Analysis
Exchanges
UpBit Cleared of Fraud, Says Parent Company
After a police raid over allegations of fraud and insolvency, UpBit, South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange demonstrated full financial competence after a final audit report.…
Exchanges
Coinbase Transfers Halted in Venezuela – U.S. Sanctions to Blame?
Initially revealed on August 2, 2018, several Venezuelan Coinbase users abruptly lost the ability to withdraw or send cryptocurrency, prompting speculation that the exchange…
Adoption
UBS: Bitcoin Must Reach $213,000 to Rival US Dollar
Unfazed by Bitcoin’s extended correction, the most devout crypto faithful maintain that Satoshi’s peer-to-peer digital currency may one day replace the dollar. According to…
Adoption
US Treasury: Blockchain “Poised to Impact Innovation” in Finance
In a report to President Trump entitled “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities Nonbank Financials, Fintech, and Innovation”, the US Treasury described blockchain…
Adoption
IBM and Forex Giant CLS Trial Blockchain ‘App Store’
IBM with CLS – a foreign exchange settlement provider handling $5 trillion a day, launched a trial with a number of leading financial institutions…
Adoption
Finance Giant Northern Trust Expands to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Northern Trust, the 486th largest corporation in the USA, has become the latest financial giant to expand operations into cryptocurrency and blockchain. As reported…
Adoption
VanEck Defends Bitcoin ETF Proposal in Letter to SEC
Investment giant VanEck responded publicly to the SEC’s concerns over their pending Bitcoin ETF application — fanning the flames of what may be the…
Privacy
Mastercard CEO: “Cryptocurrency is Junk”
Just days after Mastercard filed a patent to link fiat and cryptocurrency transactions, the payment giant’s CEO lashes out at cryptocurrency — once again…
Adoption
Audi Think Tank to Explore IOTA’s Tangle
IOTA and Audi Denkwerkstatt — the German car manufacturer’s think tank — have teamed up to explore the Tangle for building a permissionless mobility…
Adoption
Binance Eyes Up South Korea as Next Conquest
Days after marking its first-year anniversary, leading exchange Binance is reportedly poised to enter South Korea. Seeing more than $600 million worth of cryptocurrency…
Adoption
Ethereum-based DApp Ponzi Games Ranking Highest in Daily Usage
As self-proclaimed “scam” games experience the most usage amongst all decentralized applications (dApps), the emerging technology might be finding unsteady footing in the market.…
Adoption
Binance and Neufund to Build First Decentralized Stock Exchange
In a joint venture to build the world’s first decentralized stock exchange, Binance partnered with Neufund and MSX — the recently launched subsidiary of…
