Kahina Van Dyke, former senior vice president of business and development at blockchain firm Ripple, took on the role of Global Head, Digital Channels and Client Data Analytics at major bank StandardRead More…
19Feb/20
19Feb/20
On-Chain Activity Suggests Bitcoin Price Volatility Will Continue, Thanks to ‘Whales’
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price volatility spiked in January and could further increase over the near term because “whales” have surfaced. The cryptocurrency’s annualized volatility grew roughly eight percentage points in January to aRead More…
19Feb/20
IRS Invites Cryptocurrency Advocates to March Summit
With the 2019 tax season upon us, the IRS is leaving nothing off the table. Cryptocurrency holders are looking for ways to avoid reporting failures on their returns, and the agency hasRead More…
19Feb/20
Samsung Continues Support for Crypto with New Flagship Smartphone
Samsung Electronics’ newly launched Galaxy smartphone will come with the same crypto storage facilities found on previous models. Unveiling the Samsung Galaxy S20 range recently, the Korean tech giant said the phone’sRead More…
18Feb/20
Decentralized Lending Protocol bZx Hacked Twice in a Matter of Days
Decentralized finance (DeFi) proponents are taking a hard hit after decentralized lending protocol bZx saw two successful hacks just days apart with losses totalling around $954,000. According to bZx’s report, the protocolRead More…
18Feb/20
Boerse Stuttgart Subsidiary Launching Institutional Crypto Custody Services
Blocknox, a subsidiary of the second largest German stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart, is expanding its cryptocurrency custody service to institutional players. According to an announcement from the bourse on Tuesday, Blocknox alreadyRead More…
17Feb/20
Binance Cloud to Allow Users to Launch a Crypto Exchange Within 5 Days
Binance’s newly released Binance Cloud platform might be somewhat different from what the crypto industry expects the new feature to be. After Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) first hinted atRead More…
17Feb/20
Russia’s Central Bank Proposes New Token Framework, But Labels Crypto Transactions ‘Suspicious’
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has formally proposed a legal framework for tokenization, but also plans to label cryptocurrency transactions as suspicious activity, it said in a press release Monday. TheRead More…
17Feb/20
Crypto Games, a Market in the Making of Its Own Fortune
Since the release of a game called CryptoKitties in November 2017, the concept of nonfungible tokens has been rooted in the minds of developers and crypto investors alike. The year 2019 wasRead More…
17Feb/20
Bitcoin Mining Unit Manufacturer MicroBT Nibbles at Bitmain’s Market Share
Bitcoin miner maker MicroBT has rapidly expanded market share by selling over half a million units in 2019, chipping away at rival Bitmain’s dominance. MicroBT sold about 600,000 units of its flagshipRead More…