Sam Town

The regulated future of blockchain-based crowdfunding is just around the corner, with regulators now taking a hands-on approach to the oversight of initial coin offerings (ICOs). Regulatory interest in ICOs, as well as the recent establishment of legal precedents...

As the cryptocurrency market matures, a number of exchanges have begun to offer crypto derivatives contracts. To margin trade on these platforms, users are forced to trust their crypto capital on centralized exchange wallets. A new open-source platform leveraging...

The Office of the New York State Attorney General (NY AG) has published a report announcing the referral of three major cryptocurrency exchanges to the U.S. Department of Financial Services (DFS) for potential violations of state cryptocurrency regulations. Published...

A series of smart contract exploits have seen hackers abscond with over $600,000 worth of EOS over the last week, raising questions regarding the security of the $4 billion “Ethereum killer” EOS blockchain. Smart contract weaknesses in EOS-based gambling...

EU finance ministers have sidelined a think tank report calling for stricter cryptocurrency regulation within the European Union, citing a need for caution in developing a nuanced approach to the potential risks presented by the cryptocurrency market. The EU’s...

The Chinese cryptocurrency ban is proving to be far more difficult for regulators to enforce than anticipated. The Central Bank of China released a July report announcing the success of the country’s cryptocurrency ban, stating that the influence of...

The wounded cryptocurrency market is showing signs of recovery after a week-long maelstrom that saw over $40 billion wiped out from the total market cap amidst manipulation speculation, black market Bitcoin dumps, and fake news accusations. Dogecoin Surprisingly Unscathed...

Ethereum prices have plummeted over the last week, experiencing a drop in value of over 30% amidst a bloodbath that has shaved $50 billion off the cumulative cryptocurrency market cap. With ETH prices hovering around the $200 mark, Ethereum...

The cryptocurrency market is currently in the midst of a major sell-off, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and virtually all altcoins plummeting in value. The loss of over $40 billion from the cumulative cryptocurrency market cap over the last week hasn’t...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has presented a possible solution to the issue of Twitter fraud at a Congressional committee Wednesday, stating that the social media platform is currently investigating the application of blockchain technology to create decentralized trust and...

The European Union is currently investigating the potential benefits of adopting a set of common rules regarding the distribution and trading of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, with a report calling for stricter disclosure roles set to be considered by...

The cryptocurrency market is in the midst of a selling frenzy, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and most altcoins experiencing a sharp and sudden drop in value. A major sell-off, which began at 4:40 p.m. UTC +7:00 on Wednesday saw total cryptocurrency...

It’s no secret that a cryptocurrency wallet can be accessed by a private key—a string of letters and numbers that, if revealed, allows all those who hold it access to the cryptocurrency held within. Private keys can be lost in...

The term “government-issued” cryptocurrency is paradoxical. The core tenets of cryptocurrencies — decentralized ledgers and trustless cryptographic payment clearance — are antithetical to government control over value transfer. Officially sanctioned government issued cryptocurrencies are increasing in number, however. Sweden,...

Almost $800 million worth of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash has been withdrawn from wallets associated with defunct cryptocurrency “black market” Silk Road marketplace and linked to Silk Road owner Ross “Dread Pirate Roberts” Ulbricht, signaling a potential large-scale Bitcoin...

IoT-driven blockchain platform IOTA announced the upcoming release of real-world integration with vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen. The Digital CarPass, set to be released in 2019, will see performance data tracked via IOTA blockchain technology to ensure vehicle data collection is reliable...

The cryptocurrency market may have experienced a flat run over the course of 2018 thus far with Bitcoin prices failing to break through the $10,000 barrier since early March, but new research published by ING demonstrates that adoption rates...

Tron CEO Justin Sun recently revealed details of Tron’s highly anticipated “secret project” at the Tron Virtual Machine launch Aug. 31, officially announcing Project Atlas. The new project will see the Tron blockchain integrate with the recently acquired BitTorrent...

Malta has emerged as a global leader in blockchain innovation, recently passing a series of pro-blockchain bills into law that have caused blockchain and cryptocurrency platforms around the world to consider “Blockchain Island” as a potential new base of...

Ethereum-based payment platform OmiseGO announced a major step forward in the quest for DLT scalability, releasing an early alpha of a Plasma-based scaling solution that may potentially increase the transaction capacity of the OMG network. Announced via a Medium post,...

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency are influencing innovation and change across a spectrum of industries. The music industry already tested the waters of the financial benefits of blockchain technology, but Slovenian electro producer Gramatik has also seized inspiration from the blockchain...

Divyesh Darji, the alleged Asian head of defunct cryptocurrency platform BitConnect, was arrested by Indian authorities at Delhi Airport on August 18. The arrest is set to provide a modicum of justice to those affected by what has been...

The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of recovery from a recent slump that saw Bitcoin descend below $6,000 in July 2018 as positive investor sentiment returns to the ailing blockchain ecosystem.

The ICO model will soon be rendered redundant by a series of new token offering models focusing on security, transparency, and regulatory compliance. An explosion of token offering innovation is underway, with several new models emerging as prime contenders...

Fraudulent ICOs have stolen billions in investor capital, damaging market sentiment and capturing negative attention from strong-handed regulators around the world. There’s no doubt that the shape of ICOs is changing–but what role will regulators play in the future...

The intoxicating, late 2017 cryptocurrency market run-up fired blockchain technology and digital currencies directly into the nucleus of the global financial ecosystem–demanding the attention of regulators, speculators and innovators. The culmination of the blockchain led to the widespread realization...

The cryptocurrency market may be experiencing a sudden bear market, but recent statistics released by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) demonstrate that consumer awareness and interest in digital assets such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum is...

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has unveiled a pre-alpha demonstration of its own decentralized exchange in a move that foreshadows the future of the crypto trading ecosystem. First announced in May, the Binance Decentralized Exchange (DEX) is part of a...

Thailand’s forward-leaning crypto policy has catalyzed rapid blockchain platform development, with the Thai SEC receiving 20 applications for new digital asset exchanges and more than 50 applications for token offerings since launching new regulatory framework in July. The crypto...

Decentralized applications (dApps) are one of the most promising applications of blockchain technology, holding the potential to completely replace centralized third-party operated platforms. User identity management, however, remains critical to any dApps and is currently managed by “trusted” third...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin put forward a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community in a recent discussion with Mars Finance International WeChat group, postulating seven issues present within the blockchain ecosystem. Buterin’s “hard questions for any blockchain...

Crypto risk management and inheritance platform Digipulse announced the total burn of all DGPT tokens at the end of 2018, citing speculation-driven fluctuation in token price as the key driver behind the complete elimination of the Digipulse token model....

Cryptocurrency values have taken a bearish turn this week as negative market sentiment suppresses a minor late-July rally, with most major alts taking a hit as confidence in Bitcoin wavers. Positive news from crypto trading giant Coinbase, however, has...

Bitcoin’s market share catapults back to almost 50 percent, returning to levels not seen since the December 2017 bull-run that resulted in an all-time high BTC value of nearly $20,000. The return of Bitcoin’s market share dominance coincides with...

Ethereum Classic has firmly entrenched itself as one of the biggest gainers for the last week of July 2018, rising 14% subsequent to Coinbase’s confirmation that ETC support is expected to roll out in the next few days. ETC...

London-based mining operation Argo is the first cryptocurrency firm to successfully launch an IPO on the London Stock Exchange, capturing £25 million (USD $32.5 million) in investor capital. The August 3, 2018 launch of the public offering provides retail investors...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin put forward a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community in a recent discussion with Mars Finance International WeChat group, postulating seven issues present within the blockchain ecosystem. Buterin’s “hard questions for any blockchain...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin put forward a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community in a recent discussion with Mars Finance International WeChat group, postulating seven issues present within the blockchain ecosystem. Buterin’s “hard questions for any blockchain...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin put forward a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community in a recent discussion with Mars Finance International WeChat group, postulating seven issues present within the blockchain ecosystem. Buterin’s “hard questions for any blockchain...

Dedicated hardware has made it possible for crypto holders to securely store digital assets in hack-proof crypto-vaults such as the Ledger device series. As cryptocurrency becomes more widely adopted, tech companies race to integrate secure crypto storage functionality into...

US SEC Commissioner Heston Peirce — one of the four SEC commissioners currently considering the future of a potential Bitcoin ETF — publicly announced that there is “no reason” why the regulatory body would not allow the product to...

Leading cryptocurrency brokerage Coinbase announced the launch of GBP trading for UK-based customers, leveraging the platform’s freshly-minted e-money license issued by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Having recently become the first cryptocurrency trading platform to obtain a bank account...

Cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex announced the start of the second phase of USD trading support, making USD trading, deposits, and withdrawals available to customers outside of the US and in selected US states. The launch of fiat trading for...

Leaked financial data has allegedly revealed that cryptocurrency mining juggernaut Bitmain captured a monolithic $1.2 billion USD in profit for the first quarter of 2018, as well as hinting toward details of the upcoming Bitmain IPO. Announced by Fortune’s...

The CEO of Vietnam-based mining platform Sky Mining has allegedly disappeared with over $35 million in company and investor funds, claiming that medical issues have required him to temporarily leave the country. Vietnamese news media first reported the abrupt...

The Dubai International Financial Center announced the launch of a new initiative in partnership with the Smart Dubai project to establish the world’s first “Court of the Blockchain.” Announced July 30, 2018, the new alliance between the DIFC and...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has taken to social media to decry the heavy emphasis placed on cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in lieu of real-world crypto adoption, stating that while complex crypto financial products are beneficial for short-term gains, the ability...

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance announced a partnership with decentralized global lending platform Libra Credit that will allow BNB holders to access fiat and cryptocurrency loans to borrowers that pledge Binance BNB tokens as collateral. Announced on July 27, 2018,...

Pantera Capital, one of the first investment firms to focus solely on the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, has announced a substantial lifetime return of over 10,000% in a recent announcement celebrating the fund’s 5-year anniversary. Announced via Medium on...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin put forward a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community in a recent discussion with Mars Finance International WeChat group, postulating seven issues present within the current blockchain ecosystem. Buterin’s “hard questions for any...

An in-depth analysis of the fintech sector by the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs revealed a highly nuanced EU Parliament position on cryptocurrencies, with the committee stating the possibility for crypto to function as an alternative...

The SEC has announced the rejection of the Winklevoss twins application for a Bitcoin ETF, marking the second time a crypto exchange-traded fund application by the Gemini exchange founders has been denied. The rule change request filing, submitted by...

Roger Ver’s campaign to promote Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption has sparked debate in the cryptocurrency community after the release of an email exchange between crypto trading platform Bity and Bitcoin.com. Details published by Bity via Reddit on July 25,...

Billionaire Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz announced a multi-million dollar foray into the crypto-lending sector, predicting that the total cryptocurrency market capitalization will exceed $800 billion in the next 12 months. Novogratz, who previously predicted a market cap of $800...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced the launch of a new service allowing customers in the EU and Australia to exchange cryptoassets for e-gift cards. Announced on July 25, 2018, the new service allows users to spend their Coinbase funds...

Positive market sentiment pushes the value of Bitcoin beyond $8,000 for the first time since May 24, 2018, sparking anticipation of a possible bull run as predicted by market analysts such as eToro’s Mati Greenspan. Bitcoin prices surged by...

The disruptive nature of blockchain technology has sparked innovation across a spectrum of industries, promising to decentralize cumbersome, inefficient systems. The “blockchain revolution,” however, has also created a market environment in which solutionism runs rampant — as evidenced by...

Bitcoin futures have experienced strong growth in the second quarter of 2018, with data released by CME Group demonstrating a 93% increase in average daily volume. Open interest in Bitcoin futures,— the number of Bitcoin futures contracts —has also...

The current Bitcoin ETF proposal awaiting SEC has captured a significant amount of attention within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Buterin’s second question appears to be partly directed at the dApp development ecosystem, in which novelty apps and games dominate, and partly due to the lack of transaction throughput that limits the functionality and efficacy of large-scale dApps.

Coinbase’s recent admission that the highly popular cryptocurrency brokerage platform is considering the addition of five more crypto assets has seen the values of each potential token surge dramatically.

Ethereum co-founder and blockchain prophet Vitalik Buterin released a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community.

A recent “stress test” conducted on the Bitcoin Cash has caused controversy due to the apparently highly centralized nature of the BCH network.

The ranks of "unicorn" companies — privately held start-up companies possessing a current valuation of $1 billion or more — have been infiltrated by a growing roster of crypto organizations that are dramatically rising in value.

Cohen, who ranks as 8 on the Forbes 400 Self-Made Score and currently oversees Point72 Asset Management, a $12 billion hedge fund firm.

The Ethereum network is currently under heavy load as gas prices soar due to a flood of transactions.

Binance, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily volume, has announced an investment in Founders Bank, a decentralized banking platform based in Malta.

2018 has seen the cryptocurrency market suffer from a spate of exchange hacks and exit scams as fraudulent activity within the industry seem to be increasing

The Trump administration announced the launch of a new task force aimed squarely at “cyber fraud” and digital currency.

The investigation, executed by the KBA, is aimed at creating transparency standards as well as eliminate money laundering and insider trading.

The cryptocurrency market is no stranger to big, bullish calls, but a new bet by an Australian punter puts Bitcoin price predictions such as Fundstrat’s Tom Lee’s $25,000 BTC to shame with a multi-million dollar bet that: the value...

The Shanghai Stock Exchange published a research paper outlining the potential integration of blockchain technology into Chinese financial infrastructure, arguing that adopting distributed ledger technology-based replacements for existing transaction settlement models could dramatically improve efficiency. As the fourth-largest stock...

The new Ledger desktop app provides users with a simple method of managing crypto assets and hardware, functioning as an “all-in-one companion application” that is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex announced the upcoming launch of a new cryptocurrency exchange focusing on the European market. In partnership with Invest.com, the new exchange will open to European Union customers and operate under the Invest.com brand name. The...

Europe’s largest, high-speed trading technology and exchange-traded products platform made the jump into crypto despite resistance from regulators.

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission officially announced the upcoming launch of a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs), scheduled to come into effect July 16, 2018.

Partido Popular, the ruling party within Spain’s four-party political system, submitted a blockchain-focused proposal to the Spanish Congress of Deputies aiming to promote the integration of blockchain technology into the governance structure of the country.

South Korea has taken another step towards the legitimization of cryptocurrency with the announcement of a new regulatory initiative that will see blockchain platforms and businesses governed by a new classification system.

The Maltese Parliament has passed a series of pro-blockchain bills into law, heralding the launch of a new concrete legal framework for blockchain industry within the island nation.

The US Internal Revenue Service has launched an international joint task force focusing on cryptocurrencies in order to investigate crypto-related tax evasion and money laundering. Announced on Monday, the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) will see tax...

Bitcoin has experienced a lengthy period of stagnation subsequent to the late 2017 all-time high of $20,000, with the most valuable cryptocurrency failing to challenge the $10,000 mark the first half of 2018. ADVFN CEO Clem Chambers, however, believes...

John McAfee took aim at the centralized cryptocurrency exchange paradigm this week, firing a salvo of warlike tweets at 9th-highest ranked crypto exchange HitBTC and calling for a boycott of the platform. McAfee’s rage against the exchange began on...

The cumulative hashing power dedicated toward Bitcoin took a hit this week after extensive flooding of mining centers in Sichuan, China. Eric Meltzer, a partner at China-based blockchain focused fund INB, published a tweet on June 29, 2018, depicting mining...

A recent investigation into Tether activity on popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken triggered scathing responses from the exchange, who fired back at journalists that, according to Kraken, fail to understand market basics. “On Tether: Journalists Defy Logic, Raising Red Flags,”...

A schism appeared within the cryptocurrency community around the time a new statement and book excerpt purportedly released by Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. NakamotoFamilyFoundation.org, A newly-registered website launched June 26, 2018, captured the attention of both...

This week, US-Dollar pegged stablecoin Tether once again captured cryptocurrency community attention for the wrong reasons with poorly-implemented Tether exchange integration resulting in the successful execution of a double spend. Tether’s tenuous relationship with the cryptocurrency market has been...

The ongoing issue of EOS governance is rapidly growing into a decisive crisis that could see the entire EOS constitution entirely rewritten. Stemming from a missed block producer meeting, the complex three-party EOS governance structure debate could potentially be...

Global tech Juggernaut Microsoft and multinational financial services firm Ernst & Young joined forces to launch a new blockchain initiative that will bring digital rights and royalties management onto a distributed ledger network. The new platform will deploy within the...

Business-focused blockchain project VeChain succeeded in launching its Thor mainnet, with the VeChain blockchain going live at midnight UTC June 30, 2018. The launch marks the transition of VEN tokens from the ERC-20 standard to wholly unique tokens on...

Line, the second-largest chat messaging app in Southeast Asia and the most popular chat service in Japan, announced the impending launch of a new cryptocurrency exchange called BitBox. The new exchange, scheduled to go live in July 2018, follows...

The hotly-contested nature of EOS decentralization and governance remains at the forefront of blockchain community discussion. The recent inaction of an EOS block producer — resulting in the loss of 3,570 EOS, or about $27,500 — brought the EOS...

USD-linked stablecoin has printed another quarter-billion USD, representing a significant injection of capital into the ailing cryptocurrency market. The issuance of the new USDT, historically linked with a surge in positive market action. Tether has recently addressed community concern...

The cryptocurrency market has swung violently back into the red due to a series of regulatory movements from Asia, spooking skittish market participants. Bitcoin and Ethereum plummeted by almost 10% as Japanese regulators crack down on exchange action. Crypto...

Technology pioneer John McAfee recently announced the end of his involvement with initial coin offerings (ICOs) but is far from done with the world of distributed ledger technology. After revealing his intention to run for 2020 US president, McAfee...

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are live and running but they’re facing an ongoing liquidity problem that is currently handled by centralized exchanges and in some cases– with less-than-honest methods. DEXs promise to deliver true decentralization but still heavily rely on...

Circumstantial evidence of insider trading and fabricated volume on major crypto exchanges has catalyzed renewed focus on decentralized exchanges — or DEXs — as the future of crypto trading platforms. However, can the present issues within the current market...

USD-paired stablecoin Tether released a report that indicates the company behind USDT does possess sufficient capital to back each individual token on a 1:1 basis. The report, released in full by Tether, demonstrates that Tether held — at one point...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has taken to Twitter to a share a motivational message to employees and the crypto community, encouraging them to stay optimistic through the wild fluctuations of the cryptocurrency market and stating that downturns and bear...

Bitcoin transaction fees have increased significantly due to a dramatic surge in network congestion associated with the recent Bithumb hack. The average Bitcoin transaction cost has increased from $0.55 to nearly $3, with average confirmation time climbing from 6...

South Korean Exchange Bithumb confirmed that it temporarily stopped all deposit and withdrawal services subsequent to a large-scale hack. Tweets posted and deleted by the official Bithumb Twitter account imply that over $30 million USD was lost during the...

A Cornell University computer science professor has taken aim at the governance model of the rapidly-evolving EOS model, predicting that the way in which EOS handles security flaws will result in a large-scale exchange hack within the next year....

The disruption of the cumbersome supply chain industry by platforms such as Waltonchain, VeChain, and Ambrosus is evidence of the potential blockchain may have on centralized systems. However, the next industry to be revolutionized after the decentralization of the supply chain ecosystem...

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has announced the release of the full schedule of the upcoming Litecoin Summit, which will see the Litecoin team, Lightning Labs, RSK Labs, and a range of industry experts and influencers meet in San Francisco...

Big banks and traditional financial institutions who stand to lose out the most from the blockchain revolution remain opposed to the growth of decentralized currencies — but recently released data demonstrates that slow-moving centralized financial structures are slowly being...

The President of CBOE Global Markets has commented on the SEC’s recent clarification on the regulatory status of Ethereum, stating that as ETH is not at risk of classification as a security it’s possible that the CBOE may be...

Taiwan’s capital city of Taipei will be rolling out IOTA’s Tangle-powdered blockchain-based digital identification system later this year, according to BiiLabs Co-Founder Jim Huang. The launch of the Digital Citizen Card will see IOTA’s unique Tangle consensus method and...

The EOS block producer voting process has drawn to a close, resulting in the official launch of the EOS blockchain at 6 PM UTC on June 14. The launch of the EOS mainnet is the culmination of a $4...

Billionaire venture capitalist, Tom Draper, has reiterated his prediction that Bitcoin will reach $250,000 by 2022, stating that “fiat is the past,” with both crypto and Bitcoin being the future. Draper’s predictions, made during a June 12th interview with...

The US SEC has again clarified its position on both Ethereum and Bitcoin, stating that neither cryptocurrencies are securities. The announcement, made by SEC Corporate Finance Division head William Hinman, has addressed one of the most pressing issues in...

A new investigation conducted by University of Texas researchers reveals compelling evidence that the meteoric rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in late 2017 is linked to price manipulation executed by individuals using Tether to create artificial market demand....

Coinbase officially announced the opening of the Coinbase Index Fund to accredited US investors, allowing US citizens that meet the appropriate SEC requirements to invest in a passively managed index fund currently consisting of the four cryptocurrencies traded on...

The first half of June has seen a series of high profile attacks rock the cryptocurrency ecosystem, with the recent South Korean exchange Coinrail hacked to the tune of around $40 million and ZenCash targeted by a successful 51%...

The highly anticipated launch of the EOS mainnet has resulted in a chaotic stall, with less than 7% EOS tokens staked and used to vote. As the EOS block producer voting process requires 15% of all tokens to be...

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are widely considered by many market participants to function as investment vehicles — real-world applications of blockchain technology take a back seat to speculation with mass adoption remaining a distant goal. While this...

Coinbase has announced the addition of Ethereum Classic to the lineup of tokens on its institutional platform, heralding the first new asset to be added to the platform as a result of Coinbase’s recent announcement of additional token support....

Outspoken cryptocurrency proponent, iconoclastic firearm enthusiast, and potential 2020 US presidential candidate, John McAfee, challenged the SEC to a live debate on national television over the SEC chairman Jay Clayton’s recent statements regarding the regulatory status of cryptocurrencies. McAfee,...

Bitcoin’s volatile past week captured the attention of market observers, with many in the crypto community surprised to see Sunday’s market drop resulting in a sub-$7K BTC price. Despite the recent volatility, there have been multiple recent announcements from...

The Chief Digital Officer of Volkswagen has announced a collaborative effort between the IoT-focused IOTA blockchain project and vehicle manufacturer, promising the cryptocurrency community a proof of concept that demonstrates the future of distributed ledger technology in the automotive...

Academia-driven blockchain project Cardano announced earlier this week a major redesign of its brand and roadmap, incorporating a new aesthetic drawn from organic structures inspired by the creative efforts of the Cardano community. The Cardano brand redesign was catalyzed...

The EOS blockchain launch has been confirmed for launch at 1PM UTC time today, with a unanimous decision amongst voters. The mainnet is now in the process of being launched, with a live feed provided by EOS Authority counting...

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Rostin Behnam labeled cryptocurrencies as a “modern miracle” at a recent summit, sharing a bullish stance on virtual currencies and predicting that blockchain technology will remake economic, social and political structures. Behnam discussed...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a new Associate Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Senior Advisor for Digital Assets and Innovation, creating an entirely new position that will oversee the application of US securities...

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase officially announced an expansion into the booming Japanese cryptocurrency market with the launch of a new Japan office. Announced on June 4, a new office in Japan will be spearheaded by Japanese fintech leader Nao...

Seattle-based blockchain venture capital firm Pitha announced the filing of the very first Schedule 13D SEC filing in history, listing cryptocurrency as a method of payment during a recent investment round in DigitalTown. The filing of venture capital related...

Ripple announced the launch of a new University Blockchain Research Initiative that will see Ripple Labs donate $50 million across 17 universities worldwide to promote academic research and blockchain innovation. The new initiative, announced June 4, inaugurates a program intended...

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have become a prime target for forward-leaning hedge funds, venture capitalists, and private equity firms in 2018 as the crypto ecosystem rapidly matures. The total number of cryptocurrency funds has skyrocketed over the first half...

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has taken to Twitter to address community concerns regarding the Litecoin network sparked by a cryptocurrency security site that tracks the cost of launching a 51% attack against proof of work cryptocurrencies. Crypto51 tracks the...

Academia-driven blockchain platform Cardano, launched the first iteration of its KEVM test net, catalyzing an ADA price recovery of over 13% in the last 24 hours. Announced on May 28, the new testnet is the first correct by construction...

On a recent 1000% increase in transaction capacity, Coinbase restructured their code base and APIs. CryptoSlate has integrated with the leading cryptocurrency platform to make real-time Coinbase Index Fund information available via our news platform, delivering prime market insight...

Qihoo 360, China’s largest internet security company, recently published an announcement that the upcoming EOS mainnet launch scheduled for June 2, 2018, could potentially be delayed due to a series of high-risk security vulnerabilities that could cripple the entire...

The cryptocurrency market recently experienced a bearish run driven by a range of factors including Mt Gox “Tokyo Whale” sell-offs, delayed institutional investor participation, and regulatory pressure. With the crypto market dropping 18% since May 20, investor sentiment has...

Revolut, a trading platform that has captured the title of the fastest-growing “unicorn” fintech company, has recently announced the launch of Bitcoin Cash and Ripple support for the Revolut trading app. The addition of BCH and XRP to the...

The Ethereum blockchain has recently become the center of heated discussion due to its rapidly growing size, with many industry observers noting that increasing bloat may cause issues such as difficulties in archiving or synchronizing. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin...

Cryptocurrency trading app Taylor suffered a catastrophic hack on May 22 that resulted in the loss of over 2,500 ETH, valued at $1.5 million. In addition, the trading platform lost 7% of the total TAY token supply, potentially crippling the...

Evidence of a legal battle between TRON founder Justin Sun and µTorrent owner BitTorrent Inc has revealed that the highly popular torrent client developer is set to be purchased by Sun, with both parties currently finalizing the details of...

The initial coin offering paradigm shift may have contributed to 2017’s massive bull run, catapulting cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into the mainstream zeitgeist, but the explosion in ICO popularity over the last year led to the establishment of a...

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, one of the world’s five largest banks, confirmed it is currently working toward its own cryptocurrency launch. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group stated in late May of 2018 that it is conducting research on blockchain technology,...

VeChain’s token rose 5% after an announcement from the VeChain Foundation unveiling a new development plan and whitepaper. The blockchain-based product ID and supply chain management platform’s release details upcoming partnerships, a new governance model, and the future of...

Decentralized digital content entertainment platform and Ethereum competitor TRON’s TRX token has surged by over 19% in the last 24 hours as positive market sentiment gathers momentum ahead of the impending TRON mainnet launch. Rising from a low of...

The Ethereum distributed app ecosystem is currently experiencing explosive growth, with Etherueum dApps capturing over $7.5 million USD across 500 different applications and 11,000 users in the last 24 hours. While increased use of the Ethereum blockchain is arguably...

Jack Ma, executive chairman and founder of Chinese tech juggernaut Alibaba, stated while he’s bullish about blockchain technology, Bitcoin is in a bubble. Speaking at a forum at the second World Intelligence Congress held in Tianjin on the 16th...

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has drawn the ire of the cryptocurrency community with a recent claim that Bitcoin is “rat poison squared.” Buffett’s statements, made at the 2018 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting on May 5, led to a...

Fundstrat Global managing partner and notorious Bitcoin bull Tom Lee has reaffirmed his prediction of a $25,000 Bitcoin end-of-year price despite underwhelming post-Consensus cryptocurrency market performance. The Consensus conference, which ran in New York from May 14-16, is widely...

The latest EOS Dawn 4.1 release has caused controversy in the cryptocurrency community due to a minor code update that has changed the core token name from EOS to SYS. The release, intended to eliminate bugs and improve stability...

The co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, compared Ethereum to the early days of Apple in the 1970’s. Apple may be leading the tech giant race towards a trillion-dollar valuation with a current market cap of over $917 billion, but...

Venture capital firm and RChain Co-op ecosystem member Pithia has joined forces with local blockchain economy platform DigitalTown in a new investment deal that will accelerate the development of distributed ledger technology-based smart city solutions. Pithia announced the $2.4...

CoinShares Chairman and ex-JP Morgan global energy trading desk leader Daniel Masters predicted an impending 2018 bull run, stating that Bitcoin is set to return to previous highs — as long as two critical changes occur in the cryptocurrency...

The EOS development team is currently working at high speed ahead of the scheduled mainnet launch on the 2nd of June when EOS will migrate from the Ethereum network onto its own blockchain over the course of 40 days....

Amazon Web Services has announced a new collaboration with Ethereum development studio ConsenSys which will result in the launch of Kaleido, a blockchain business cloud designed to streamline and simplify the creation, deployment, and operation of private blockchain networks...

International remittance focused cryptocurrency Ripple has launched a new initiative designed to provide entrepreneurs and innovators with financial backing in order to develop solutions based on Ripple technology. The new Xpring project will encourage developers and entrepreneurs to contribute...

Fintech startup Circle has captured $110 million in venture capital during the largest venture capital round raised by a cryptocurrency or blockchain company to date. Led by China-based mining juggernaut Bitmain, the funding round will be used to launch...

San Francisco-based Coinbase has announced the launch of a range of new products designed to attract institutional organizations to the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem. The formal launch of Coinbase Custody alongside several other offerings has placed institutional...

A new partnership between IBM and carbon credits startup Veridium Labs Ltd will see carbon credits issued on the Stellar blockchain, streamlining the trade of carbon offset credits in an open market. The most obvious application of distributed ledger technology...

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has announced the launch of the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate and Real-Time Index in partnership with UK-based digital asset exchange Crypto Facilities. The two new indexes will track the price movement of ETH, delivering...

The Chief Financial Officer of Commonwealth Bank — the largest bank in Australia — quit the high-ranking role earlier this week to join forces with Block.one, the organization driving the development of EOS. Rob Jesudason left his position with...

Blockchain Week New York has seen a number of large scales cryptocurrency conferences flood the Big Apple with thousands of blockchain experts, entrepreneurs, and community members. With CoinDesk’s Consensus conference and the Ethereum Ethereal Summit drawing in crypto industry...

The last week has seen several blockchain patents awarded to various innovators within the sector, including a cryptocurrency ETP patent filed by Gemini exchange owners the Winklevoss twins. A new patent awarded to trade-processing tech provider Broadridge Financial Solutions,...

The skittish cryptocurrency market has moved further into the red today as several factors, including South Korean regulatory action, test the stress tolerance levels of market participants. One of the key drivers behind recent negative price movement is the...

UK-based cryptocurrency trading startup, Crypto Facilities, has become the first crypto platform to launch regulated Ethereum futures contracts, making a new derivatives contract available from 4 pm UK time on the 11th of May. The new Ethereum futures contracts...

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea has recently announced it intends to implement Ripple technology in a new cross-border payments solution. The exchanged has Joined RippleNet and aims to incorporate Ripple’s xCurrent solution in a new...

An important decision regarding the future of cryptocurrency regulation is set to be discussed on May 7th, as a working group of senior CFTC and SEC officials prepare a meeting that could determine the manner in which digital currencies...

Controversial Italian cryptocurrency exchange has been shut down a mere three hours after re-launching operations due to a court order. The suspension followed a brief re-opening on Tuesday, shortly after which Italian authorities demanded that the platform cease operations...

The cryptocurrency market is currently awash with bullish predictions, with market analysts such as Thomas Lee predicting massive gains for Bitcoin by the end of the year. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has recently joined the ranks of the ranks...

Cryptocurrency market observers may be calling for an impending bull run, but despite total market cap surging beyond the $430 billion mark, some financial analysts remain unconvinced. According to investment banking company GP Bullhound, cryptocurrency prices are set to...

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has announced the release of a new Enterprise Ethereum Architecture Stack that is set to standardize the specifications of Ethereum enterprise solutions, assisting organizations in developing Ethereum-based solutions. The new architecture stack, released on May...

Multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs has recently confirmed that it will be launching a Bitcoin trading desk in response to client demand for cryptocurrency services. In a major step forward that represents the first official Bitcoin trading operation at...

Ethereum mastermind Vitalik Buterin released a new proof of concept that demonstrates how the sharding scalability solution can be “bolted on” to the Ethereum main chain. The demonstration follows a recent “minimal sharding protocol” initiative from the Ethereum cofounder...

The upcoming EOS mainnet launch is currently one of the most anticipated events on the blockchain calendar. The lead up to the launch, which will occur on the 2nd of June, has seen the value of EOS skyrocket, climbing...

Founding PayPal CEO Bill Harris has labeled Bitcoin the “greatest scam in history” in a frustrated blog post earlier this week, referring to the cryptocurrency as a “colossal pump-and-dump scheme” and addressing cryptocurrency investors as “losers.” The founding CEO...

A newly-discovered Ethereum smart contract exploit has resulted in the generation of billions of ERC20 tokens, causing major exchanges to temporary halt ERC20 deposits and withdrawals until all tokens can be assessed for vulnerability. The exploit, termed the batchOverflow...