypto derivatives businesses. Japan has 23 regulated crypto exchanges; unregulated platforms...
London Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Reports 1,000% Revenue Increase to $10 Million
30.4.2020
London Stock Exchange-listed bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain Plc said on Wednesday full-year 2019 revenue rocketed 1,000% to £8.62 million ($10.78 million) from £760,000 a year earlier. The company stated that the increase was due to a realignment of operations, from consumer-oriented...
Facing Mounting Regulation, BitMex Closes Japan Service
28.4.2020
BitMex, the world’s biggest crypto derivatives exchange, is closing services to all Japanese users because of new regulations
CoinEx Announces Global Strategic Partnership with Matrixport to Provide Over-the-counter Service
28.4.2020
Hong Kong, 27 April, 2020 – CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, is pleased to announce its new global strategic partnership with Matrixport, the one-stop digital asset financial service platform span off from Bitmain. This partnership allows...
China Launches Blockchain-Based Service Network for Global Commercial Use
27.4.2020
China has launched its Blockchain-based Service Network to support the creation of a digital economy and build smart cities
Japanese Exchange bitFlyer Blockchain Arm Launches Consulting Service
27.4.2020
The blockchain arm of one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan announced they would be offering consulting services soon
Binance Announces Up to 10% Cashback on Purchases via “Pay with Bank Card” Service
25.4.2020
World’s largest crypto exchange Binance announced on Saturday that the users would get up to 10% cashback on all the crypto purchases made via the “Pay with Bank Card” service. The users will get daily bonuses on a first-come, first-serve basis, the details of which were further given in the tweet:...
Italy’s Leading Wire Service Is Using Ethereum to Thwart Copycats
22.4.2020
Italy's ANSA newswire is trialing an ethereum-based system to track every article it publishes in an effort to prevent impersonators from publishing fake news under its banner
South Africa Proposes 30 Rules to Regulate Cryptocurrency
19.4.2020
South Africa’s top financial regulators, including the South African Reserve Bank, have jointly released a policy paper with 30 recommendations for the regulation of cryptocurrency and related service providers. They aim to be in compliance with the cryptocurrency standards set by...
Bankera Launches Bank Account Alternative Focused on Crypto Businesses
17.4.2020
Bankera, an ambitious project to build a neobank for the digital era, has started to offer payment accounts to individual and business clients as a low-cost, fast and convenient alternative to traditional bank accounts. Individual and business clients who sign up to the service can already enjoy...