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Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Debunks Negative Rumors Surrounding LTC
Charlie Lee, inventor and founder of Litecoin (LTC), took to Twitter earlier this week to debunk some of the FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt)…
Regulation
Coinbase, Kraken Respond to NY Virtual Markets Integrity Report
Earlier this week, the New York Attorney General’s office released a report on the state of the cryptocurrency marketplace in the state, called the…
Analysis
Augur Users Down 90 Percent Since July Launch
Augur, an open source oracle and prediction market protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, has seen a serious dip in users since it first…
Regulation
Congress Pressures IRS to Issue Better Tax Guidelines for Cryptocurrency
In a letter sent from the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, U.S. lawmakers are calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to…
Adoption
MEW Launches Mobile ‘Hardware Wallet’ App on iOS
MyEtherWallet (MEW), the company behind Ethereum's original wallet interface, launched its hardware wallet replacement app MEWconnect for iOS devices Tuesday, ushering in what it…
Exchanges
Huobi Building Global Blockchain Resource Alliance With ‘Global Elites’ Initiative
Huobi announced on its blog Wednesday that it would be launching the third phase of its Huobi Global Elites program, another step toward building what it calls…
Hacks
Hackers Using Software Vulnerability Stolen From the NSA to Illicitly Mine Crypto
In a 25-page report released Wednesday, the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) detailed the worrying rise of illicit cryptocurrency mining in 2018; specifically, how hackers…
Adoption
ZenLedger Secures $1.5 Million in Venture Capital for Crypto Tax Software
Seattle-based ZenLedger, which provides tax ledger software for CPAs and cryptocurrency investors, secured a massive, $1.5 million round of venture capital funding from VC…
Exchanges
Bakkt Reveals ‘First Steps’ in Solving the Problem of Cryptocurrency Regulation
The twin issues of spotty security and lack of governmental regulation have plagued cryptocurrencies practically since their inception. Headlines of millions lost to hackers…
Price Watch
Ripple’s xRapid Product Gains Momentum, May Launch in the Next Month
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said earlier this year that he hopes to have major banks using the company's cryptocurrency XRP by the end of the…
Exchanges
Binance Launches Beta Version of Its Singapore Fiat Exchange
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance, slipped Saturday, Sept. 15, that his company would be launching a fiat cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore…
Adoption
LG U+ Will Bring Blockchain-Based Payment Services to Overseas Customers
South Korean telecom company LG U+ revealed Sunday that it will be rolling out a new blockchain-based, cross-carrier payment system (CCPS) via partnerships with…