Bitcoin in Brief Friday: China Mulls Blockchain Standard, Zcash Fights Chinese ASICs

In today’s Bitcoin in Brief we are covering a number of stories related to China. According to statements by Chinese officials, the People’s Republic is developing a national standard for blockchain technologies, which should be introduced next year. Also, the Zcash Foundation is taking steps to protect the network of the privacy coin from ASIC-based … Read more

What’s In a Name? The Identity Crisis for Initial Coin Offerings

Aaron Kaplan, securities attorney and COO of Prometheum, is guest author for this Opinion/Editorial.  Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have become the investment du jour while the understanding of what ICOs are has become desperately convoluted. Every huckster, scammer and opportunist has tried to hop on the bandwagon. (I’m talking to you, Casey Ryback) Many of … Read more

PR: Bitex Launches Token Pre-Sale to Bring Global Crypto-Banking to the Local Level

Hyper-localized and global crypto-bank Bitex begins token pre-sale on May 8th, 2018 Singapore — Bitex, the first locally-embedded global crypto-bank, today announced that they are launching their token pre-sale at 3 p.m. UTC, on May 8th. The pre-sale of XBX, Bitex’s utility token, will only be opened to accredited contributors in preparation for the company’s … Read more

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman is Bullish on Cryptocurrencies

The chief executive officer of Nasdaq, Adena Friedman, discussed cryptocurrency and blockchain, among a number of subjects, in an interview with CNN. In the interview, Mrs. Friedman expressed bullish optimism for the future of cryptocurrency. Also Read: Xapo Estimated to be Housing 6.25% of Total BTC Supply Nasdaq CEO Bullish on Cryptocurrency In the interview with … Read more

Upgrade Time: Bitcoin Cash 32MB Fork Activates Tuesday

In less than a week on May 15, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will be upgrading the base block size from 8MB to 32MB, as well as re-enabling and adding some OP_Codes to the codebase. With just days left there are a few things BCH holders and full node operators should know before the upgrade … Read more

Telegram Reportedly Testing Service to Store Data for Identity Verification

Telegram has been testing a new service that will store users’ information and documents for verification purposes, according to Russian media reports. Telegram Passport will be used to keep personal details and copies of IDs, banking statements, and utility bills to identify users on Telegram’s blockchain platform TON.  Also read: After Telegram, Viber May Be … Read more

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