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ConsenSys, Polychain, Tron, CipherTrace: Blockchain Startups Got $18M+ in US ‘PPP’ Bailout Loans
6.7.2020
At least 45 crypto and blockchain startups, ranging from Bittrex to the Electric Coin Company, received U.S. Paycheck Protection Program loans, new filings show
ConsenSys, R3, Tron, Ciphertrace: Blockchain Startups Got $18M+ in US ‘PPP’ Bailout Loans
6.7.2020
At least 45 crypto and blockchain startups including ConsenSys and Ciphertrace received US Paycheck Protection Program loans, new filings show
John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
4.7.2020
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather. We have no elected government,...
IOTA Foundation Enters Base Layer Race With ‘2.0’ Testnet
1.7.2020
IOTA's new testnet addresses the technical feature that nuked the blockchain-like network for nearly two weeks earlier this year
Online Data Analysis Points to Venezuela Accepting BTC for Passports
26.6.2020
During the last week, a number of bitcoiners have been discussing Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration, and Foreigners, also known as SAIME accepting bitcoin payments for passport applications and renewals. A number of crypto journalists couldn’t confirm...
Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong
25.6.2020
The Sovrin Foundation, a digital ID non-profit, laid off all paid employees after failing to secure funding for an SEC-compliant token issuance
Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development
25.6.2020
The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund
DOJ Indicts Founder of Anti-Money Laundering Bitcoin Project for Money Laundering
25.6.2020
Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder of AML Bitcoin, was indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges related in part to an initial coin offering conducted in 2017 and 2018
Simple Ledger Protocol Universe Is Thriving: Lottery, Mint, ATMs, Over 8,500 SLP Tokens Created
21.6.2020
It’s been close to twelve months since we reported on the vast Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) universe built on top of the Bitcoin Cash chain. At the time, there were 2,700 unique SLP tokens created, and that’s increased by 217% during the last year with 8,585 SLP tokens created to-date....
Kin Community Approves Move From Stellar Fork to Solana’s Blockchain
19.6.2020
Devs, node operators and the Kin Foundation board have approved its move from a fork of the Stellar blockchain to Solana's network
Ethereum Foundation Makes Second Crypto Donation to UNICEF
18.6.2020
Thanks to a second donation from the Ethereum Foundation, UNICEF will give cryptocurrency to several more startups in emerging markets
Polkadot Is Latest Blockchain to Explore Redeemable Bitcoin Tokens
18.6.2020
It's only a proof-of-concept at this point, but there's now a model for locking BTC on the Bitcoin blockchain and minting PolkaBTC on Polkadot
Stellar Proposes Changes Allowing Exchanges to Better Enforce Regulations
17.6.2020
If approved, a new Stellar upgrade means exchanges can prevent investors purchasing more than they are legally allowed to
Dash Investment Foundation Buying Gold as Part of Rebalancing Strategy
15.6.2020
Dash Investment Foundation has launched a Dash-to-gold rebalancing strategy in order to grow its gold and Dash reserves, while reducing volatility
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