OKCoin announces Hong Fang as its new CEO, as former CEO Tim Byun moves into a government relations role. Major United States cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has announced that its current chairperson, Hong Fang, is taking over as CEO. Fang is a former Goldman Sachs banker, and early investor in OKCoin. She told Cointelegraph she will […]
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Brian Armstrong, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, explained what developments he believes will drive the growth of cryptocurrency’s user base. Brian Armstrong, the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, explained what developments he believes will drive the growth of cryptocurrency’s’ user base. In a series of tweets on March 4, Armstrong illustrated how the […]
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Crypto Valley Association president Daniel Haudenschild said that central bank digital currencies are “the next logical stage.” In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Crypto Valley Association President Daniel Haudenschild said that central bank digital currencies are “the next logical stage.” Haudenschild explained to Cointelegraph that he believes CBDCs are the next stage “in evolution for […]
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In what seems as one of the biggest crypto dramas of 2020, community seems to have the upper hand. The scandal surrounding the Steem blockchain continues to unfold. After juggernaut exchanges Binance, Huobi and Poloniex were heavily criticized by community members for allegedly mobilizing customer deposits to take over the network, two of those firms […]
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A French commerce court treated Bitcoin as currency during a recent trial between two cryptocurrency firms. A French commerce court has classified Bitcoin (BTC) as currency during a recent trial. Local news outlet Les Echos reported on March 5 that the Commercial Court of Nanterre decided on Feb. 26 to qualify Bitcoin as a fungible […]
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Alabama’s Auburn University successfully completed a pilot in partnership with Nike, Macy’s and Kohl’s using Hyperledger to upload supply chain data onto the blockchain. The Chain Integration Pilot (CHIP) of the Auburn University RFID Lab in Alabama has published a proof-of-concept whitepaper that seeks to demonstrate the efficiency savings blockchain technology can unlock across the […]
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Reginald Fowler has pleaded not guilty to a fresh charge of wire fraud for his alleged operation of shadow banking company Crypto Capital. Reginald Fowler has pleaded not guilty to a new charge of wire fraud during a March 6 hearing at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On […]
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New York-based white label exchange provider AlphaPoint has successfully raised a further $5.6 million to help scale its exchange technology. New York-based white label exchange provider AlphaPoint has raised a further $5.6 million from investors to help scale its exchange technology. AlphaPoint’s tech is currently used as the backend for 150 exchanges across 35 countries, […]
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Real estate marketplace Red Swan has partnered with security token firm Polymath to tokenize $2.2 billion in assets including apartments and a hemp farm. Texas-based Commercial Real Estate (CRE) marketplace Red Swan has tokenized $2.2 billion worth of real estate assets in partnership with security tokenization firm Polymath. Red Swan said it has 30,000 accredited […]
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In a major privacy breach, the usernames and passwords of more than a quarter of a million Trident Crypto Fund customers have been stolen and published. In a major privacy breach, the usernames and passwords of more than a quarter of a million Trident Crypto Fund customers have been stolen and published online. Technical director […]
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