The decentralized identity network the tech giant announced in May has now launched in beta on the Bitcoin blockchain. Microsoft’s decentralized identity network ION, first announced in May is moving to beta testing on the Bitcoin network. In a June 10 blog post, Daniel Buchner, a program manager for the Microsoft Identity team, said the […]
Continue Reading
One of Centra Tech’s founders is entering into plea negotiations concerning the company’s fraudulent 2017 initial coin offering. Robert Farkas is negotiating a plea bargain for his role in the fraudulent Centra Tech initial coin offering (ICO) that commissioned celebrity endorsements from Floyd Mayweather Jr and DJ Khaled. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield has granted […]
Continue Reading
DEX tokens have outperformed their centralized counterparts by 5X this year, with an average increase of 240% according to Messari. Decentralized exchange (DEX) tokens’ year-to-date returns are more than five times that of their centralized counterparts according to the latest DeFi report by cryptocurrency research platform Messari. DEX tokens have increased on average 241% so […]
Continue Reading
Galaxy Digital’s trading engine will be paired with Bakkt’s custody services in a collaborative effort to meet institutional demand for Bitcoin. The Intercontinental Exchange’s digital asset custody and derivatives platform Bakkt has partnered with crypto asset manager Galaxy Digital to launch a ‘white glove’ service for institutions seeking Bitcoin (BTC) exposure. The collaboration will see […]
Continue Reading
Scammers have conned thousands of YouTube viewers into sending them a total of 15.31 BTC with the old ‘free giveaway’ trick. Crypto scammers have stolen at least $150,000 by impersonating SpaceX YouTube accounts and hosting fake Bitcoin giveaways. According to a June 9 report on Bleeping Computer, several scammers hacked legitimate YouTube accounts and changed […]
Continue Reading
Overstock’s shares are up 8% following the announcement of record activity on its tZERO security token exchange. Overstock’s shares have jumped by 8% following the release of new data regarding user and trading activity on the company’s tZERO alternative trading system (ATS) for security tokens. An announcement published by tZERO on June 10 noted that […]
Continue Reading
Coinbase has announced the exchange is exploring support for 18 new digital assets including VeChain, Synthetix and DigiByte. The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States is considering offering support for a variety of new digital assets. According to a June 10 blog post from Coinbase, the exchange is exploring support for Aave, Aragon, Arweave, […]
Continue Reading
Tesla stock rallied to $1,027 and it’s market cap surged above Bitcoin’s to $188 billion. Today the value of Tesla stock set a new record high at $1,027, bringing the market capitalization to $188 billion, and also surpassing the total market cap of Bitcoin (BTC), which hovers at $181 billion. While the value of Tesla […]
Continue Reading
Bitcoin price rejected above $10,000 for the third time in a month, showing the multi-year resistance level remains a challenge for bulls to overcome. Within the last hour Bitcoin (BTC) price rose to $10,180 on BitMEX before quickly reversing to $9,600. The quick rejection means that for the third time in 30 days Bitcoin price […]
Continue Reading
Coinbase’s institutional custody platform tweeted out a Tether (USDT) support unveiling, only to subsequently delete the tweet. Coinbase Custody, an international institutional cryptocurrency holdings arm of well-known U.S. exchange Coinbase, announced compatibility for stablecoin Tether (USDT), only to delete traces of the announcement shortly thereafter. Coinbase Custody, as well as Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, unveiled […]
Continue Reading