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Everest co-founder Bob Reid says his company is working with the Indonesian government on a landmark project that will allow them to biometrically track and issue energy subsidies. Speaking to EAK TV, Reid said the Indonesian government currently distributes $7 billion to 50 million people, but they cannot verify that a massive $1.3 billion has […]

Scammers in the UK were able to make off with £120,000 in Bitcoin after posing as the verified Twitter accounts of two well-known British companies, according to a report by the Telegraph on Monday. Attack of the Fake Elon The hackers pirated the verified accounts of clothing store Matalan and film company Pathé UK, then […]

The Bancor Network announced the launch of a new generation crypto exchange service. The new service acts as a fundamental disruptor to the existing exchange paradigm that requires depositing funds on a centralized exchange, or order matching on a decentralized exchange. In a post on the official Bancor Twitter account on Nov. 5, Bancor revealed that […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is doubling down on their efforts to stamp out cryptocurrency investment fraud, according to a report by Politico published Nov. 1. Hi honeys https://t.co/5D9rHNcKKy — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) November 2, 2018 Custody Questions The government regulatory body is questioning investment advisers registered with the SEC to determine how they […]

Cryptocurrency transactions are getting a policy makeover in Taiwan after the country’s top financial watchdog agreed to curb illegal transfers and crackdown on those in violation of the law. Taiwan’s Crackdown As reported by Asia Times on Nov. 5, Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has received full authority to exercise power on virtual currency transactions. […]

At the Malta Blockchain Summit, Ethereum co-creator and IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson spoke to CryptoSlate in an exclusive interview to share insights into his early days at Ethereum (ETH) and the work IOHK has done to develop Cardano (ADA) from scratch. In 2014, before the launch of ETH, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, […]

In an exclusive interview, CryptoSlate spoke with the Director of Enforcement at the Texas State Securities Board, Joseph Rotunda, who has presided over more than a hundred investigations into suspect crypto offerings since a 2017 state-wide sweep that rocked BitConnect with an emergency cease-and-desist order. Where they came barreling unexpectedly for most, crypto’s more anarchic […]

Paraguay’s Itaipú dam is posing an interesting dilemma to the country; the world’s most powerful hydroelectric plant gives it an excess of energy, but will that energy be used to drive the burgeoning crypto mining industry or help the poor? The crypto space will, more and more, emerge as a legitimate avenue for developing countries […]

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase listed the Basic Attention Token (BAT) on its “Pro” trading platform on Nov. 2, after months of speculation surrounding the support of popular altcoins. BAT’s Market Dominance A utility token powering the Brave browser and marketplace, BAT is the world’s 30th largest cryptocurrency by the total market cap of $295 million. It […]