Wuille will continue contributing to a new Multi-Signature standard for Bitcoin. Bitcoin Core developer Pieter Wuille has migrated from Blockstream to Chaincode Labs. Wuille has been with Blockstream from the beginning, having co-founded the company in 2014. When asked about Wuille’s departure, Blocksteam’s CEO Adam Back said: “Pieter’s doing what he always has — working […]
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A U.S. circuit court has concluded its review of a terrorism financing case that begin in 2010, saying that the NSA’s phone tapping was illegal but that it was a minor part of the evidence. In the final decision on a criminal case that began a decade ago, an appellate court has said that the […]
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Ethereum needs to scale with layer-two in the short-term, and ZK Rollups can pick up the slack. Since Ethereum 2.0 is likely to take a few more years to begin increasing the throughput of the network, community focus is centering on layer-two solutions that could take some of the burden in the short-term. Several solutions […]
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Discussing a use case that the Brazilian government started developing last year: a digital identity solution called FinID. Imagine if it were possible for your identity to be available at any time, where third parties could only access it with your consent. The discourse that everyone has the right to own their digital identity has […]
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As the Ryuk ransomware continues to wreak havoc, tracking ransomware payments has become critical in stopping criminals from cashing out. There is still an element of the crypto “Wild West” in 2020, as cryptocurrency stolen through hacks and ransomware attacks is still being cashed out on major exchanges around the world. Ransomware attacks have proved […]
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The digital Swiss franc issuer is now licensed as a “digital asset trading facility.” Sygnum, a major cryptocurrency bank in Switzerland, is preparing to finally introduce digital asset trading after receiving regulatory approval. On Sept. 1, Sygnum announced that it received regulatory approval from the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), allowing the company to expand […]
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WazirX is the second Indian crypto exchange to launch in-app staking. The Binance-backed Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has launched a new in-app staking feature on Sept. 1 that will allow its users to stake cryptocurrencies to earn interests. Staking is the process of holding cryptocurrencies in a wallet to support the operations of a proof-of-stake […]
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Current regulation will only push crypto forward according to Omniex CEO. Hu Liang, co-founder and CEO of Omniex, is well-versed in the digital payments space and institutional investing. During an interview, he told Cointelegraph that he doesn’t consider the current regulatory landscape to be a barrier for blockchain or crypto investment. Omniex is an independent […]
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With more than half a billion dollars worth BTC already tokenized, Messari believes that projects bringing Bitcoin to DeFi will emerge as leaders of the crypto sector. Crypto analytics firm Messari estimates that $500 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) has been tokenized on the Ethereum network for use in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The firm’s […]
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Was the Uniswap fork that created SushiSwap a good thing for the DeFi sector? Crypto startup investor and IDEO Managing Director Ian Lee has revealed how DeFi protocols can avoid being cloned and drained of liquidity by improving upon their design and governance from the start. When SushiSwap forked from Uniswap on Friday, August 28, […]
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