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Crypto is an Intangible Asset, Global Accounting Standards Body Argues
24.9.2019
Cryptocurrency holdings are neither cash nor financial assets, but meet the definition of intangible assets, the IFRIC has concluded
CoinDesk Victim of Messaging Hoax In Which Kik CEO Threatened to Quit
24.9.2019
In a message sent to CoinDesk apparently by accident, Kik CEO Ted Livingstone claimed to be quitting the company
In Drunken Text, Kik CEO Threatens to Quit: ‘I’m Not Going to Jail for This’
24.9.2019
In a message sent to CoinDesk apparently on accident, Kik CEO Ted Livingstone claimed to be quitting the company
SEC Charges Adult Entertainment Token Platform With 2017 ICO Fraud
24.9.2019
The U.S. SEC has charged the CEO of an online adult entertainment marketplace with running a fraudulent initial coin offering scheme
Bakkt Trades 71 BTC Futures Contracts in 24h, Bitcoin Unsteady Below USD 9.8k
24.9.2019
Bakkt’s much-anticipated Bitcoin futures contracts offerings saw just 71 contracts taken out in its first 24 hours of trading, while Bitcoin and most major altcoins are recovering slowly after market price drops. The market appears to have been shaken after BTC fell below the key USD 10,000 mark...
Kik Messaging App to Shut Down Following SEC Lawsuit Against ICO
24.9.2019
"This is a direct impact from the SEC legal action," CEO Ted Livingstone told CoinDesk
Bakkt COO Opens Door to Retail Investors in Newly Launched Bitcoin Futures
24.9.2019
Bakkt COO Adam White said retail investors will be able to trade its newly launched bitcoin futures, which posted a lackluster first day
Crypto Startup Sues Toronto Exchange Group for $500 Million Over Soured Deal
23.9.2019
Paycase is suing TMX Group for $500 million after the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange canceled their deal to create crypto-related products
Bitcoin Cash Acceptance and Community Growth Ramp Up
23.9.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption continues this week as there’s been a slew of announcements associated with BCH acceptance and activism. For instance, a massive electronic billboard in the middle of Tokyo displayed a huge BCH symbol indicating that Japan’s largest luxury watch and jewelry...
CoinShares Enlists Customers to Lobby Against UK Ban of Crypto ETN
23.9.2019
CoinShare's called the ban proposal of ETNs "unwarranted" and "not been properly thought out or considered."
Germany’s No. 2 Exchange Launches Bitcoin Spot Trading
23.9.2019
BSDEX is trading one pair -- the bitcoin/euro -- and will gradually open up to more retail and institutional investors
IBM Says It’s Ready to Work with Facebook on Blockchain
23.9.2019
IBM is willing to team up with Facebook to develop blockchain technology, as building that ecosystem is “a team sport.”
Spain Island Tourists Will Eventually Pay for ‘Everything’ in Crypto
23.9.2019
The technical director of a joint local government-private enterprise group in Spain’s Balearic Islands believes that a future whereby tourists in the area pay “for everything” in cryptocurrencies is on its way.
In an interview with news outlet El Mundo, Fundación Impulsa Technical Director Antoni...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 38
23.9.2019
Below is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
‘Gods Unchained’ Crypto Game Raises $15 Million from Naspers, Galaxy
23.9.2019
The maker of "Gods Unchained" just raised $15 million from Naspers and Galaxy Digital, signaling mounting investor interest in digital ownership
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops Further; BTC and XMR This Week’s Losers
23.9.2019
We find the average crypto market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins by market capitalization at 5.01/10 this week, compared to 5.22 last Monday, thus dropping for the second week in a row, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
For the third week in...
Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million
23.9.2019
Matter Labs is using "mathematical magic" to speed up transactions on ethereum. Now Placeholder VC and others are investing $2 million in the project
Overstock Appoints New CEO, Remains Committed to Blockchain Business
23.9.2019
The online retail giant has announced that Jonathan Johnson – who's led the firm since the departure of Patrick Byrne – is now its permanent CEO
Cisco, SingularityNET to Decentralize Artificial General Intelligence via Blockchain
23.9.2019
The networking giant has selected a blockchain-based platform developed by SingularityNET to host its decentralized AGI project
Crypto Exchange Giant Binance to Launch US Trading Tuesday
23.9.2019
Binance.US, the American arm of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, says trading will start on Sep 24