The Death of FCoin: A Tale of Bad Token Design

FCoin is a crypto exchange that began trading in May 2018. It is maybe best known in the US and Europe for crippling the Ethereum network, but it is well known in Asia, and especially China, for its innovative “Trans-Fee Mining” incentive program. erformance of FCoin’s “Trans-Fee Mining” was so sensational that almost every crypto exchange … Read more

What Is Uppward?

Despite the growing popularity of cryptocurrency, some of the industry’s key issues remain in place. Scams and fraudulent projects have become the new normal over the years. Fighting such trends has proven to be very difficult, if not impossible. With the help of Uppward, that situation may come to change fairly soon. The Uppward Concept Originally … Read more

IOT Marketplace DataBroker DAO Announces 3 New Alliances And Tokenjar Listing

DataBroker DAO has not skipped a beat, leveraging the momentum made on their successful token sale with three new memberships and another successful listing. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article TokenJar Listing The project has already been listed on CoinMarketCap and already has their native DTX token tradeable on the two exchanges: Bitforex and CoinFalcon. … Read more

Indiegogo Facilitates Issuance of Securities Tokens

Indiegogo, a popular crowdfunding website, is allowing an Aspen-based luxury ski resort to issue and distribute securities tokens via its platform. The hotel is seeking to raise $18 million USD through the offering – which Indiegogo has claimed is fully compliant with all pertinent regulations. Also Read: $1.1 Million Landmark Crypto Fraud Case Establishes CFTC Jurisdiction … Read more

Top 5 Types of Cyber Attacks You will Encounter in 2018

Introduction Every system administrator is worried about hackers. This is because hackers obtain unauthorized access to their system, stealing critical information, locking some files and leaking proprietary data to the public. Honestly, it can be a daunting task for companies to try to recover from such attacks. The breaching of data that occurred at Equifax … Read more

Who Says Man Shall Not Live by Cryptocurrency Alone?

Many people inside the cryptocurrency community spend extended periods of time in front of their computers. When they do take a break and step out into the real world, they often have a hard time explaining what they do. The very words “cryptocurrency” or “blockchain” often provoke ill-concealed smirks or outright guffaws followed by remarks like, … Read more

The Daily: China Escalates Crackdown, Russia Chases Shadows, UK Warns of Scams

Following the closing of social media accounts of crypto news organizations and after forbidding hotels from hosting crypto-related events, China has turned its attention to banning payments to trading platforms based outside the country. We’ve covered the escalation of the crackdown in The Daily. Also, Russia’s Interior Ministry wants to introduce criminal liability for shadowy … Read more

$1.1 Million Landmark Crypto Fraud Case Establishes CFTC Jurisdiction

The US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) helped bring a fraud case to court, hoping to both assist in its ultimate prosecution and establish precedent. The New York Eastern District Court decided in the CFTC’s favor, ending in a combined over $1.1 million decision in fines and restitution. It also established the regulator as having … Read more