Gulf Region’s Burgeoning Renewable Energy Sector Should Leverage Blockchain, Experts Argue

Blockchain can make the infrastructure of new renewable energy markets across the Gulf Cooperation Council more secure, the exec noted. Blockchain can make the infrastructure of new renewable energy markets across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) more secure, resilient and cost-efficient, experts from United States-based tech consultancy firm Booz Allen Hamilton have said. Middle East […]

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Coinbase: Former Provider Sold User Data to Third Parties, Prompting Neutrino Acquisition

Christine Sandler, Coinbase’s director of institutional sales, has defended the crypto exchange’s controversial acquisition of Neutrino. Christine Sandler, Coinbase’s director of institutional sales, has defended the crypto exchange’s controversial acquisition of blockchain intelligence firm Neutrino. In an interview with financial news channel Cheddar on March 1, Sandler said that previous client data providers were selling […]

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Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 25–March 3: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

Facebook is getting serious about crypto, Samsung’s new smartphone will support more cryptos, and more in this Hodler’s Digest. Top Stories This Week Nasdaq Begins Listing Brave New Coin’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Indexes Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange, began its live listing of two crypto price indexes from United States blockchain and crypto […]

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Bloomberg: Crypto Companies Still Run Into Trouble Opening Bank Accounts

Bloomberg reports that companies in the cryptocurrency industry still have trouble opening bank accounts. Companies in the cryptocurrency industry still have trouble opening bank accounts, major financial publication Bloomberg reported on March 3. The report cites the complaint of Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of quantitative crypto trading company Alameda Research, that “the standard answer of ‘just […]

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QuadrigaCX Reportedly Stored ETH on Kraken, Bitfinex and Poloniex, Research Finds

QuadrigaCX probably stored a significant quantity of Ethereum in other cryptocurrency exchanges, the evidence shows. Cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX probably stored a significant quantity of Ethereum (ETH) in other crypto exchanges, according to new evidence. This claim was made in a report published by crypto research and consulting platform ZeroNonCense on Feb. 28, which obtained corroborating […]

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Scammers, Satoshi and Tesla Miners: Elon Musk’s Complex Relationship With Crypto

Tesla CEO said that Bitcoin’s structure is “quite brilliant.” Last week, technology entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Bitcoin’s (BTC) structure is “quite brilliant,” adding that digital currency is “a far better way to transfer value than pieces of paper.” Notably, that was perhaps the most straightforward comment on cryptocurrencies and blockchain from […]

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