May 2020

204 articles published in May 2020.

May 31, 2020, 11:51AM EDTRegulatory uncertainty keeps traditional asset managers out of the crypto space, survey takers say
May 30, 2020, 9:47AM EDTThe number of blockchain investment deals has declined for seven consecutive months
May 29, 2020, 5:39PM EDTA Chinese fund founder accused an IEO project of fraud, but later said it was a 'misunderstanding'
May 29, 2020, 4:10PM EDTBitmain expands hardware repair training course to miners in North America
May 29, 2020, 3:57PM EDTSociete Generale details how its blockchain unit is tokenizing assets
May 29, 2020, 10:45AM EDTCoinMarketCap rolls out a new ranking system for crypto market pairs
May 29, 2020, 9:01AM EDTGiancarlo: Now is the time for the U.S. to jump into the digital currency game
May 29, 2020, 9:00AM EDTFortmatic raises $4 million seed round led by Placeholder, rebrands to attract a wider pool of developers
May 29, 2020, 8:10AM EDTSatoshiPay raises $550K via convertible loan from Stellar Development Foundation
May 29, 2020, 6:00AM EDTBitcoin's intrinsic value is now in line with its market price, says JPMorgan strategist
May 28, 2020, 5:34PM EDTNow we know how Facebook plans to make money off of Libra
May 28, 2020, 4:31PM EDTChinese Communist Party's new blockchain book casts Libra as a threat to its currency system
May 28, 2020, 3:43PM EDT$25M ICO project that once promised decentralized search to return funds following SEC charges
May 28, 2020, 2:08PM EDTKingdom Trust acquires company from CoinShares founders, enables hybrid IRA with bitcoin bonus
May 28, 2020, 1:47PM EDTCrypto trading platform closes $2 million seed round backed by Naval Ravikant, AngelList
May 28, 2020, 1:17PM EDTCompound outlines plan for distributing its governance token to DeFi protocol users
May 28, 2020, 12:32PM EDTCrypto fund investor loses injunction bid after court finds it would cause more harm than good
May 28, 2020, 12:00PM EDTCoinbase expands Tezos staking service in UK and three European countries
May 28, 2020, 10:18AM EDTMark Zuckerberg says Libra could help boost Facebook's ad revenue
May 28, 2020, 9:15AM EDTBitcoin miner maker Canaan to issue $12.4 million worth of shares in employee benefit plan
May 28, 2020, 9:00AM EDTGenesis expands into derivatives trading space with new hire from Galaxy Digital
May 28, 2020, 8:00AM EDTA new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund gets launched in Hong Kong
May 28, 2020, 7:00AM EDTSamsung Blockchain Wallet now allows users to buy and sell crypto via Gemini
May 27, 2020, 6:02PM EDTPlaintiffs in Craig Wright case present new evidence that he fabricated his list of Bitcoin addresses and blocks
May 27, 2020, 1:33PM EDTGoldman Sachs says bitcoin is not a viable investment for client portfolios
May 27, 2020, 11:00AM EDTFormer Dharma and Harbor employees launch Ethereum-based art marketplace
May 27, 2020, 9:44AM EDTRen’s new network bridges Ethereum with Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Zcash
May 27, 2020, 7:02AM EDTBitGo launches BitGo Prime, aiming to bridge crypto lending, custody and trading for institutions
May 27, 2020, 7:00AM EDTCoinbase shakes up the crypto prime broker race with its acquisition of Tagomi
May 26, 2020, 6:06PM EDTAnalysis: Stablecoin exchange activity since Black Thursday
May 26, 2020, 5:32PM EDTBitfury announces institutional investor program for mining farms
May 26, 2020, 5:06PM EDTRobo advisor Betterment's CEO says customers are 'staying the course'
May 26, 2020, 1:21PM EDTPolkadot’s blockchain mainnet is now live, allowing limited access to token accounts
May 26, 2020, 1:00PM EDTHow Centrifuge plans to connect real assets with the DeFi world
May 26, 2020, 11:58AM EDTCrypto exchange launched by former AlphaPoint execs turns pricing model on its head with taker rebates
May 26, 2020, 10:58AM EDTCalibra, Facebook's digital wallet subsidiary, has rebranded as Novi
May 26, 2020, 6:30AM EDTChina's central bank governor says there is no timetable for digital currency launch
May 25, 2020, 10:00PM EDTCoinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital invest $2.5 million in Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX
May 25, 2020, 2:06PM EDTWhy Libra's recent hires could help it court central banks
May 25, 2020, 11:28AM EDTTether stablecoin settled $212 billion worth of value in 2019
May 25, 2020, 6:25AM EDTA member of China's parliament suggests setting up national blockchain development fund
May 24, 2020, 3:50PM EDTLouisiana lawmakers advance bill for licensing crypto businesses
May 24, 2020, 3:21PM EDTReddit cofounder Ohanian highlights 'crypto spring' for engineers, product developers
May 24, 2020, 11:50AM EDTCryptocurrency data and infrastructure providers have raised $286M in funding since 2014
May 23, 2020, 11:30AM EDTLMAX CEO says household names will enter crypto in the next two years
May 22, 2020, 5:31PM EDTNon-custodial exchange volumes are trending higher, but challenges remain for the ecosystem's long-term growth
May 22, 2020, 4:58PM EDTLies, damn lies and perjury: new motion against Craig Wright asks for case-terminating sanctions
May 22, 2020, 2:28PM EDTCentral bank digital currencies could undermine the U.S. dollar's dominance, says JPMorgan report
May 22, 2020, 12:49PM EDTPonzis and marketing schemes are among the biggest gas guzzlers on Ethereum right now
May 22, 2020, 12:34PM EDTCanaan reveals narrowed net loss in Q1
May 22, 2020, 11:27AM EDTThe Block Presents: The State of The Digital Asset Data and Infrastructure Landscape
May 22, 2020, 7:00AM EDTFTX.US goes live, CEO says the crypto exchange has 'tons of liquidity' to offer
May 22, 2020, 5:10AM EDTLocal Chinese government seeks to 'ban' crypto mining activities, sources say it doesn't mean much
May 21, 2020, 5:08PM EDTCongressman pushes blockchain bill that seeks to provide more regulatory clarity
May 21, 2020, 4:03PM EDTWhat Cambodia's Project Bakong tells us about the trajectory of central bank digital currencies
May 21, 2020, 12:02PM EDTUMA’s new ETH/BTC synthetic token is its first one with a 'priceless' design
May 21, 2020, 9:45AM EDTCrypto trade group taps hedge fund legal chief as first CEO
May 21, 2020, 9:20AM EDTBinance aims to create one of the world's largest blockchain-based travel agencies
May 21, 2020, 9:10AM EDTSequoia China's founder Neil Shen suggests Hong Kong to develop its own cross-border stablecoin
May 21, 2020, 9:00AM EDTDigital asset trader and lender Genesis joins the race to build a crypto prime broker
May 21, 2020, 7:00AM EDTFrance's central bank, Societe Generale 'successfully' test blockchain-based digital euro
May 21, 2020, 4:35AM EDTCoinbase Custody adds staking support for Cosmos and Algorand tokens
May 20, 2020, 6:13PM EDTU.S. bank regulator chief to depart, with Coinbase's former top lawyer set to serve in acting capacity
May 20, 2020, 5:09PM EDTWhy Cambodia is eager to launch its own DLT-based digital currency — or whatever you want to call it
May 20, 2020, 4:19PM EDTFive block trades made up 81% of CME's recent bitcoin options contract volume
May 20, 2020, 3:47PM EDTCoinbase announces plans for 'remote-first' work policy in light of COVID-19
May 20, 2020, 2:00PM EDTtBTC post-mortem describes how a missed smart contract bug forced the developers to press the emergency pause button
May 20, 2020, 12:30PM EDTBlockchain to launch interest-bearing accounts with initial support for bitcoin
May 20, 2020, 11:35AM EDTSomeone just moved a block of bitcoins first mined in February 2009
May 20, 2020, 11:14AM EDTSpreads in crypto and equities offer one example of a return to normalcy
May 20, 2020, 10:43AM EDTWhy a new class action against Block One presents new peril to the defendants that the SEC settlement did not resolve
May 20, 2020, 9:30AM EDTTokenSoft tokenizes its equity, distributing $4 million to investors on Ethereum
May 20, 2020, 9:00AM EDTBlockchain analytics firm Elliptic adds support for 87 more coins, including stablecoins
May 20, 2020, 6:30AM EDTMicroBT and Bitmain's latest bitcoin mining machines are most profitable now after halving
May 20, 2020, 4:35AM EDTBitcoin's mining difficulty and hashrate are down, but pool operators expect increase in hashrate in coming weeks
May 19, 2020, 6:13PM EDTLitecoin and Atari team up in anticipation of the Atari Token's launch
May 19, 2020, 2:25PM EDTAcademic super-computers targeted by malicious crypto miners: report
May 19, 2020, 12:32PM EDTDTCC to explore DLT solutions in projects aimed at optimizing public and private markets
May 19, 2020, 10:20AM EDTLibra Association names former FinCEN director as its general counsel
May 19, 2020, 9:34AM EDTBitMEX's trading engine was down for over an hour, now online in cancel-only mode
May 19, 2020, 9:05AM EDTUse of bitcoin mixers by darknet entities is on the rise, new report reveals
May 19, 2020, 8:30AM EDTBlockFi says it suffered a data breach, but no customer funds were lost
May 19, 2020, 6:15AM EDTSquare's Cash App now allows automatic bitcoin purchases
May 19, 2020, 4:00AM EDTAn FX trading veteran on building an institutional crypto exchange and navigating Covid-19
May 18, 2020, 5:37PM EDTThree bitcoin mining metrics point to uncertainties in a post-halving era
May 18, 2020, 1:36PM EDTUniswap goes live with v2 of its non-custodial exchange protocol
May 18, 2020, 1:09PM EDTBitMEX accused of money laundering, market manipulation in new lawsuit
May 18, 2020, 11:42AM EDTClass action lawsuit filed against Block.one over allegations about its EOS initial coin offering
May 18, 2020, 10:21AM EDTBinance registers domain name with the Chinese government, likely has registered three companies in China
May 18, 2020, 9:38AM EDTBakkt grows custody business above 70 clients, says it has partnered with major financial institutions
May 18, 2020, 7:15AM EDTCrypto price cycles look 'chaotic,' but they have consistently led to new projects, says a16z
May 18, 2020, 5:55AM EDTtBTC pauses deposits just one week after its public launch
May 17, 2020, 12:35PM EDTBitcoin's halving breathes life into CME's options product with new accounts rapidly growing
May 17, 2020, 11:59AM EDTUniswap's first-quarter volume swelled more than 225% compared to Q4 2019
May 17, 2020, 11:26AM EDTDigital asset derivatives infrastructure draws in $552 million in institutional-focused investments since 2014
May 16, 2020, 11:38AM EDTConsenSys fintech exec says Libra could become a 'developer magnet' if the stablecoin project takes off
May 15, 2020, 4:37PM EDTAnthony Scaramucci: Paul Tudor Jones took "a sledgehammer" to the wall between Wall Street and bitcoin
May 15, 2020, 3:33PM EDTWill Binance's mining pool dominate the market? Other pool operators don't think so
May 15, 2020, 11:48AM EDTWeb3 Foundation tables proposal to redenominate Polkadot’s token and 100x its supply
May 15, 2020, 10:38AM EDTBitMEX parent company unveils open-source development grant program
May 15, 2020, 4:00AM EDTBitcoin hashrate futures go live on FTX exchange, for miners to hedge their risks
May 14, 2020, 7:00PM EDTLibra Association adds 3 new members, including Singapore investing giant Temasek and crypto VC Paradigm
May 14, 2020, 6:42PM EDTResearch report: The State of the Digital Asset Data and Infrastructure commissioned by Blockset
May 14, 2020, 5:48PM EDTVisa is seeking a patent for 'digital fiat currency' – and the filing points to a central bank use case
May 14, 2020, 4:23PM EDTSemiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC is planning to build a factory in Arizona: report
May 14, 2020, 2:59PM EDTCoinMarketCap updates exchange ranking system to include Web traffic, Binance now ranks first
May 14, 2020, 2:02PM EDTRipple is working on a loan offering that will work in connection with its XRP payment solution
May 14, 2020, 11:50AM EDTIllicit bitcoin transactions remain below 1% of the total amount, says Elliptic
May 14, 2020, 10:32AM EDTCelo raises $10 million in a token sale on CoinList in less than a day
May 14, 2020, 8:26AM EDTMost bitcoin investors on Coinbase end up buying altcoins during bull runs, says the exchange
May 14, 2020, 5:45AM EDTBitcoin's correlation to stocks has declined significantly
May 13, 2020, 7:42PM EDTAs the primary price discovery venue, LMAX Digital ensures deep institutional liquidity & precise trade execution - 24/7
May 13, 2020, 7:07PM EDTReddit to launch Ethereum-based tokens for cryptocurrency and Fortnite subreddits
May 13, 2020, 5:11PM EDTETH 2.0's 'multi-client' approach is contributing to delays, says project lead
May 13, 2020, 4:11PM EDTEthereum mixer Tornado Cash completes its trusted set-up ceremony
May 13, 2020, 3:45PM EDTRobinhood's new top lawyer, a former SEC commissioner, could help the firm shed its scrappy roots
May 13, 2020, 1:37PM EDTAs the primary price discovery venue, LMAX Digital fulfills the demands Institutional clients have for trading crypto currencies
May 13, 2020, 12:48PM EDTLex Sokolin on how Libra could be a tool for governments to fight back against bitcoin
May 13, 2020, 12:23PM EDTdYdX goes live with decentralized market for bitcoin perpetual contracts
May 13, 2020, 11:19AM EDTLies, damn lies, and the Blockvest ICO litigation
May 13, 2020, 10:38AM EDTLittle-known Lubian is now one of bitcoin's biggest mining pools
May 13, 2020, 5:17AM EDTIRS solicits contractors to audit tax returns relating to cryptocurrency
May 13, 2020, 3:15AM EDTBitcoin's hash rate appears to drop 16% after miner revenue declines by 44%
May 12, 2020, 7:32PM EDTConsenSys fintech executive dissects Facebook's Libra project, the growth of the stablecoin market, and how fintech and crypto can coexist
May 12, 2020, 5:50PM EDTTotal stablecoin supply surpasses $10B, growing more than 70% since February
May 12, 2020, 4:56PM EDTEmin Gün Sirer says the AVA blockchain will scale better than Ethereum 2.0. Others say the problem is more complicated
May 12, 2020, 3:59PM EDTMakerDAO shuts down the Single-Collateral DAI system
May 12, 2020, 1:10PM EDTTelegram founder Pavel Durov says the firm's TON blockchain project is 'over'
May 12, 2020, 9:55AM EDTPlaintiffs claim they are owed $540 million in amended BitMEX investor lawsuit
May 12, 2020, 9:00AM EDTBlockchain node provider Blockdaemon raises $5.5 million in new funding
May 12, 2020, 7:49AM EDTJPMorgan now serves crypto exchanges, Coinbase and Gemini first clients - report
May 12, 2020, 5:25AM EDTBinance acquires controlling stake in little-known Indonesian crypto exchange Tokocrypto
May 11, 2020, 4:57PM EDTAs local governments in China adopt blockchain, commercial banks edge out the competition from tech firms
May 11, 2020, 3:55PM EDTVitalik Buterin says ETH 2.0 is still on track, touting crucial multi-client testnet
May 11, 2020, 3:28PM EDTBitcoin records its third-ever block reward halving
May 11, 2020, 12:55PM EDTTokenized cassette tape by Grammy winner DJ RAC launches on new Ethereum-based marketplace Zora
May 11, 2020, 12:06PM EDTFormer CFTC chair says a tokenized dollar could be a better way to hand out relief money
May 11, 2020, 11:22AM EDTBitcoin's third-ever block reward halving is almost here
May 11, 2020, 10:23AM EDTECB official says the central bank is working on a 'retail' digital currency, floats decentralized token model
May 11, 2020, 9:47AM EDTCrypto exchange ErisX announces launch of physically settled ETH futures
May 11, 2020, 9:33AM EDTBitcoin rewards startup Lolli raises $3 million in new funding
May 11, 2020, 9:04AM EDTMacro investor Paul Tudor Jones says he has between 1 and 2 percent of his assets in bitcoin
May 11, 2020, 8:20AM EDTCrypto bank SEBA teams up with Tokensoft to offer asset tokenization solutions
May 11, 2020, 6:30AM EDTCrypto hedge funds' assets under management doubled in 2019 to over $2 billion, new report indicates
May 10, 2020, 11:31AM EDTA key metric for CME's bitcoin futures market hit an all-time high this week
May 9, 2020, 9:27PM EDTBitcoin price tanks by 15% in 10 minutes causing $226M of liquidations on BitMEX
May 9, 2020, 12:19PM EDTCrypto VC portfolio construction: the LP's perspective
May 9, 2020, 11:51AM EDTWeb traffic to crypto exchanges fell in April compared to March, data indicates
May 8, 2020, 5:16PM EDTGoogle takes down 22 more extensions that were impersonating popular crypto wallets
May 8, 2020, 5:11PM EDT'It opens up a new universe': Mike Novogratz on the significance of Paul Tudor Jones' bullish bitcoin take
May 8, 2020, 12:55PM EDTThe Block Presents: Digital Asset Data and Infrastructure
May 8, 2020, 11:19AM EDTBitcoin miners made $412.5 million in revenue during April, new data indicates
May 8, 2020, 8:05AM EDTSwiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse is raising Series A at over $280 million pre-money valuation
May 8, 2020, 5:25AM EDTRipple co-founder Jed McCaleb has sold over $175 million worth of XRP since early 2016
May 7, 2020, 3:58PM EDTA new startup called Yield is trying to bring fixed-rate borrowing and lending to Ethereum
May 7, 2020, 2:34PM EDTDeribit moved to block users in Japan after the country tightened its crypto rules. Other derivatives exchanges are weighing their options
May 7, 2020, 1:09PM EDTMacro investor Paul Tudor Jones makes the case for owning bitcoin as a hedge against central bank money printing
May 7, 2020, 12:56PM EDTCoinShares unveils trading unit, says it traded over $3 billion in crypto during 2019
May 7, 2020, 11:46AM EDTDigital asset bill moving through California's legislature would limit which are deemed securities
May 7, 2020, 10:59AM EDTWhat Ripple's lawsuit against YouTube could mean for social media platform content liability
May 7, 2020, 9:44AM EDTZoom acquires Keybase as it seeks to enhance video platform privacy
May 7, 2020, 7:15AM EDTUFC partners with blockchain startup Chiliz to increase fan engagement
May 7, 2020, 6:20AM EDTOpen interest in CME's bitcoin futures is now at an all-time high of $400 million
May 7, 2020, 1:20AM EDTStellar Development Foundation invests $5 million in crypto wallet provider Abra
May 6, 2020, 4:48PM EDTThe COVID-19 crisis puts blockchain solutions in a small but notable spotlight
May 6, 2020, 4:15PM EDTSquare's Cash App shattered its quarterly bitcoin sales volume record in Q1 2020
May 6, 2020, 4:02PM EDTHow bitcoin could benefit from the post-crisis privacy debate
May 6, 2020, 1:03PM EDTTron Foundation declines to comment on coronavirus relief funding report
May 6, 2020, 12:40PM EDTLibra Association names HSBC chief legal officer Stuart Levey as CEO
May 6, 2020, 11:34AM EDTNYDFS grants BitLicense to crypto exchange operator ErisX
May 6, 2020, 10:59AM EDTRand Corporation report finds bitcoin is still the dark web's preferred cryptocurrency
May 6, 2020, 8:00AM EDTUkraine's nuclear power plants may start mining cryptocurrencies
May 6, 2020, 5:50AM EDTBitcoin mining firm VBit raises $1.1 million to open a new facility in Canada
May 6, 2020, 4:50AM EDTNon-custodial crypto investing app Ember Fund raises $700K via SEC-registered crowdfunding sale
May 5, 2020, 6:08PM EDTThe consortium that backs USDC is seeking a CEO as stablecoin volumes surge
May 5, 2020, 6:00PM EDTBloomberg's Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal on how this crisis is different from '08
May 5, 2020, 5:57PM EDTBittrex Global says it will launch an exchange token in June
May 5, 2020, 2:59PM EDTBitfinex brought in $21.4 million in revenue in Q1 2020, up 96% from last quarter
May 5, 2020, 2:58PM EDTBlockchain insights platform TokenAnalyst is shutting down
May 5, 2020, 1:03PM EDTPantera's Dan Morehead expects bitcoin to shine amid sluggish economic recovery
May 5, 2020, 10:12AM EDTDeFi protocol Synthetix launches Optimistic Rollup demo to test smart contract scalability
May 5, 2020, 9:09AM EDTBlockFi hires former American Express exec as it gears up for bitcoin rewards card launch
May 5, 2020, 6:00AM EDTBitcoin's hashrate and mining difficulty near all-time highs, hinting at increased mining activity ahead of halving
May 5, 2020, 4:00AM EDTTelegram now tells US investors to leave its blockchain project and take 72% refund
May 4, 2020, 8:17PM EDTRobinhood scores $280 million in Series F fundraise, and it's promising to scale the platform
May 4, 2020, 6:16PM EDTCrypto messaging platform Paradigm says it's launched a 'holy grail' service for derivatives traders
May 4, 2020, 4:06PM EDTCOVID-19 stretched the Strategic National Stockpile thin. Now, lawmakers are proposing a blockchain network to better track medical supplies
May 4, 2020, 3:01PM EDTLiquity, a new Ethereum-based lending protocol, promises a fully redeemable stablecoin
May 4, 2020, 1:51PM EDTReport: Antminer S9s produce around 23% of bitcoin's current hash rate
May 4, 2020, 12:37PM EDTAndreessen Horowitz leads $21.6M token sale for NEAR's proof-of-stake blockchain
May 4, 2020, 10:31AM EDTRipple paid $16.6 million in XRP incentives to MoneyGram in Q1 2020
May 4, 2020, 9:15AM EDTtBTC proposed as DAI collateral type to DeFi lending protocol Maker
May 4, 2020, 5:55AM EDTPorsche-backed blockchain startup Gapless raises $6 million in fresh funding
May 4, 2020, 3:55AM EDTA new licensed bitcoin mining farm is getting set up in Iran - report
May 3, 2020, 11:32AM EDTBlockchain voting mulled in Senate memo as COVID-19 disrupts how Congress operates
May 3, 2020, 9:49AM EDTWrapped Bitcoin added as DAI collateral type to DeFi lending protocol Maker
May 2, 2020, 11:49AM EDTU.S. Department of Justice seeks claimants to funds seized from crypto exchange in 2018
May 2, 2020, 11:08AM EDTEthereum projects have received nearly $25 million in grant money to date
May 1, 2020, 5:47PM EDTDeFi platform Compound now supports USDT lending and borrowing
May 1, 2020, 1:52PM EDTBuy some bitcoin ahead of the halving, says Jefferies' head of equity strategy in new note
May 1, 2020, 1:19PM EDTA conversation with Akon, the multi-platinum artist working on a crypto to bring change to Africa
May 1, 2020, 11:18AM EDTBlock.one wins patent for a way to incentivize positive feedback on social media platforms
May 1, 2020, 6:30AM EDTUK crypto startups are shifting back to equity funding as ICO route has faded
May 1, 2020, 3:50AM EDTRipple posts its lowest ever XRP sales in Q1 2020