André Figer, vice president of one of the largest sporting career management companies in Brazil, has his eyes firmly set on tokenizing soccer players. André Figer, vice president of one of the largest sporting career management companies in Brazil, has his eyes firmly set on tokenizing soccer players. The well-known entrepreneur told Cointelegraph Brazil that […]
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The Reserve Bank of India will contest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn its ban on banks dealing with cryptocurrency businesses. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to file a petition against the recent landmark judgment made by the Supreme Court that nullified the controversial banking ban it imposed on companies transacting in […]
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Alabama’s Auburn University successfully completed a pilot in partnership with Nike, Macy’s and Kohl’s using Hyperledger to upload supply chain data onto the blockchain. The Chain Integration Pilot (CHIP) of the Auburn University RFID Lab in Alabama has published a proof-of-concept whitepaper that seeks to demonstrate the efficiency savings blockchain technology can unlock across the […]
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The National Police Agency of Japan is reporting a record high of 537 cases involving money laundering. Anti-money laundering regulations on cryptocurrency and blockchain transactions may be having a positive outcome in East Asia. According to an article released by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei on Mar. 3, the National Police Agency of Japan brought criminal […]
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Reginald Fowler has pleaded not guilty to a fresh charge of wire fraud for his alleged operation of shadow banking company Crypto Capital. Reginald Fowler has pleaded not guilty to a new charge of wire fraud during a March 6 hearing at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On […]
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New York-based white label exchange provider AlphaPoint has successfully raised a further $5.6 million to help scale its exchange technology. New York-based white label exchange provider AlphaPoint has raised a further $5.6 million from investors to help scale its exchange technology. AlphaPoint’s tech is currently used as the backend for 150 exchanges across 35 countries, […]
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Real estate marketplace Red Swan has partnered with security token firm Polymath to tokenize $2.2 billion in assets including apartments and a hemp farm. Texas-based Commercial Real Estate (CRE) marketplace Red Swan has tokenized $2.2 billion worth of real estate assets in partnership with security tokenization firm Polymath. Red Swan said it has 30,000 accredited […]
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In a major privacy breach, the usernames and passwords of more than a quarter of a million Trident Crypto Fund customers have been stolen and published. In a major privacy breach, the usernames and passwords of more than a quarter of a million Trident Crypto Fund customers have been stolen and published online. Technical director […]
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The recent incidents with Steem show a critical vulnerability in proof-of-stake algorithms that might affect all cryptocurrencies and exchanges. The Steem blockchain reportedly experienced a troubling episode recently, whereby the blockchain’s entire governance system was disturbed. Tron founder Justin Sun, new owner of the Steemit social network based on the Steem token, appears to have […]
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The Ethereum community is still engaged in bitter debates on ProgPoW and ASIC resistance, which some believe exposed the ‘suboptimal’ nature of its governance. The Ethereum (ETH) community has recently been engaged in a bitter debate sparked by a proposed mining algorithm change. Dubbed ProgPoW, the proposal would invalidate all currently existing ASICs to only […]
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