Kim Dotcom set to launch an IEO on Bitfinex for a project that will improve the digital content business. Kim Dotcom, the controversial internet entrepreneur and founder of the now-defunct file storage platform Megaupload, is making a comeback in the digital content business. This time, instead of a platform that allows users to download copyright […]
Continue Reading
The Dubai Department of Economic Development has announced a blockchain-based business registry platform. The Department of Economic Development in Dubai has announced its move to a blockchain-based unified business registry platform (UBRP). According to a Saudi Gazette report on Oct. 7, the platform aims to improve the ease of doing business in Dubai and enable license issuers […]
Continue Reading
American entrepreneur and vocal crypto advocate John McAfee launches a new decentralized exchange on the Ethereum blockchain. American entrepreneur and vocal crypto advocate John McAfee has launched a decentralized exchange (DEX) running on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. McAfee DEX is set to run in a beta release status as of Oct. 7, according to the […]
Continue Reading
With the opening of Korean HQ in Seoul, Cointelegraph looks deeper into local regulatory landscape… South Korean regulators seems to strongly favor blockchain over cryptocurrencies, and some recent events have further proven this hypothesis. As a result, as much as 97% of local digital assets exchanges are in danger of extinction, local reports suggest. Meanwhile, […]
Continue Reading
Though crypto transfers are immutable, offline cryptocurrency transactions may be the key to total censorship resistance for blockchain. Earlier in September, Cointelegraph reported that Israeli cybersecurity startup GK8 had raised $4 million to finance its offline cryptocurrency transaction solution. The company developed a cold wallet with “hot wallet functionalities” that is completely shielded from online hackers because […]
Continue Reading
RenrenBit CEO Zhao Dong speaks about Tether’s yuan-backed stablecoin and its impact on Bitcoin and crypto startups in China. In late August various crypto media reported that Tether planned to issue a Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin. Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong told ChainNews that the stablecoin would be called CNHT and be held in offshore accounts. Zhao […]
Continue Reading
Cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex has announced Bittrex Global, a new platform headquartered in Liechtenstein. Cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex has announced Bittrex Global, a new platform headquartered in Liechtenstein. Per a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 30, Bittrex is expecting to roll out Bittrex Global at the end of October in the city of […]
Continue Reading
The United States-based branch of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, “Binance.US,” opened account registration and verification services for residents of Puerto Rico. The United States-based branch of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, “Binance.US,” opened account registration and verification services for residents of Puerto Rico. According to an official announcement published on Sept. 30, Puerto Rico residents have the […]
Continue Reading
Countries around the world take varying approaches to the crypto gambling and betting, with Japan perhaps having the most defined stance. The Japanese House of Representatives recently passed new crypto asset regulation affecting exchanges and custodians — the Payment Services Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. However, the country’s crypto gambling industry still […]
Continue Reading
Nigeria-based Satowallet has allegedly performed a $1 million exit scam as users have been unable to access their crypto since April. Nigerian crypto wallet Satowallet has allegedly pulled off a $1 million exit scam, while the firm cites an unexplained OVH data server error that has kept user funds in limbo. Multiple versions to delay […]
Continue Reading