The Daily: Royal Mint Drops Digital Gold, Malta Issues Warning About Trading Platform

In this edition of The Daily, we cover the U.K. Royal Mint’s decision to freeze a plan to issue digital gold tokens. We also look at a new Australia Post ID verification service, as well as a warning by the Maltese financial regulator about a cryptocurrency investment platform. Also read: AMD Takes a Hit, Johnny … Read more

Blockchain Launches Hardware Wallet

The popular cryptocurrency software provider Blockchain has announced the launch of a custom hardware wallet that is exclusively tethered to the company’s flagship wallet. According to the development team behind the new hardware wallet called Lockbox, the firm collaborated with the wallet manufacturer Ledger in order to create the design.  Also read: SEC Suspends Trading in … Read more

House of Nakamoto Opens in Amsterdam

The House of Nakamoto, an Austrian project helping newbies enter the cryptocurrency world, has recently opened a new store in Amsterdam. Residents and guests of one of the most bitcoin-friendly cities in Europe can now learn about electronic money, get a starter kit with a hardware wallet and load it with digital coins.   Also … Read more

Japan Approves Self-Regulation of Cryptocurrency Exchanges

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, Japan’s Financial Services Agency granted the cryptocurrency industry the authority to self-regulate. The approval means that the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a coalition of several registered digital currency exchanges, can now set rules for operational requirements, consumer protection, prevention of money laundering and employee ethics. The association will also enforce compliance. … Read more

Drivechain Project Sees an Influx of Development Since Launch

Software developer Paul Sztorc revealed on Sept. 24 the launch of his first iteration of Drivechain, a sidechain concept that enables a cross-chain consensus validation system based on the proxies of miners. Since then, developers have created a faucet, block explorer, a script install, side-shift transfers, transaction replays, and another chain that resembles the Bitcoin … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Association to Fund Eatbch Charity in $1,000 BCH per Month

On Oct. 24, the community-driven Bitcoin Cash Association announced a new initiative where $1,000 worth of bitcoin cash will be sent to the two Eatbch campaigns in Venezuela and South Sudan every month. According to the nonprofit, the $1,000 will be divided between both organizations in order to help the Eatbch crew provide a solid … Read more

Cryptocurrency Roundup App Gets $100,000 Shark Tank Investment

Services that allow individuals to invest small amounts of money on a recurring basis have become popular in recent years, especially for young people. An automatic cryptocurrency buying app that rounds up everyday purchases has just secured a $100,000 investment on Shark Tank. Also Read: Cointext Launches SMS Bitcoin Cash Wallet in 4 New Markets … Read more

IDEX Blacklists New York Residents, Setting a Worrying Precedent

IDEX, the supposedly decentralized exchange, plans to start blocking traders who reside in the state of New York. The decision sets an alarming precedent for decentralized exchanges (DEX), which have traditionally given short shrift to regional regulations in their pursuit of censorship-resistance. Also read: Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Added to Coinbase World’s Largest Censorship-Resistant DEX Starts Censoring … Read more

The Daily: Square Open-Sources Subzero, Coin Stats Launches Chat Platform

In this edition of The Daily, we look at Square’s recent decision to open-source its Subzero cold storage solution. We also focus on Bitcurate’s new cryptocurrency market intelligence service, as well as the chat platform that Coin Stats is launching for cryptocurrency investors and coin teams. Also read: Binance to Expand in Singapore, Uphold Launches Loan … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Organizations Start Preparing for the November Hard Fork

As the days draw closer to the scheduled Bitcoin Cash upgrade, affiliated organizations are preparing for the hard fork. Data websites like Coin Dance have added statistics for feature support, upgrade voting, and public opinion. Meanwhile, the Nchain-backed SV-Pool has officially announced that its pool is now open to public miners. Also Read: Samsung Begins 7nm … Read more

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