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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 […]

There is evidence that a small group of block producers (miners) control the entire EOS network. These block producers have the power to censor transactions and blacklist individuals, ensuring they remain in power. If these block producers are colluding, then that group can control the EOS protocol to their whim. These allegations are in culmination […]

Despite 2018’s prolonged and notorious bear market across all cryptocurrencies, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao remains optimistic about the future of the volatile asset class; proclaiming a bull run can be expected “sooner or later.” Bitcoin Deposits Increasing Popularly known by his initials “CZ,” Zhao notes that Binance is having a stellar year regardless of the […]

Recently, there has been a storm brewing in Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Two upgrades to the underlying software of Bitcoin Cash threaten to split the coin in two, and both factions are determined to fight all-or-nothing to determine the fate of Bitcoin Cash’s next upgrade. Background on Bitcoin Cash Bitcoin Cash was conceived of in July […]

With a hop and a skip, the blockchain industry may fast be proving its barebones infrastructure is ready to withstand the supersonic strains of the next tech boom. The president and chief architect of FanWide, for one, seems to think for the “world’s largest fan club network”, blockchain is a no-brainer. CryptoSlate sat down with […]

Cryptocurrency hedge funds remain optimistic about the prospects of making massive gains in the digital asset markets, despite falling prices and negative investor sentiment over the asset class. Seeking ICO-Like Returns As reported by Bloomberg on Nov. 14, 2018, several crypto-funds continue to aim at triple-digit returns which were witnessed last year in the initial […]

Efforts to improve the scalability of Bitcoin appear to be bearing fruit as the Lightning Network, a second layer off-chain scalability solution on the network designed to handle vast transaction throughputs without resulting in high prices has recorded an important milestone. According to data from 1ML, the Lightning Network now has a total of 4,039 […]