Ross Ulbricht Clemency Petition Gathers 250,000 Signatures
[Ross Ulbricht Clemency Petition Gathers 250,000 Signatures]On Friday, the Clemency for Ross Ulbricht petition hosted on Change.org surpassed 250,000 signatures.
Chicago Company Mines at Oil Wells, Educates Producers About Bitcoin
[Chicago Company Mines at Oil Wells, Educates Producers About Bitcoin]Utilizing stranded gas to power bitcoin mining rigs at oil and gas wells is a promising business opportunity.
Bitcoin Cash 2019: Year in Review
[Bitcoin Cash 2019: Year in Review]2019 is coming to an end and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem has matured a great deal.
Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund Locks Over 85% of LFE Cash Tokens
[Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund Locks Over 85% of LFE Cash Tokens]Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund (a professional Cayman Islands investment fund) has secured 3,547,437,988 LFE Cash tokens for its flagship digital asset fund that has been launched this week.
State Street: 38% of Clients Will Put More Money into Digital Assets in 2020
The majority of asset managers that bank with State Street are interested in digital assets, but none have asked the global custodian to store them yet.
Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech
Bank of China has issued 20 billion yuan, or about $2.8 billion, in blockchain-based bonds to small businesses.
EU Finance Ministers Place Defacto Ban on Libra
[EU Finance Ministers Place Defacto Ban on Libra]Libra’s ongoing organizational snags and run-ins with regulators continue into December, as EU finance ministers agreed Thursday that Libra cannot be launched in the EU until concerns are adequately addressed.
MARKETS DAILY: Planning a Run on ‘Bitcoin Banks’?
With markets mixed but mostly down, we're looking at Deutche Bank's 2030 crypto call, the movement encouraging an annual bitcoin exchange "bank run", and Enjin’s Microsoft-fueled rally
Asset Manager Secures SEC Approval to Create Novel Bitcoin Futures Fund
NYDIG plans to raise $25 million for an SEC-approved investment fund focused entirely on cash-settled bitcoin futures.
Key Bitcoin Price Indicator Turns Bearish, But It May Not Be Bad News
The widely followed monthly MACD has turned bearish for the first time since May.
Microsoft Collaboration Fuels 50% Rally for Enjin’s Cryptocurrency
Microsoft’s collaboration with blockchain gaming startup Enjin has prompted a roughly 50 percent surge in the project's native token over a two-day period.
Venture Capitalists Have Invested Over $200M in Stablecoins
[Venture Capitalists Have Invested Over $200M in Stablecoins]Does the world need more stablecoins?
Mnuchin ‘Fine’ With Libra Launch, But Crypto Project Must ‘Fully’ Comply With AML Rules
Steven Mnuchin, secretary of the U.S.
Microsoft Is Using Blockchain to Help Firms Trust AI
Microsoft is pitching blockchain technology as a way to make artificial intelligence less scary for its corporate customers.
The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns
[The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns]The global Bitcoin and blockchain community will meet in Miami for the seventh year running to create the future of the industry.
Four Insights on Crypto Liquidity From Binance US and FTX
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Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product
The first application on Kadena's public blockchain is a tracking platform for CBD oil.
Mining Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO
[ASIC Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO]Ebang, the ASIC chip and mining rig manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China is allegedly filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S.
Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch
[Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch]Dozens of crypto funds, almost 70, have closed this year, a mainstream media outlet reported.
Tron and Poloniex Relationship Scrutinized After Digibyte Delisting
[Tron and Poloniex Relationship Scrutinized After Digibyte Delisting]The crypto firm Circle recently revealed that it was spinning off the trading platform Poloniex and has since warned customers to withdraw assets or they may be sent to state governments.
Multicoin Capital Hires Principal in Asia as Crypto VCs Look East
Mable Jiang, formerly of Nirvana Capital, will spearhead the venture firm's hunt for new deals in Asia.
Former eToro Analyst to Provide Crypto-Trading Course for Cointelligence
"Crypto has to be seen from a macro perspective," Mati Greenspan says.
Ripple Files Last Bid to Dismiss XRP Securities Lawsuit Before Court Meeting
Even if XRP were a security, the investors suing Ripple brought their case far too late for it to proceed, the company said in a new filing.
Ethereum’s Top DEX Is Rebooting With New Scaling Features
IDEX is launching a new DEX built on a layer 2 scalibility protocol made possible through Ethereum's Istanbul hard fork.
MARKETS DAILY: Casualties Ahead in the Cryptocurrency Mining Arms Race
On another down day, we're talking U.S.
Stack Overflow VP Joins Crypto Lending Firm as Chief Product Officer
Crypto lending firm Unchained Capital has hired Will Cole of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force as its new chief product officer.
Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments
Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds.
Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise
Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round.
Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD
BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model.