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Tezos is trying to reach a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that has been dragging since 2017. While the firm denies any wrongdoings, the increasing legal cost was key in making this decision. A settlement pending for approval The Tezos Foundation announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs of an […]

Over the past few days, you’ve likely noticed a lot of buzz about a trend in the crypto space: Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, has begun to issue millions upon millions of their coin. Below is one such transaction outlining a “minting” of USDT coins at the “Tether Treasury,” so to say. Although […]

The Steem blockchain has seen its fair share of controversy over the past several weeks, which all began after the Justin Sun-led TRON acquired Steemit in mid-February. This controversy appears to have reached a boiling point earlier this week when the Steem community exercised its voting power in order to hard fork the blockchain, leading […]

Bitcoin appreciated by nearly $1,700 in the last 40 hours while most financial markets around the world continue to tumble. Bitcoin price rebounds strongly The flagship cryptocurrency stole the spotlight after surging over 30 percent. Bitcoin went from trading at a low of $5,260 to hit a high of $6,930. The sudden price move appears […]

The Bitcoin price spiked to $6,900 on the day, rising to as high as $6,946 on BitMEX. The last BTC rally to over $10,000 started from a strong rebound from the $6,900 level. Upon rising to $6,900, the Bitcoin price saw an immediate rejection to the mid-$6,000 region, and some technical analysts anticipate a minor […]

Tech regulatory company Coinfirm has announced that it will begin providing RSK and RIF protocols with an anti-money laundering compliance solution. According to a press release shared with CryptoSlate, the company partnered with IOV Labs to deliver the solutions that will enable traditional financial institutions to engage with the two Bitcoin second-layer solutions. Second layer […]

Today has been a great day for crypto investors, with the market posting some intense gains close on the heels of its recent capitulatory downturn seen exactly one week ago. This upswing has allowed Bitcoin to climb 17 percent, while Tezos and some other smaller altcoins have climbed 20 percent or more. Although this price […]

Junior United States Senator and former CEO of Bakkt Kelly Loeffler disclosed dumping millions of dollars worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks following a private senators-only briefing on the Coronavirus in late January, as reported by The Daily Beast. Loeffler, who left her post at Bakkt in December to become a junior […]

Throughout 2018 and 2019, the U.K. police forces received a total of 562 reports of blackmail for Bitcoin, research from Parliament Street think tank has shown. The information, obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), showed that blackmail was the most common attack using Bitcoin. More than 500 cases of Bitcoin blackmail registered in […]

Argentina’s natural gas ecosystem is to incorporate blockchain tech going forward, thanks to a collaboration between IOV Labs and gas distributor Gasnor. The newly-launched Gasnet will engender improvements in transparency, information management and efficiency. The blockchain pilot is powered by RSK smart contracts and RIF second-layer solutions. Gas regulator gives green light to novel pilot […]