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The Department of Homeland Security posted a solicitation for proposals for companies that can improve government processes using the blockchain. Accepted proposals would receive up to $800,000 in government funding. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a U.S. federal government cabinet department. The department is responsible for U.S. public security and includes anti-terrorism, border […]

In a groundbreaking move, SIX, Switzerland’s leading stock exchange with a $1.6 trillion market capitalization, has given the thumbs-up to the world’s first multiple-cryptocurrency-based Exchange-Traded Product (ETP). As reported by the Financial Times Nov. 17, the Amun Crypto ETP will debut next week on Switzerland’s 168-year-old stalwart equity market with a basket of crypto-assets including […]

Technology entrepreneur and visionary Elon Musk, popularly known for electric cars, reusable rockets, and PayPal, is increasingly seeing an uncanny association with Bitcoin for the wrong reasons. Scammers are capitalizing on Musk’s Twitter social media prominence to spin out hopes of cryptocurrency returns – with gains even more spectacular than the famed 2017-bull run. Musk […]

Bitmain’s billionaire co-founder Jihan Wu may sell over 1 million Bitcoin Cash SV (BCHSV), following the successful completion of a scheduled Bitcoin Cash hard fork on Nov. 15. I am wondering when I can deposit my BSV token into exchange to sell. — Jihan Wu (@JihanWu) November 17, 2018 A contentious hard fork of Bitcoin Cash […]

Salt Lending Holdings Inc., a lender that uses cryptocurrencies as collateral, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a roughly $50 million dollar ICO it held in August 2017. Salt, a company tied to prominent bitcoin entrepreneur Erik Voorhees, received a subpoena from the SEC in February seeking records related to […]

After a stellar rise in business over the last year due to the cryptocurrency boom, chipmaker Nvidia’s optimistic figures for graphics card demand in 2018 has drastically fallen short of expectations, with share prices falling by 17 percent on the back of millions of unsold chips. Falling Crypto Frenzy Takes Down Chipmakers As reported by […]

In a press release today, the SEC has imposed civil penalties on two more ICOs. Up to $27 million reimbursed to investors; each company fined $250,000, in addition to other penalties. The SEC appears to be finished watching. Two ICOs, CarrierEQ and Paragon Coin were punished for conducting illegal securities offerings. Both ICOs were conducted […]

In a recent Twitter poll issued by retired United States politician Ron Paul, half of the respondents indicated they would choose Bitcoin as a long-term investment over treasury bonds, Federal Reserve notes, and even gold. Ron Paul is a retired Republican and Libertarian politician, three-time presidential candidate, and former congressman of Texas’s 22nd congressional district. […]

Coinbase Custody, the safekeeping arm of the crypto-finance giant, added support for XRP on its institutional-aimed custodian service. Additionally, it will also list the USDC stablecoin, as per a Medium post on Nov. 15. The move was first announced in October 2018 and has taken a month to reach fruition. Aimed at institutional investors, Custody […]

The bearish movements in the cryptocurrency market, which resulted in Bitcoin’s price falling well below the $6,000 mark, have benefited Ripple, as XRP has overtaken Ethereum as the largest altcoin by market cap. New Ripple Surge Sees Token Become Largest Altcoin By Market Cap, Again The bearish movements that took place across the cryptocurrency market throughout […]