The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has concluded that crypto firm Envion’s $90 million ICO in January 2018 was unlawful. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has finished enforcement proceedings against crypto mining firm Envion AG, the authority announced on March 27. As a result of the investigation launched in July 2018, FINMA concluded […]
Continue ReadingOver the last few weeks, the Lightning Network — Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling protocol — has made waves. Over the last few weeks, Bitcoin’s (BTC) second-layer scaling protocol, called the Lightning Network (LN), has gained a lot of traction, steadily proving to become a viable solution to BTC’s infamous scalability problem and even potential competitor to […]
Continue ReadingUnited States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that two-factor authentication is now mandatory for the exchange’s users. Nick Percoco, chief security officer at United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced that two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for the exchange’s users in a post on the company’s official blog published on March 26. 2FA, in this case, […]
Continue ReadingHbus forms a new team to develop crypto services and products for institutional investors. The United States-based operator of crypto exchange Huobi, Hbus, has formed a new team to launch institutional products and services, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March 27. The company’s new team will be led by Katelyn Mew, […]
Continue ReadingThe Cyber Police of Ukraine have arrested a man who placed crypto mining malware on his own websites with 1.5 million monthly visitors. Ukraine’s Cyber Police have arrested a man who allegedly placed crypto mining malware scripts on his own websites, local law enforcement reported on March 26. The cyber crime unit of the national […]
Continue ReadingGermany’s second largest stock exchange, Börse Stuttgart, is partnering with European digital publishing titan Axel Springer to launch a blockchain-powered crypto trading venue. Germany’s second largest stock exchange Börse Stuttgart is partnering with European digital publishing titan Axel Springer and its subsidiary Finanzen.net to jointly launch a blockchain-powered trading venue. The development was announced in […]
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange CoinBene has officially reassured users that its prolonged maintenance downtime is not due to a hack, as some had feared. Top-ranked cryptocurrency exchange CoinBene has reassured users that its prolonged maintenance downtime is not due to a hack, as some community members had feared. The exchange made its official announcement in an official […]
Continue ReadingPlans rumored to be afoot to streamline and open up metal industry supply chains amid pressure from critics. United Kingdom-based global metals trading mecca the London Metals Exchange (LME) is reportedly backing an effort to disrupt industry supply chains with blockchain, but would not confirm its involvement, the Financial Times (FT) reported on March 27. […]
Continue ReadingCoinbase U.S. users can earn up to $50 in XLM after passing a brief educational program on the Stellar protocol. United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is giving away 1 billion Stellar Lumens (XLM) (about $106 million) to users that are willing to study the Stellar protocol. The news was revealed in […]
Continue ReadingThe Japanese broker that acquired previously hacked cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck in April last year has announced major changes in its management. The Japanese broker that acquired the hacked cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck in April 2018 has announced major changes in its management structure. The news was revealed in a press release published on March 27. The […]
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