December 2018

195 articles published in December 2018.

December 31, 2018, 6:52PM ESTThe falling price of bitcoin forces startups to downsize
December 31, 2018, 1:22PM ESTBakkt has made 3 new hires — here's who's working on the $182.5M crypto project
December 31, 2018, 1:00PM ESTThe looming threat of crypto-jacking
December 31, 2018, 11:30AM ESTEU to fund bug bounty programs to delouse open source projects
December 31, 2018, 10:18AM ESTBakkt scores $182.5M in funding to drive institutional and merchant adoption in crypto
December 31, 2018, 9:36AM ESTHere comes the New Year! Please stop irresponsibly predicting cryptocurrency prices!
December 31, 2018, 9:30AM ESTCase of stolen ether results in first crypto-related criminal sentence issued in Argentina
December 31, 2018, 9:00AM ESTBitMEX CEO predicts Ethereum will “rebound aggressively” once ICO returns to form
December 31, 2018, 8:00AM EST18 UK-based crypto companies under FCA scrutiny
December 30, 2018, 9:43PM ESTBlockchain companies paid out nearly $900k to white hat hackers in 2018
December 30, 2018, 3:14PM ESTSurvey of 4,200 in China finds 40% would buy crypto
December 30, 2018, 9:16AM ESTHiding assets in crypto? The FTC is on to you
December 29, 2018, 9:28PM ESTHuobi Group plans to launch a crypto exchange dedicated to EOS
December 29, 2018, 5:40AM ESTBitcoin and dictatorship: the case for freedom
December 28, 2018, 4:00PM ESTA Taiwanese man faces jail time for stealing $3 million in electricity
December 28, 2018, 2:30PM ESTPaperless nation: Estonia builds a digital society
December 28, 2018, 1:58PM ESTThe Federal Reserve drops Fedcoin idea
December 28, 2018, 12:27PM ESTItaly has formed a group of 30 blockchain experts to come up with a crypto strategy for the country
December 28, 2018, 10:39AM ESTResearchers demo crypto hardware wallet vulnerabilities at tech conference
December 28, 2018, 9:50AM EST2018 in review: A year of regulatory shake-ups, investor wake-ups, and stablecoin take-ups
December 28, 2018, 9:00AM EST$3.3m EUR gone? When escrow services go wrong
December 28, 2018, 3:55AM ESTTrader Jeremy Spence sued for alleged Ponzi scheme
December 27, 2018, 4:55PM ESTHackers used a clever new tactic to steal over $700k from the users of a popular bitcoin wallet
December 27, 2018, 4:26PM ESTSouth Korean court sides with crypto exchange over disgruntled user who claims he was hacked out of $355,000
December 27, 2018, 11:02AM ESTPwC crypto lead expects “exciting things” in 2019
December 27, 2018, 10:17AM ESTChina’s crypto giant Huobi plans layoffs triggered by bitcoin’s fall
December 27, 2018, 10:14AM ESTThe best crypto coverage of 2018
December 26, 2018, 4:51PM EST2018 Year in Review - Sneak Peek
December 26, 2018, 3:14PM ESTGMO exits crypto mining industry after recording "extraordinary" losses
December 26, 2018, 11:51AM ESTWSJ: Hundreds of crypto offerings show signs of "plagiarism, identity theft and promises of improbable returns"
December 26, 2018, 11:09AM ESTWSJ: Regulators have brought more than 90 cases over the past two years against crypto companies
December 26, 2018, 10:33AM ESTIndian government panel suggests possible rule change around legal status of cryptocurrencies
December 26, 2018, 4:42AM ESTBitcoin and Ethereum weekly trading volume reached 7-month highs
December 25, 2018, 11:26AM ESTBitmain layoffs underway, may impact up to 50% of staff
December 24, 2018, 9:42PM ESTBitcoin Private core developers plan hard fork to remove covertly premined coins
December 24, 2018, 9:05AM ESTBrave browser is collecting donations on your behalf — did you know?
December 24, 2018, 3:02AM ESTBinance is adding two pairs with XRP as the quote asset
December 23, 2018, 5:03PM ESTCoinmetrics report: Over 2 million Bitcoin Private tokens were covertly premined, breaking the 21 million supply cap
December 23, 2018, 2:07PM EST"It would both be over-rated and under-rated:' We spoke to some of the top crypto experts about Facebook's reported stablecoin — here's what they said
December 23, 2018, 1:15PM ESTThe SEC suspends trading of $ARGB for falsely claiming an SEC endorsement
December 23, 2018, 12:02PM ESTReport: There were over 800 newly registered U.K. crypto companies in 2018
December 23, 2018, 9:40AM ESTTerm sheets: Locations Matter
December 23, 2018, 9:37AM ESTWall Street banks cool their crypto ambitions as bitcoin tanks in 2018
December 22, 2018, 2:35AM ESTCaselaw Minute: Investing in Sunstock 'trenches'
December 21, 2018, 9:58PM ESTBakkt might not get the necessary approvals to meet its target launch date in January 2019
December 21, 2018, 3:48PM ESTNews publication uploads an entire article onto Ethereum and IPFS
December 21, 2018, 3:09PM ESTTwo crypto firms have merged to build the go-to platform to support institutions as they dive into bitcoin markets
December 21, 2018, 1:29PM ESTCivic's token illustrates why companies masquerading as tokens will fail
December 21, 2018, 12:19PM ESTExchange volume for Tether sees all-time high
December 21, 2018, 11:00AM ESTRipple maneuvers through class action lawsuits
December 21, 2018, 10:39AM ESTEOS is a DAO
December 21, 2018, 9:42AM ESTBrian Armstrong joins pledge to donate his wealth to charity
December 21, 2018, 9:30AM ESTBitfinex introduces margin trading for Tether
December 21, 2018, 9:09AM ESTOverstock's been in a tailspin, and even its CEO's optimism can't save the firm from a lack of tokenization
December 21, 2018, 7:51AM ESTUPbit executives reportedly charged for fraud
December 21, 2018, 4:25AM ESTBitcoin's mining difficulty drops another 9% but hash rate picks up
December 20, 2018, 8:27PM ESTFacebook is reportedly developing a stablecoin for its WhatsApp users
December 20, 2018, 4:30PM ESTUniversity researchers identified over 4,800 pump and dump schemes involving crypto over a six month period
December 20, 2018, 3:51PM ESTWealthfront adds tracking support for Coinbase accounts
December 20, 2018, 3:33PM ESTTwo congressmen are pushing a bill that would exclude cryptos from securities law
December 20, 2018, 3:31PM ESTTokenSoft partners with Coinbase to offer custody solutions for security tokens
December 20, 2018, 12:18PM ESTThe Verge: ConsenSys could be laying off as many as 50-60% of its employees
December 20, 2018, 10:56AM ESTRChain cooperative 'functionally bankrupt' after questionable deals, with investors and developers losing faith
December 20, 2018, 6:56AM ESTWestern Union open to introducing crypto and blockchain in the future
December 20, 2018, 5:07AM ESTCivil will have an another token sale in February with no caps or time limits
December 19, 2018, 4:11PM ESTVitalik Buterin donates $300k in ether to startups building on Ethereum
December 19, 2018, 3:00PM ESTCoinbase to relaunch Earn.com as Coinbase Earn, the latest iteration of a product with many former identities
December 19, 2018, 3:00PM ESTCoinbase launches Coinbase Earn to reward users for learning about crypto
December 19, 2018, 12:59PM ESTCoinbase moved $5 billion in crypto as part of an upgrade it was worried would take a toll on the market
December 19, 2018, 12:27PM ESTCrypto storms back, and it might be because traders are closing their short positions
December 19, 2018, 11:16AM ESTSurvey: 44% of online investors believe education is the main barrier to trading crypto
December 19, 2018, 11:06AM ESTBelgium's financial regulator adds 100+ new crypto trading websites to its blacklist
December 19, 2018, 9:00AM ESTAn activist crypto hedge fund launched today, and it's backed by Digital Currency Group and Peter Thiel
December 19, 2018, 5:39AM ESTCoincheck, an exchange that suffered a $500 million hack, in line for license
December 18, 2018, 9:31PM ESTCrypto is 'close to the end of the move on the downside,' says Mike Novogratz
December 18, 2018, 9:00PM ESTA trader who started shorting bitcoin at its top just closed his position
December 18, 2018, 7:19PM ESTPolychain Capital raises $175 million for venture fund amid bear market
December 18, 2018, 5:51PM ESTDigital Asset CEO Blythe Masters steps down
December 18, 2018, 4:44PM ESTOpenNode raises $1.25M to make it easier for merchants to accept bitcoin
December 18, 2018, 3:27PM ESTCoinbase to list DAI, GNT, MKR, and ZIL
December 18, 2018, 2:50PM ESTThe Ethereum ICO: Where did all the tokens go?
December 18, 2018, 1:11PM ESTThe dark milestone in the evolution of money
December 18, 2018, 11:05AM ESTHedera Hashgraph opens up mainnet testing to developers
December 18, 2018, 8:09AM ESTNomics raises $3m in Series A round as demand for crypto data surges
December 18, 2018, 7:09AM ESTBloomberg report suggests Tether has the necessary fiat collateral
December 17, 2018, 5:26PM ESTPeter Thiel-backed crypto broker, Tagomi, went live today — and it's hoping to hold Wall Street's hand as it dips its toes into bitcoin
December 17, 2018, 5:22PM ESTIs it time for Coinbase to retire their Digital Asset Framework?
December 17, 2018, 5:18PM ESTReport: 80% of CoinMarketCap's top 25 bitcoin pair volumes are wash traded
December 17, 2018, 5:10PM ESTBlockstream expands its Bitcoin satellite service to Asia-Pacific
December 17, 2018, 5:09PM ESTCoinbase adds crypto-to-crypto feature for its retail customers
December 17, 2018, 1:40PM ESTTim May, the man who spearheaded 'crypto anarchy', has passed away
December 17, 2018, 6:13AM ESTBitmain's landmark plan to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in doubt
December 16, 2018, 5:43PM ESTTron wants to rescue Ethereum developers from "collapse" — but they're not interested in moving over to the platform
December 16, 2018, 3:04PM ESTEthereum reaches 50 million unique addresses, but active addresses have dropped nearly 70% from its peak
December 16, 2018, 2:11PM ESTDTCC: Survey says fintech is a "systemic risk"
December 15, 2018, 8:46AM ESTPayPal nibbles around the edges of crypto with two new updates
December 14, 2018, 5:47PM ESTDDEX is forking the 0x protocol to remove the ZRX token
December 14, 2018, 4:15PM ESTPo.et makes cuts to its engineering team, CEO says
December 14, 2018, 12:22PM ESTUniversity researchers: There is evidence of pump-and-dump schemes prior to 51% crypto attacks
December 14, 2018, 11:34AM ESTBLOOMBERG: SIPC head expresses concerns about Robinhood's newest product, saying it has 'gigantic ramifications' for banking
December 14, 2018, 11:30AM ESTThe 2011-12 BTCST ponzi scheme: a landmark legal ruling that Bitcoin could be used as money
December 14, 2018, 10:57AM ESTJapan might be over-regulating its thriving crypto market
December 14, 2018, 10:54AM ESTE.U. Parliament adopts resolution on blockchain use in trade policy
December 14, 2018, 5:45AM ESTBlockchain Developer is the fastest growing job in 2018
December 13, 2018, 4:38PM ESTAs the crypto market bleeds red, Pantera's venture fund is up 60%
December 13, 2018, 3:39PM ESTBinance expands its incubator programs to five new cities
December 13, 2018, 3:02PM ESTA German stock exchange is preparing to launch its crypto trading platform next year
December 13, 2018, 2:12PM ESTDfinity delays launch of its "Internet Computer"
December 13, 2018, 1:37PM ESTBlockchain brings on its first CFO after year of 'unprecedented' growth
December 13, 2018, 11:27AM ESTRazer wants gamers to mine cryptocurrency using their idle computers but not reward them with cryptocurrency
December 13, 2018, 9:25AM ESTCivic hires former Apple executive to grow its identity verification platform
December 13, 2018, 7:52AM ESTReport: Crypto users nearly doubled in 2018, undeterred by market slump
December 12, 2018, 11:04PM ESTEuropean insurance behemoth's CEO asserts that cryptoassets should be banned
December 12, 2018, 8:42PM ESTStablecoin project Basis is shutting down and returning nearly all capital raised to investors
December 12, 2018, 5:08PM ESTSEC settles charges with former executives of AriseBank
December 12, 2018, 12:28PM ESTFrench government officials advocate for a €500m investment in blockchain technology
December 12, 2018, 11:26AM ESTDenmark's tax agency is targeting 2,700 bitcoin traders for tax payments
December 12, 2018, 8:44AM ESTFidelity is backing a crypto lending startup that's looking to launch a crypto credit card
December 12, 2018, 8:25AM ESTJapanese prosecutors call for 10 year jail sentence for Bitcoin-exchange chief accused of embezzlement
December 12, 2018, 7:23AM ESTKraken appeals to customers in novel strategy to raise at a $4 billion valuation
December 12, 2018, 6:56AM ESTC-Level executive Jeremy Henrickson leaves Coinbase
December 11, 2018, 5:41PM ESTSamsung is reportedly developing a cryptocurrency wallet app
December 11, 2018, 5:34PM ESTThe CFTC is seeking public feedback on Ethereum
December 11, 2018, 5:07PM ESTNovogratz says his firm's strategy hasn't changed 'dramatically' despite the bear market
December 11, 2018, 3:41PM ESTSurviving the crypto price-plunge: the ICO projects weathering the storm
December 11, 2018, 12:04PM ESTFortune: New York State received a total of 36 BitLicense applications since the program's inception
December 11, 2018, 11:47AM ESTTenX announces airdrop after months of delay for its crypto debit card
December 11, 2018, 11:17AM ESTState Farm is testing blockchain solutions for auto insurance claims
December 11, 2018, 10:17AM ESTU.K. member of parliament wants residents to pay their taxes with bitcoin
December 11, 2018, 7:00AM ESTGemini launches a mobile app to buy and sell cryptocurrencies
December 11, 2018, 5:58AM ESTUNICEF grants $100,000 to blockchain startups working "to create a better world"
December 11, 2018, 5:15AM ESTA global regulatory watchdog: cryptocurrency exchanges in the UK present low risk for money laundering and terrorist financing
December 10, 2018, 8:31PM ESTCoinbase announces partnership with WeGift to expand crypto e-gift cards services for U.S. users
December 10, 2018, 4:24PM ESTTwo identities, one man: the story of $800 million hedge fund fraudster Boaz Manor who led the alleged $31 million Blockchain Terminal ICO
December 10, 2018, 2:52PM ESTIndian government panel suggests that all cryptocurrencies should be illegal
December 10, 2018, 11:27AM ESTCrypto Simplified: Explaining permissioned blockchains
December 10, 2018, 10:54AM ESTOne of Russia's largest state-owned banks is developing crypto-banking services for institutional clients
December 10, 2018, 9:28AM ESTJapanese politician proposes relaxing crypto laws to boost adoption
December 10, 2018, 6:34AM ESTBitmain's development center in Israel is shutting down amid the bear market
December 10, 2018, 6:23AM ESTResearch: Hash power equivalent to 1.3 million Bitmain S9 miners were switched off in past month
December 10, 2018, 5:00AM ESTTether dominance drops to new 3-year low as other stablecoins gain traction
December 10, 2018, 5:00AM ESTEuro-backed stablecoin issuer Stasis makes promise to become first independently audited stablecoin
December 9, 2018, 9:38PM ESTResearchers: Nearly 200 dApps went live on the EOS blockchain over the past 5 months
December 9, 2018, 4:46PM ESTFacebook Blockchain ramps up hiring, states "ultimate goal is to help billions of people"
December 9, 2018, 11:06AM ESTSouth Korean startup to file constitutional appeal against the country's ICO ban
December 8, 2018, 2:27PM ESTEthereum core developers propose activation point for Constantinople hard fork
December 8, 2018, 2:16PM EST$158M ICO considers a Messi pivot
December 7, 2018, 3:53PM ESTBitMEX lets you bet big on bitcoin — for a price
December 7, 2018, 1:32PM ESTVenezuelan President: We'll sell oil for Petro tokens by March 2019
December 7, 2018, 1:23PM ESTCoinbase to list CVC, DNT, LOOM, and MANA
December 7, 2018, 11:45AM ESTYouTube drives the most traffic to cryptocurrency exchanges
December 7, 2018, 10:56AM ESTGemini to enable custody and trading for bitcoin cash
December 7, 2018, 10:30AM ESTWhy do we take EOS seriously when it's clearly a plutocracy?
December 7, 2018, 9:19AM ESTReport: Overbearing US regulations on crypto 'hampering innovation' and in need of change
December 7, 2018, 9:17AM ESTCoinbase exploring support for over 30 new cryptocurrencies
December 7, 2018, 7:46AM ESTCrypto Caselaw Minute, Week of 12.02.18: When the Sherman Act crashes the Bitcoin Cash party
December 7, 2018, 7:26AM ESTBipartisan congressmen introduce two bills to protect consumers from cryptocurrency price manipulation
December 7, 2018, 3:52AM ESTGrayscale holds over 1% of Bitcoin's circulating supply
December 6, 2018, 4:56PM ESTSEC pushes decision on VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF to 2019
December 6, 2018, 2:06PM ESTAn interview with David Silver: The attorney on a crusade to clean up crypto's act
December 6, 2018, 1:56PM ESTConsenSys confirms that it is laying off 13% of its staff
December 6, 2018, 1:44PM ESTUnitedCorp launches lawsuit against Bitmain, Roger Ver, and Kraken
December 6, 2018, 11:38AM ESTBuffett Bet 2.0: Crypto asset index vs. S&P 500
December 6, 2018, 10:13AM ESTDo Ripple executives' statements imply that XRP is a security?
December 6, 2018, 9:49AM ESTBitGo has plucked a finance vet out of retirement to lead institutional custody
December 6, 2018, 9:17AM ESTTwo Sigma and ConsenSys back U.K. custody startup in $8 million fundraise
December 6, 2018, 6:48AM ESTUS Government offering $800K grants to anti-forgery blockchain startups
December 6, 2018, 5:00AM ESTBinance rolls out sub-accounts amid 'influx of institutional' demand
December 5, 2018, 4:23PM ESTSeven major EU countries sign declaration to promote blockchain technology
December 5, 2018, 11:42AM ESTR3's new enterprise settlement app will support payments in XRP
December 5, 2018, 9:00AM ESTCrypto fund manager Bitwise has launched two new funds to address client demand
December 5, 2018, 4:48AM ESTBinance gives a sneak peek of its decentralized exchange
December 4, 2018, 3:20PM ESTEthereum co-founder Joe Lubin sounds the alarm and refocuses ConsenSys in expansive employee letter
December 4, 2018, 1:27PM ESTBitfinex and Ethfinex to support four additional stablecoins
December 4, 2018, 12:42PM ESTA group of Wall Street giants, including Fidelity, pour $27.5 million into ErisX
December 4, 2018, 10:30AM ESTThe "Bitcoin mining death spiral" debate explained
December 4, 2018, 10:23AM ESTCrypto hedge funds are getting creative as the bear market tightens its grip
December 4, 2018, 5:30AM ESTBitcoin's mining difficulty saw the largest drop in the ASIC era
December 4, 2018, 3:03AM ESTU.S. Government wants to research ways to perform forensic analysis of Monero and Zcash
December 3, 2018, 5:03PM ESTBlock by Block: Ticketing
December 3, 2018, 3:14PM ESTLeading Ethereum Classic development group shuts down
December 3, 2018, 2:41PM ESTLong-tail cryptocurrency is 51% attacked: Vertcoin edition
December 3, 2018, 12:38PM ESTG20 put crypto regulation in the pipeline
December 3, 2018, 10:52AM ESTReport: Over 50% of U.K.-based blockchain companies have difficulties opening bank accounts
December 3, 2018, 9:34AM ESTOhio startup accelerators and venture funds plan to invest over $100M in early-stage blockchain startups
December 3, 2018, 8:28AM ESTCalastone is bringing blockchain to Britain's major asset managers
December 3, 2018, 8:11AM ESTSecurity token offerings deemed illegal in Beijing
December 3, 2018, 4:48AM ESTThe SEC met again with the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust team to discuss a bitcoin ETF
December 2, 2018, 5:45PM ESTFinCEN updates real estate purchase reporting requirements to include cryptocurrencies
December 2, 2018, 6:43AM ESTState Street studying custody for both tokenized traditional assets and cryptocurrencies, but sees no current client demand
December 1, 2018, 4:40PM ESTTencent warns of hackers remotely stealing NEO tokens
December 1, 2018, 3:01PM ESTP2P Foundation account previously associated with Satoshi Nakamoto makes a new post after four years of being inactive
December 1, 2018, 12:45PM ESTEOSBet becomes the first licensed blockchain gambling dApp on EOS
December 1, 2018, 10:29AM ESTBlockchain-enabled mapping introduces great promise and risks
December 1, 2018, 10:12AM ESTThe SEC knocks Floyd Mayweather Jr. and DJ Khaled out of the ICO promotion game