October 2018

205 articles published in October 2018.

October 31, 2018, 6:16PM EDT10 reflections as bitcoin turns 10
October 31, 2018, 3:26PM EDTMapping out crypto media
October 31, 2018, 2:07PM EDTHarbor is teaming up with BitGo to unleash the tokenization revolution
October 31, 2018, 11:53AM EDTBitcoin white paper: 10 years and 10 facts
October 31, 2018, 11:11AM EDTVenezuela's state-owned cryptocurrency Petro starts selling
October 31, 2018, 10:38AM EDTConsenSys acquires space mining company
October 31, 2018, 9:58AM EDTChinese retail giant JD.com will launch a blockchain research lab
October 31, 2018, 9:44AM EDTStudy: 25% of affluent millennials use or hold cryptocurrency
October 30, 2018, 9:40PM EDTLedger plans to add support for stablecoins
October 30, 2018, 9:17PM EDTERC20 token standard creator proposes a reversible ICO
October 30, 2018, 4:15PM EDTGoldman Sachs has customers getting ready to trade its bitcoin derivative, but it's not rushing to push more products
October 30, 2018, 4:09PM EDTYellen: 'I will just say outright I am not a fan' of bitcoin
October 30, 2018, 4:07PM EDTBank of America's new patent hints at possible crypto storage device
October 30, 2018, 10:48AM EDTCoinbase is hiring to build an app for its professional trading platform
October 30, 2018, 9:44AM EDTBitcoin dealer faces five-year imprisonment for operating an 'unlicensed money transmitting business' using LocalBitcoins
October 30, 2018, 9:28AM EDTSurvey: 60% of Americans believe cryptocurrencies should be treated the same as fiat currencies in political campaigns
October 30, 2018, 8:08AM EDTCoinbase announces $300 million fundraise
October 30, 2018, 6:43AM EDTU.K. identified key risks related to cryptoassets and commits to mitigate them
October 29, 2018, 4:38PM EDTeToro’s new listing looks like a security, but the firm is not worried about regulatory uncertainty
October 29, 2018, 3:55PM EDTResearch: ICOs and exchanges dominate Ethereum's top smart contracts
October 29, 2018, 3:02PM EDTEnergy researcher: We should not recklessly extrapolate recent growth rates for Bitcoin into the future
October 29, 2018, 9:49AM EDT'It's a no brainer:' The Big Four are on a hiring spree for crypto audit efforts
October 29, 2018, 9:19AM EDTZcash makes private transactions lighter and faster with the activation of Sapling
October 29, 2018, 8:21AM EDTMarket capitalization and volumes of ERC20 tokens hit 1-year lows
October 29, 2018, 7:45AM EDTBitstamp has been acquired by a Belgium-based investment company NXMH
October 29, 2018, 2:53AM EDTStarkWare revs up fundraising with $30M round
October 28, 2018, 7:57PM EDTIBM and Maersk struggle to sign up partners for its blockchain supply chain product
October 28, 2018, 7:42PM EDTCrypto exchange pulls an apparent exit scam
October 28, 2018, 1:42PM EDTCryptocurrency firms invade CB Insights' Fintech 250 list
October 28, 2018, 10:05AM EDTCrypto Caselaw Minute (Week of 10.21.18)
October 27, 2018, 9:33PM EDTSurvey: Nearly 24% of crypto investors had large losses in September
October 27, 2018, 11:19AM EDTHong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange to delist 50 plus trading pairs
October 27, 2018, 10:55AM EDTIRS advisory committee calls for clearer tax guidance regarding crypto
October 26, 2018, 3:58PM EDTSurvey: IBM and think tank find central banks support digital currency, but have concerns
October 26, 2018, 11:03AM EDTA bitcoin-backed ethereum token is coming in 2019, and it could help a struggling corner of the crypto market
October 26, 2018, 10:17AM EDTCoinbase cuts remote customer support staff
October 26, 2018, 10:08AM EDTBitwise launches crypto portal for financial advisors
October 26, 2018, 9:52AM EDTChinese arbitration court rules bitcoin is protected as property
October 26, 2018, 9:41AM EDTRipple collected $163M from XRP sales in the third quarter
October 26, 2018, 9:15AM EDTResearch finds North Korea sponsored two cryptocurrency scams this year
October 25, 2018, 9:27PM EDTThe Block's editorial manifesto: Of course we can't be bought
October 25, 2018, 4:11PM EDTReport: Only one-third of tokens actually outperformed both ETH and BTC
October 25, 2018, 3:25PM EDTBitfury exploring potential IPO
October 25, 2018, 1:19PM EDTResearch arm of Sony announces the creation of a contactless hardware wallet
October 25, 2018, 11:35AM EDTSocially conscious finance fueled by blockchain-based Islamic bonds
October 25, 2018, 10:26AM EDTCoinDesk: Bitmain misled investors in pre-IPO funding round
October 25, 2018, 9:00AM EDTBlockchain partners with Ledger to develop custom hardware device
October 25, 2018, 5:23AM EDTAMD's sales of mining GPUs are now negligible, shares tumble 25%
October 24, 2018, 4:22PM EDTBakkt could get regulatory green-light for its bitcoin futures as soon as next week
October 24, 2018, 3:41PM EDTResearchers study over 500 cryptocurrency pump and dump schemes
October 24, 2018, 3:27PM EDTTether redeems and burns 500 million USDT
October 24, 2018, 11:25AM EDTPledge fulfilled: Boost VC backs 100th crypto startup
October 24, 2018, 9:20AM EDTJapanese financial watchdog approves self-regulation for crypto industry
October 24, 2018, 6:41AM EDTBinance plans to fix charitable giving using the blockchain
October 24, 2018, 4:03AM EDTIDEX, (de)centralized exchange, will start blocking New York
October 23, 2018, 3:31PM EDTCoinbase snags license to operate as a qualified custodian
October 23, 2018, 3:00PM EDTCoinbase wins order tossing insider-trading lawsuit
October 23, 2018, 12:22PM EDTCoinbase launches USDC and joins CENTRE as a co-founding member
October 23, 2018, 12:08PM EDTAustralian Government: 'For every use of blockchain that you would consider today there is a better technology'
October 23, 2018, 10:13AM EDTEthereum co-founder's bold bet on better blockchains nearly ready to bust out
October 23, 2018, 9:54AM EDTSEC met with SolidX, VanEck and Cboe to discuss the bitcoin ETF
October 23, 2018, 9:40AM EDTTrezor users can now exchange cryptoassets directly in their wallet
October 23, 2018, 9:19AM EDTSquare open sources its bitcoin cold storage solution
October 23, 2018, 7:14AM EDTHTC unveiled its first blockchain phone
October 22, 2018, 10:16PM EDTBinance receives strategic funding from the venture arm of Singapore's sovereign fund
October 22, 2018, 6:48PM EDTThe ties that bind? Coinbase's listing of 0x draws scrutiny given the exchange's connections to a VC firm promising 'asymmetric info'
October 22, 2018, 5:05PM EDTBakkt confirms The Block's reporting that it will start trading bitcoin futures on Dec. 12
October 22, 2018, 2:29PM EDTICO halted by Australian securities watchdog
October 22, 2018, 1:28PM EDTA Chicago crypto exchange has assembled a slate of new directors to help prepare for a November launch
October 22, 2018, 11:24AM EDTSEC suspends trading in company for making false crypto-related claims
October 22, 2018, 9:21AM EDTChina proposes new rules requiring blockchain providers to register users using real names
October 22, 2018, 8:15AM EDTBitmain releases firmware to enable overt AsicBoost
October 22, 2018, 6:19AM EDTBisq volumes reach all time highs as Monero demand spikes
October 21, 2018, 11:12PM EDTBlock(chain) the vote? Slow down, researchers say
October 21, 2018, 11:01PM EDTBlockchain engineers raking in the big bucks even as cryptos struggle
October 21, 2018, 10:19PM EDTING Bank improves blockchain privacy with zero-knowledge proofs
October 21, 2018, 8:29PM EDTBank of Japan: Central Bank-issued digital currencies are not an effective tool for monetary policies
October 21, 2018, 5:21PM EDTHedge fund manager is accepting bitcoins for his NYC mansion
October 21, 2018, 6:18AM EDTTether dominance reaches 3-year lows
October 19, 2018, 5:46PM EDTPaxos takes lead, Circle is competing, Gemini is losing
October 19, 2018, 3:39PM EDTHuobi will launch an all-in-one stablecoin
October 19, 2018, 3:30PM EDTGlobal watchdog for money laundering to release cryptocurrency oversight rules by June
October 19, 2018, 3:15PM EDTAccounting giant EY: Vast majority of ICOs trade below offering price, many worthless
October 19, 2018, 2:34PM EDTNorth Korean hackers have stolen $571M in cryptoassets since 2017
October 19, 2018, 7:48AM EDTBinance seeks to add new stablecoins
October 18, 2018, 8:52PM EDTFidelity is dialing up hiring for its cryptocurrency efforts
October 18, 2018, 7:38PM EDTCrypto-related M&A activity hitting record highs
October 18, 2018, 5:52PM EDTGemini's business development head Sarah Olsen explains the significance of stablecoins in new white-paper
October 18, 2018, 3:13PM EDTSEC sets up new office to talk to ICOs projects
October 18, 2018, 1:09PM EDTGoldman Sachs will not rely on Bakkt for a crypto custody product, but it might trade on the platform
October 18, 2018, 9:18AM EDT$4 million in bitcoins to be auctioned off by U.S. Marshals
October 18, 2018, 8:47AM EDTHere's who some of the biggest crypto firms are banking with
October 18, 2018, 8:38AM EDTGoldman Sachs and Galaxy Digital Ventures are investing in BitGo
October 18, 2018, 8:08AM EDTChinese mining hardware manufacturers to be impacted by U.S. tariffs
October 17, 2018, 11:27PM EDTClose to 19% of mined Bitcoin blocks were empty
October 17, 2018, 4:45PM EDTToken teams are paying for inflated volumes, but this tech company is helping traders spot them
October 17, 2018, 2:52PM EDTCME Group saw a 41% increase in average daily volume for bitcoin futures in Q3 2018
October 17, 2018, 2:52PM EDTThe Block perspectives featured on Anthony Pompliano's 'Off the Chain' podcast
October 17, 2018, 10:27AM EDTCrypto Simplified: Explaining Sidechains
October 17, 2018, 10:01AM EDTBitMEX Research analyzes Bitcoin client implementations and announces its own client
October 17, 2018, 9:36AM EDTZRX is up 38% since Coinbase announced it will list it
October 17, 2018, 9:29AM EDTCryptocurrency wallet provider Blockchain announces airdrop program
October 17, 2018, 8:10AM EDTCoinbase's $ZRX listing draws new scrutiny to the company's token addition process
October 16, 2018, 4:15PM EDTWatch this: Family offices meet crypto entrepreneurs
October 16, 2018, 2:47PM EDTBitfinex appears to have moved its business to a Hong Kong bank
October 16, 2018, 12:52PM EDTBakkt and ErisX staff up as institutional crypto gets ready to hit Wall Street
October 16, 2018, 12:52PM EDTDecred hands over $23M treasury to stakeholders
October 16, 2018, 12:27PM EDTLINE jumps on the exchange token trend and launches its own token
October 16, 2018, 9:46AM EDTPaxos has issued over $50M of its stablecoin
October 16, 2018, 9:19AM EDTWeaknesses in the Web 3.0 thesis
October 16, 2018, 8:32AM EDTTether has found a new bank in the Caribbean
October 16, 2018, 6:00AM EDTHuobi joins OKEx in listing all regulated stablecoins
October 15, 2018, 12:58PM EDTBinance launched its first fiat crypto exchange in Uganda
October 15, 2018, 12:29PM EDTFidelity, the $2.5 trillion Wall Street giant, is launching a brand new institutional brokerage and custody business for crypto
October 15, 2018, 10:38AM EDTBinance briefly paused Tether withdrawals to upgrade the cold wallet
October 15, 2018, 10:35AM EDTIs a Tether bank run underway?
October 15, 2018, 10:18AM EDTThe top 10 Tether holders
October 15, 2018, 10:13AM EDTUpstate New York crypto haven considers new rules on mining
October 15, 2018, 5:51AM EDTOKEx will list all regulated stablecoins
October 14, 2018, 10:27PM EDTBarclays puts crypto trading project on ice
October 14, 2018, 10:53AM EDTCrypto community members voice concerns at San Francisco Blockchain Week
October 14, 2018, 8:41AM EDTBrave targets Google and Facebook in EU anti-competition letter
October 14, 2018, 7:49AM EDTBitcoin's average transaction fee only surpassed $55 once in history
October 13, 2018, 9:08PM EDTEthereum Constantinople hard fork goes live on testnet with some issues
October 12, 2018, 4:19PM EDTBitfinex confirms The Block's report that it's suspended fiat deposits
October 12, 2018, 1:47PM EDTGemini announces support for litecoin and bitcoin cash
October 12, 2018, 12:45PM EDTNasdaq is looking at gatecrashing a red-hot industry with a platform to issue tokenized securities
October 12, 2018, 10:35AM EDTSEC ramps up pressure on cryptocurrency startups
October 12, 2018, 9:48AM EDTSouth Korean consortium buys a majority stake in Bithumb for ~$350M
October 12, 2018, 3:36AM EDTPremiums on Bitfinex continue widening
October 11, 2018, 9:21PM EDTCoinbase's Adam White is joining Bakkt as its COO
October 11, 2018, 6:17PM EDTGemini poaches a former Goldman Sachs, Citadel techie as its director of business development
October 11, 2018, 2:46PM EDTDecentralization detour: Regulated stablecoins hit unregulated exchanges
October 11, 2018, 2:00PM EDTPeople's Bank of China hiring to build central bank crypto
October 11, 2018, 1:25PM EDTCoinbase adds decentralized exchange protocol 0x (ZRX)
October 11, 2018, 12:29PM EDTCoinbase is shutting down its fund aimed at big investors as it pivots to a new retail product
October 11, 2018, 9:44AM EDTCipherTrace: 97% of criminal bitcoins are sent to unregulated exchanges
October 11, 2018, 9:02AM EDTA golden opportunity opened up for traders as the crypto market shed billions
October 11, 2018, 6:44AM EDTMajor cryptocurrencies crash along with global stock markets
October 11, 2018, 6:36AM EDTBitfinex suspends all fiat deposits
October 11, 2018, 3:55AM EDTPaxos and TrueUSD trades at a premium against Tether
October 10, 2018, 3:47PM EDTBlockstream officially launches Liquid
October 10, 2018, 3:37PM EDTEuropean market regulator to assess each ICO on case-by-case basis
October 10, 2018, 1:24PM EDTChainalysis: Bitcoin's largest holders are diverse
October 10, 2018, 12:16PM EDTProof-of-work is efficient
October 10, 2018, 11:29AM EDTBinance de-listing causes 4 cryptocurrencies to instantly crash
October 10, 2018, 10:24AM EDTBrazil among the top countries targeted with crypto-jacking software
October 10, 2018, 8:19AM EDTGemini is shaking up customer service, and it has brought on a former Wall Street COO to help
October 10, 2018, 7:40AM EDTHackers exploit bug in Ethereum-based adult entertainment platform
October 10, 2018, 4:54AM EDTPaxos pulls ahead in the regulated stablecoin race
October 9, 2018, 4:18PM EDTWhat's up with rat? Art sends a message about the Fed, bitcoin, and the financial crisis 10 years later
October 9, 2018, 12:13PM EDTA former Virtu trader is shaking up an opaque corner of the cryptocurrency market with a new decentralized OTC product
October 9, 2018, 11:41AM EDTTether volumes seem unaffected by the bear market
October 9, 2018, 11:04AM EDTNearly 1% of ETH is locked into the DAI stablecoin
October 9, 2018, 10:53AM EDTForbes to publish stories on the Ethereum blockchain
October 9, 2018, 10:40AM EDTRoger Ver plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange
October 9, 2018, 9:19AM EDTAustralian research organization to test out smart contracts for insurance
October 9, 2018, 7:05AM EDTBitcoin's volatility is hitting 2-year lows
October 8, 2018, 6:05PM EDTDIAR: Coinbase's trading volumes have hit their lowest point in a year
October 8, 2018, 3:36PM EDTThe United Arab Emirates to allow ICOs as funding option
October 8, 2018, 12:02PM EDTDespite regulatory cold water, the list of crypto ETF hopefuls grows
October 8, 2018, 11:35AM EDTAutonomous NEXT: Here are the possible factors behind the ICO market's implosion
October 8, 2018, 9:21AM EDTIBM launches food-tracking blockchain after 18 months of testing
October 8, 2018, 6:17AM EDTBinance will start donating listing fees
October 7, 2018, 8:47PM EDTU.S. Senators move to sanction Venezuela's cryptocurrency
October 7, 2018, 1:39PM EDT'Bitfinex is not insolvent:' Crypto exchange giant Bitfinex responds to recent rumors in new blog post
October 6, 2018, 6:34AM EDTBitfinex appears to be banking with HSBC
October 6, 2018, 6:11AM EDTBlockchain is a 'frontier tech,' and that's why success in crypto requires a radically different mindset
October 5, 2018, 4:41PM EDTCalling for the end of the term 'Blockchain'
October 5, 2018, 3:40PM EDTCFTC: Cryptocurrency scams contributed to an increase in fines
October 5, 2018, 12:45PM EDTCelsius heats up with interest-paying crypto accounts
October 5, 2018, 12:34PM EDTBlock by Block: Marketplaces
October 5, 2018, 12:20PM EDTCircle to acquire crowdfunding firm SeedInvest
October 5, 2018, 9:51AM EDTSurvey: Cryptocurrencies make Americans feel uncertain and confused
October 5, 2018, 8:11AM EDTYale's endowment enters the crypto fray
October 4, 2018, 4:12PM EDTAdam White, one of Coinbase's earliest employees, leaves the company
October 4, 2018, 3:34PM EDTThe ICE has it? Gov't official discusses efforts to track cryptocurrencies and combat drug trade
October 4, 2018, 3:13PM EDTOver 1,600 cryptocurrency ATMs are coming to Argentina
October 4, 2018, 3:06PM EDTOne of Korea's largest crypto exchanges plans to launch a decentralized platform
October 4, 2018, 9:47AM EDTIBM designs a hybrid blockchain architecture for IoT
October 4, 2018, 9:42AM EDTFederal court upholds CFTC's right to prosecute fraud involving virtual currency
October 4, 2018, 6:43AM EDTAir France - KLM look to eliminate middlemen with blockchain
October 3, 2018, 5:37PM EDTAbra to launch token tied to crypto index fund
October 3, 2018, 3:49PM EDTGemini obtains insurance for cryptoassets
October 3, 2018, 2:08PM EDTCasa, the crypto security firm, brings on an industry heavyweight as it eyes new opportunities
October 3, 2018, 12:45PM EDTCircle set to eliminate margin, remove three tokens from its exchange
October 3, 2018, 12:20PM EDTResearch report gives Coinbase Pro top rank for security
October 3, 2018, 11:49AM EDTtrueEx to launch Bitcoin swaps contracts
October 3, 2018, 9:55AM EDTTokenized real estate comes to the Big Apple
October 3, 2018, 9:36AM EDTBlockchain Game Alliance pushing for blockchain integration in gaming
October 3, 2018, 8:30AM EDTA slew of Wall Street giants are getting behind an upstart exchange looking to launch a suite of crypto futures, and it could be a big rival to Bakkt
October 2, 2018, 4:15PM EDTSouth Korean policy committee chair advocates for ICOs
October 2, 2018, 1:07PM EDTWith new fundraise, Coinbase will be worth $8 billion
October 2, 2018, 11:34AM EDTWe talked to clients and potential buyers of Noble International, and this is what we learned
October 2, 2018, 10:48AM EDTBloomberg: Institutional investors are avoiding exchanges
October 2, 2018, 10:14AM EDTWSJ suggest bots are manipulating price of Bitcoin
October 2, 2018, 7:55AM EDTCoinbase has poached Instinet CEO Jonathan Kellner to lead institutional sales
October 2, 2018, 7:36AM EDTWhere are Tether and Bitfinex banking today?
October 1, 2018, 5:59PM EDTRipple's xRapid goes live as $XRP finds its first commercial use case
October 1, 2018, 4:27PM EDTSquare is the most important US cryptocurrency company
October 1, 2018, 3:24PM EDTSia is resetting its mining algorithm to brick major ASIC miners
October 1, 2018, 11:54AM EDTLeak reveals collusion on EOS blockchain
October 1, 2018, 11:34AM EDTMalta's PM calls touts crypto as the 'inevitable future of money'
October 1, 2018, 9:39AM EDTStellar officially launches its decentralized exchange
October 1, 2018, 9:14AM EDTBitMEX: Despite ETH downturn ICO projects are still sitting on gains rather than losses