A look at the journey of Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com to be pioneers of the crypto/blockchain ecosystem. On Sept. 19, former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne sold his entire stake in the firm, which accounted for 13% of the company and was worth over $90 million. While the move surprised many, those closely following Patrick’s eccentric […]
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Animoca Brands Corporation Limited has partnered with sports management company Dorna Sports, S.L. to develop a blockchain-based MotoGP manager game. Blockchain and artificial intelligence firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited has entered into a partnership with sports management company Dorna Sports, S.L. to develop a blockchain-based MotoGP manager game. Per a press release shared with Cointelegraph […]
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The first federally regulated platform for trading Bitcoin futures is off to a slow start, but predicted to pick up steam over time. After more than a year spent ensuring full compliance with the United States authorities, Bakkt, the first federally regulated platform for Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading, launched on September 23. Conceived by the global […]
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Binance’s decision to re-enter the Chinese crypto market seems to make a lot of sense to many experts operating within this space. In what is being considered a major step forward for Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) recently announced that his firm was all set to make its first strategic investment in China since […]
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The British police are auctioning off half a million sterling ($621,400) worth of Bitcoin that was seized from an arrested hacker. The British police are auctioning off half a million sterling ($621,400) worth of seized Bitcoin (BTC), the London Economic reported on Sept. 25. The funds were reportedly seized from a criminal who had offered […]
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Jonathan Lucas, the founder of adult entertainment marketplace Fantasy Market, with orchestrating a fraudulent ICO. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Jonathan C. Lucas, the founder of adult entertainment marketplace Fantasy Market, with orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). According to the SEC […]
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The United States attorney’s office for the Northern District of California has indicted two suspects for hacking crypto marketplace EtherDelta in December 2017. The United States attorney’s office for the Northern District of California has indicted two suspects — Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka — for hacking EtherDelta, a non-custodial marketplace for trading Ethereum […]
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Bakkt’s launch will increase volatility in Bitcoin, which might also affect altcoins. What does the chart of the top five performers project? Let’s find out. Bakkt Daily and Monthly Bitcoin Futures will launch on Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. EDT. This is likely to increase volatility in Bitcoin, which has been stuck in a tight […]
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Online real-time economic strategy game Prospectors will be launching on WAX blockchain. The online real-time economic strategy game, Prospectors, will be launching on the Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX). Prospectors blockchain game lands on WAX In a Sept. 17 blog post, WAX announced that one of the largest dApps in the world, The Prospectors, is launching […]
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Waves is transitioning to a self-regulating monetary system, allowing the community to determine block generation reward size and coin supply. Open source blockchain platform Waves is transitioning to a self-regulating monetary system, allowing thus the community to determine the block generation reward size and coin supply. Waves announced the development in a press release shared […]
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