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Former SEC Director who led Ripple action lands new role at Ethereum law firm

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Former SEC Director who led Ripple action lands new role at Ethereum law firm

Ex-Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement, will join Simpson Thacher, a member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, later this year. This leads some to ask whether a conflict of interest took place in the SEC granting Ethereum's non-securities status.

Samuel Wan 3 min read 5 years ago

Dogecoin pumps 200% to become 5th largest crypto, and no one knows why

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Dogecoin pumps 200% to become 5th largest crypto, and no one knows why

Who let the DOGE out?

2 min read 5 years ago

Crypto exchange Binance burns nearly $600 million worth of BNB

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Crypto exchange Binance burns nearly $600 million worth of BNB

The crypto exchange periodically burns the BNB token, and today was a record.

3 min read 5 years ago

Sergey Nazarov talks Chainlink 2.0 and ‘hybrid’ smart contracts at BlockDown

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Sergey Nazarov talks Chainlink 2.0 and ‘hybrid’ smart contracts at BlockDown

The decentralized oracle network released its ‘2.0’ upgrade yesterday—and the founder has a few words.

4 min read 5 years ago

An NFT just sold for $1 million on the Waves blockchain

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An NFT just sold for $1 million on the Waves blockchain

The sale is the biggest NFT purchase outside of the Ethereum ecosystem.

3 min read 5 years ago

211-year-old investment firm buys $4.75 million of Ethereum (ETH)

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211-year-old investment firm buys $4.75 million of Ethereum (ETH)

The centuries-old Rothschild Investment Corp. got exposed to the asset via Grayscale.

2 min read 5 years ago

Ethereum Berlin upgrade is now live—how will it affect ETH prices?

Ethereum Berlin upgrade is now live—how will it affect ETH prices?

The upgrade includes a mechanism to fix the infamously high gas fees on Ethereum.

2 min read 5 years ago

This message was included in a Bitcoin block after the Coinbase listing

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This message was included in a Bitcoin block after the Coinbase listing

The exchange left a message on the blockchain to commemorate its direct public listing.

2 min read 5 years ago

KuCoin kickstarts new startup incubation program with a $50 million check

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KuCoin kickstarts new startup incubation program with a $50 million check

The crypto exchange is finding quality projects to lay long-term bets on.

2 min read 5 years ago

Macau’s high-rolling casino industry faces a digital currency threat

Macau’s high-rolling casino industry faces a digital currency threat

The ‘Vegas of the East’ sees the role of digital currencies for combating fraud and money laundering.

2 min read 5 years ago

Mick Jagger teams up with 3-D artist EXTRAWEG on charity driven audio-visual NFT for new track “Eazy Sleazy” with Dave Grohl

Mick Jagger teams up with 3-D artist EXTRAWEG on charity driven audio-visual NFT for new track “Eazy Sleazy” with Dave Grohl

Two of the world’s biggest rockstars have entered the NFT space.

3 min read 5 years ago

The U.S. just got a ‘pure-play’ Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem ETF

The U.S. just got a ‘pure-play’ Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem ETF

The fund has long been trying to get its own Bitcoin ETF, one that the SEC has rejected multiple times. But it seems to have found a way.

3 min read 5 years ago

Confused about which Polkadot (DOT) project to invest in? This ‘PINT’ aims to solves that

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Confused about which Polkadot (DOT) project to invest in? This ‘PINT’ aims to solves that

An upcoming Polkadot-based index token will allow investors to get exposure to a basket of underlying assets.

3 min read 5 years ago

Tezos (XTZ) is testing a new consensus algorithm called ‘Tenderbake’

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Tezos (XTZ) is testing a new consensus algorithm called ‘Tenderbake’

Tenderbake is capable of shorter block times and near-instant finality, with block times of 1 second or less.

3 min read 5 years ago

Much wow! Dallas Mavericks fans bought $122,000 of merch using Dogecoin

Much wow! Dallas Mavericks fans bought $122,000 of merch using Dogecoin

The Mavs recently announced they would accept DOGE for tickets and merch, few could have predicted how the fan's response.

3 min read 5 years ago

The U.S. Postal Service wants to issue NFTs—but not in the way you’d think

The U.S. Postal Service wants to issue NFTs—but not in the way you’d think

Everyone and their postal office is jumping on the NFT bandwagon.

2 min read 5 years ago

Analysts: Here’s why investors shouldn’t buy Coinbase at a $100 billion valuation

Analysts: Here’s why investors shouldn’t buy Coinbase at a $100 billion valuation

One research firm says crypto exchange Coinbase is severely overvalued ahead of its iconic public listing today.

3 min read 5 years ago