Major United States-based crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase is allegedly not letting some users withdraw more than $10 per day. Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase is allegedly not letting some users withdraw more than $10 per day. On Feb. 2, a Redditor and self-described Coinbase user reported that Coinbase had […]
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The Magazine will be a new long-form publication for blockchain veterans and crypto newcomers alike. Over 4,400 people responded to a poll created by Nathaniel Whittemore on Twitter last week, explaining what they did before becoming involved in cryptocurrency. A guy who designed helicopter manufacturing processes. A plumber. A prison inmate. A nutritionist. Someone described […]
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Investment platform CurioInvest and Seychelles-based digital asset exchange MERJ Exchange Ltd. will jointly begin offering a token backed by collector luxury cars. Investment platform CurioInvest and Seychelles-based digital asset exchange MERJ Exchange Ltd. will jointly begin offering a token backed by collector luxury cars. The so-called Car Token (CT1) token is set to be pegged […]
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Tech giant IBM is developing a new blockchain product that will automate the reconciliation of casual employment contracts. Tech giant IBM is developing a new blockchain product that will automate the reconciliation of casual labor contracts. Technology news site CIO reported on Feb. 3 that IBM considers the blockchain particularly well-suited to tackling the pain […]
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new crypto-routing scheme to speed up blockchain-based transactions. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new cryptocurrency-routing scheme to speed up blockchain-based transactions. In an announcement on Jan. 30, MIT claimed that the new solution called “payment channel networks” (PCN) is able […]
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After successfully piloting its testnet in 2019, enterprise blockchain platform Insolar is launching its own mainnet on Feb. 3, 2020. Enterprise blockchain platform Insolar is launching its own mainnet, debuting its native Insolar Coin (XNS) to replace its formerly used Ethereum-based token INS. After successfully piloting the testnet in 2019, Insolar will be rolling out […]
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Privacy on Ethereum is now possible through Aztec, a project using zero knowledge cryptography derived from Zcash to hide amounts for private tokens. The Aztec privacy network has officially launched on the Ethereum blockchain on Feb. 1. Using Zcash-based technology, it introduces confidential tokens where all amounts are cryptographically hidden. The network is currently in […]
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Researchers writing for the Oxford University Law blog say that the distinction between utility and security tokens is less important than most assume when it comes to regulation. European researchers writing for the Oxford University Faculty of Law blog argue that the distinction between utility and security tokens is less important than most assume when […]
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Cryptocurrency tycoons and Gemini exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss obtained six stablecoin-related patents. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, have obtained six stablecoin-related patents, according to filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Three of the patents — the first, second and the fifth on the list […]
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Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has graduated from Singapore’s regulatory sandbox and been approved as a market operator and capital markets services licensee. Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has graduated from Singapore’s regulatory sandbox and been approved as a recognized market operator and capital markets services licensee. Singapore’s The Business Times confirmed on Feb. 3 […]
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