Bitcoin Dominates Fortune’s Most Impressive, Young Superstars List
“For the first time ever,” Fortune magazine announced, it “has assembled a supplementary honor roll of the most impressive, young superstars who are transforming business at the leading edge of finance and technology.” They’ve selected forty representatives from all over fintech, and each is under forty years old. Among them are many cryptosphere leaders finally … Read more
China Releases Ranking of 31 Crypto Projects
China’s Center for Information Industry Development has released its third ranking of crypto projects. Out of 31 projects, EOS remains at the top of the list while both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash have improved slightly from the previous month. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Third Ranking The Center for Information Industry … Read more
Why Is Blockstream Working With National Spies (SIGINT/HUMINT)?
Blockstream is working with former national spies. The question is, why on earth would a cryptocurrency company have the need to employ former spies? On October 23, 2014, Blockstream goes public and announces funding and the formation of their company. Shortly after Blockstream was incorporated, they received $50 million in venture capital from AXA, Khosla Ventures, … Read more
Report: XRP’s Drop in Line with Other Crypto ‘Underscores XRP’s Independence from Ripple’
Ripple released its Q2 market report, saying that XRP’s decline is in line with overall trends in the crypto market, which “underscores independence” from Ripple Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Leads $52.5 Mln Fundraising Round for Crypto-Lending Firm
Mike Novogratz’s merchant bank Galaxy Digital led a $52.5 million fundraising round for crypto-lending firm BlockFi Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Index ETF Tracking 10 Cryptocurrencies Filed With SEC
Bitwise Asset Management has announced its plan to launch “the first publicly-offered cryptocurrency index exchange-traded fund (ETF).” A registration statement has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund will track the returns of the company’s Hold 10 Index which aims to capture 80% of the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency … Read more
Coinbase Internal Investigation Concludes No Insider Trading Took Place
A Coinbase internal investigation has found that no insider trading of Bitcoin Cash took place in December, 2017, while a class action lawsuit is still being pursued Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Ross Ulbricht Murder-for-Hire Indictment to Be Dismissed
Robert K. Hur, United States Attorney from the Maryland district, filed a motion on July 20, 2018 to dismiss a 2013 three-count indictment against Ross Ulbricht which included murder-for-hire allegations. Mr. Ulbricht, 34, was prosecuted under a separate indictment out of the New York district as Dread Pirate Roberts, principal operator of underground online marketplace … Read more
Often-Overlooked Features of Blockchain
It was shocking – and offending – when I heard the news of Katlego Marite’s kidnapping and that the kidnappers had demanded ransom in Bitcoin. As Kai Stinchcombe puts it in Ten Years In, Nobody Has Come up With a Use for Blockchain, blockchain has no real use except “currency speculation and illegal transactions”. But … Read more