The former CEO of Enron is allegedly meeting with crypto industry experts ahead of his new business venture. Jeffrey Skilling — the former Enron CEO who served 12 years in prison after a 19 count conviction for his part in the firm’s notorious collapse — is allegedly meeting with crypto industry experts ahead of his […]
Continue ReadingNewly-renamed Taotao will initially offer two cryptocurrency pairs and five for margin trading. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Taotao (formerly BitARG) will start trading a limited range of cryptocurrencies in May, Cointelegraph Japan reported on March 25. Taotao, which is 40 percent owned by a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan, will initially trade Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), […]
Continue ReadingChanges to Tether’s website have raised fresh concerns about the companies reserve policy. Controversial stablecoin Tether is in the spotlight again after changes to the details of the way in which it backs up tokens in supply. As reported on March 14, various online users noted and posted disconcerting changes to the Tether website, which […]
Continue ReadingMost of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight losses as Bitcoin holds over $4,000. Sunday, March 24 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight losses on the day by press time, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin (BTC) is down just over a tenth of a percent on the day, trading […]
Continue ReadingLeading cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced radical changes to its Launchpad token sale format. Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced major changes to the format of its Launchpad token sale in a post on its blog published on March 24. Per the announcement, the company “will use a new lottery format for the next project on Binance […]
Continue ReadingThe QuadrigaCX story gets stranger as the criminal past of one founder is allegedly revealed, while IBM gets more into blockchain. Top Stories This Week Six Global Banks Sign Up to Issue Stablecoins on IBM’s Now-Live Blockchain Network This week, six international banks signed letters of intent to issue their own stablecoins — which will […]
Continue ReadingUnited States-based institutional cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX partnered with Singapore-based fintech company Hydra X to offer its trading service in Asia. United States-based institutional cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has partnered with Singapore-based fintech company Hydra X to offer its trading service in Asia. Seed CX announced the development in a press release published on March […]
Continue ReadingDigital privacy project Tor is now accepting donations in cryptocurrencies. Tor digital privacy software is now accepting donations in various cryptocurrencies, as a new crypto donational portal appeared on the project’s website on March 18. The site now accepts nine major cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dash (DASH), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Monero […]
Continue ReadingAmazon-owned video streaming service Twitch has evidently removed Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash as payment options. Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch has evidently removed Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as payment options for subscriptions. The change was reported by a Reddit user on March 23. The user noted that Twitch had offered an option to pay […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin critic and general manager at the Bank for International Settlements advised against the issuance of CBDCs. Bitcoin (BTC) critic and general manager at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Agustin Carstens advised against the issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in a speech in Dublin on March 22. Bloomberg reported on the speech […]
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