The world’s leading crypto exchange and token offering platform turns to a lottery-style structure. Despite the changing attitude toward altcoins and initial coin offerings (ICO) on the whole, Launchpad — the token offering platform developed by the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance — is selling out of its offerings in a matter of minutes. With […]
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Regulated crypto trading platform IronX has rolled out following a $26 million initial coin offering. Cryptocurrency exchange IronX has launched for the public following a $26 million initial coin offering (ICO), technology-focused media outlet The Fintech Times reported on April 4. IronX is a regulated trading platform that was jointly established by digital trading firm […]
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The Supreme Court of India has granted interim bail to two brothers who are among the chief suspects accused of running a Bitcoin (BTC)-related Ponzi scheme. The Supreme Court of India has granted interim bail to two brothers who are among the chief suspects accused of running a Bitcoin (BTC)-related Ponzi scheme. The development was […]
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Endor’s new protocol leverages artificial intelligence and targets ERC-20 tokens as one of its use cases. Predictive analytics firm Endor has launched a blockchain-powered tool allowing businesses and cryptocurrency holders to ask and answer questions based on big data. The company confirmed the launch in a press release provided to Cointelegraph on April 4. Endor, […]
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A case involving a drug dealer has concluded after he failed to convince a judge his Bitcoin earnings were legitimate. A Toronto judge has ruled an online drug dealer must pay his entire $1.4 million Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to the state in what is reportedly Canada’s largest ever forfeiture, local daily news outlet The Star […]
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The platform says it will take an individual approach to resolving the issue, which involved funds worth an estimated $500 million. Cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX will refund users who lost money during this week’s Bitcoin (BTC) bull run after technical problems affected its contracts, the company confirmed in a press release updated April 3. BitMEX, […]
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The U.S. SEC has issued a no-action letter to TurnKey Jet, confirming that the TKJ tokens issued during the startup’s ICO are not securities. On April 3, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter to TurnKey Jet, confirming that the TKJ tokens issued during the startup’s initial coin offering […]
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Two staff members at the SEC have published a framework in order to help market participants tell if their offerings are securities. Staff at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have published a framework to help market participants ascertain whether or not a digital asset is deemed to be an investment contract, and […]
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Liquid has hit unicorn status with the first close of an ongoing Series C funding that puts the company valuation at over $1 billion. Japanese crypto trading platform Liquid has hit unicorn status with the first close of an ongoing Series C funding that puts the company valuation at over $1 billion. The news was […]
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How a user gaming the Augur network led to the debate on the validity and effectiveness of decentralized networks. According to a Reddit thread on March 19, traders on Augur, a decentralized oracle and peer-to-peer protocol for prediction markets, are being scammed. The Reddit user claims that “some people” in the Augur community are exploiting […]
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