Huobi on Alleged EOS ‘Mutual Voting’ Scandal: ‘No Financial Contracts Involved’

Huobi has denied it “colluded” with EOS for financial gain, saying an initial investigation produced no evidence. Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has responded to mounting accusations it has “colluded” with EOS on “mutual voting” practices, Tuesday, October 2. In a brief statement, the exchange said an investigation into the allegations which Cointelegraph reported on October […]

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UK Finance Minister: Blockchain Could Be Solution to Irish Border Trade Issue After Brexit

UK finance minister Philip Hammond has said that the integration of blockchain could solve the issue of the Irish border upon Brexit. British finance minister Philip Hammond has said that the issue of trade across the Irish border after Great Britain leaves the European Union (EU) might be solved by deploying blockchain technology, The Irish […]

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ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees Refutes WSJ Reports of ‘Dirty Money’

Crypto exchange ShapeShift has refuted WSJ reports of it being used to launder $9 million. Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has refuted a recent Wall Street Journal report that $9 million in ill-gotten funds went through the exchange, according to an announcement published October 1. On September 28, WSJ released an article dubbed “How Dirty Money Disappears […]

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EOS Developer Acknowledges Claims of ‘Collusion’ and ‘Mutual Voting’ Between Nodes

EOS acknowledges accusations of voting manipulation and pay-offs after claims that main EOS nodes are participating in “mutual voting.” Block.one, the developer of blockchain protocol EOS, has published a statement on EOS public blockchain governance in an official Medium post October 1, signed by Block.one’s CEO, Brendan Blumer. In the statement, Blumer states that the […]

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Bill Clinton: ‘Permutations and Possibilities of Blockchain are Staggeringly Great’

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton delivered the keynote speech at Ripple Swell, addressing blockchain and cryptocurrency issues. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said that the “permutations and possibilities of blockchain technology are staggeringly great,” at Ripple’s annual Swell conference in San Francisco on October 1. Following a keynote address at the event, Clinton spoke with […]

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Ripple’s xRapid Payments Solution is Now Commercially Available

Ripple’s cross-border transactions product xRapid is now available for commercial use. Ripple’s real-time settlement platform xRapid is now commercially available, according to an announcement published October 1. xRapid is a platform designed to speed up international payments, while eliminating the need for a pre-funded nostro account. The product purportedly sources liquidity from digital currency XRP […]

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Report: Institutional Investors the Largest Buyers of Crypto Transactions Over $100K

According to a Bloomberg report, institutional investors have dived into the cryptocurrency market, replacing high net-worth individuals as the biggest buyers. Institutional investors have replaced high net-worth individuals as the biggest buyers of cryptocurrency transactions worth over $100,000, Bloomberg reported October 1. According to Bloomberg, traditional investors and buyers such as hedge funds have become […]

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, Monero, Dash: Price Analysis, October 1

The newsflow regarding cryptocurrencies has been fundamentally positive this year. Could this affect prices? Let’s find out. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. […]

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