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Overstock to Pay Its Shareholders a Dividend in tZERO Tokens
31.7.2019
The digital dividend, Series A-1, will be paid in a ratio of 1:10 to the company's common stock
Café Coffee Day Founder VG Siddhartha Goes Missing
31.7.2019
In a shocking turn of events, the founder of India’s biggest coffee chain Café Coffee Day, VG Siddhartha, has gone missing since yesterday (29th July) evening from Mangaluru. Siddhartha holds the position as the Managing Director and Chairman in the coffee chain, which is popular across the nation...
Coinbase Pro to Enable Tezos Trading
31.7.2019
Inbound transfers of Tezos will be supported 12 hours ahead of full functionality on Monday, August 5
$500K, 60 Lawyers: Filing Reveals Costs of Bitfinex’s Fight With NY Regulators
30.7.2019
Bitfinex has spent half a million dollars producing documents in its ongoing battle with the New York Attorney General's office, a new filing says
WATCH: Blockstack CEO Discusses His Regulatory ‘Ah-Ha’ Moment
30.7.2019
In a conversation with Leigh Cuen, Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali explains why he "optimistic" towards the coming regulatory policies
VP of Engineering Tim Wagner Becomes Latest Exec to Leave Coinbase
30.7.2019
Coinbase is losing a number of high-ranking engineering staffers, CoinDesk has learned, including VP of engineering Tim Wagner
Philippines’ UnionBank Launches Stablecoin, Conducts the Country’s First Bank Blockchain Transaction
30.7.2019
The group ran its first transaction between three rural banks in an effort to improve its remittance offerings
Firearm Firm Wins Patent for Integrating Blockchain into ‘Black Box’ for Guns
30.7.2019
A new solution adds a blockchain-based recording system to firearms
Former Brazilian Central Bank Chief Praises Bitcoin, Libra
30.7.2019
Gustavo Franco. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Canal UM BRASIL
The former governor of the Central Bank of Brazil has heaped praise on Bitcoin – and suggested that McDonalds and Starbucks follow suit with Facebook, and consider launching cryptocurrencies of their own.
In an editorial piece...
US Senator: ‘I Don’t Think You’ve Persuaded Anyone’ Crypto Creates Financial Inclusion
30.7.2019
Sen. Brian Schatz (D.-HI) questioned the claim that blockchain spurs financial inclusion at Tuesday's Banking Committee hearing
When Cash Is Banned, Centralized Cryptos Are Not Going to Save You
30.7.2019
Australia is now moving forward with its proposed legislation to ban cash purchases over 10,000 AUD ($6,900) for business purposes. According to the treasury website: “The Black Economy Taskforce recommended this action to tackle tax evasion and other criminal activities.” While many...
Senator Admits U.S. Can't Ban Bitcoin, Crypto Market Goes Up
30.7.2019
The crypto market corrected higher following a hearing entitled “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain” at the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee today.
At pixel time (16:33 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 9,697 and is up by 1% in the past...
Coinbase-Backed Securitize Issues Token Representing a Financial Newsletter Business
30.7.2019
The token produced in collaboration with Curzio Research is Securitize's tenth issuance
Blockchain Launches Exchange & Trading Started on Eosfinex
30.7.2019
Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, The Business of Fashion
At the time when the trading volume is down across the crypto market and industry players are increasingly talking about the imminent consolidation of crypto exchanges, new trading platforms are being...
Former Mt Gox CEO Karpeles Must Face US Class Action, Judge Rules
30.7.2019
Mark Karpeles, former CEO of the early bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, must face a class action lawsuit in Philadelphia over the firm's 2014 collapse
Watch the Senate Banking Committee’s Crypto Regulation Hearing Live
30.7.2019
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is about to hold its hearing on regulation for cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Here's how you can watch it
What Three Bitcoin Metrics Show
30.7.2019
As bitcoin price is showing some early signs of a possible recovery, let’s take a look at three popular valuation metrics for bitcoin to better understand the current situation in the market.
NVT Ratio
The Network Value to Transactions (NVT) Ratio for Bitcoin is now at 77.4. This is within...
Coinbase Custody to List YouNow’s Props Token
30.7.2019
Since the token launched in early July, more than 230,000 YouNow and XSplit users and content creators have been given 'Props.'
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Adds Wallet App from Blockchain Phone Rival Pundi X
30.7.2019
The blockchain smartphone makers are working together to boost crypto adoption, with Pundi X's wallet being added to the Galaxy S10's options
Multicoin Leads $20 Million Round for Speed-Focused Solana Blockchain
30.7.2019
Claiming it can handle many more transactions per second than existing blockchains, Solana has raised capital to ramp up development