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Leafbuyer Technologies, a company Bloomberg describes as a cross between “Groupon and Yelp for cannabis users,” saw a 40 percent jump in its stock on Thursday after announcing it would roll out a blockchain-based platform soon, according to the publication. Missing out Until then, Leafbuyer had missed the boat on the rise other marijuana-related companies […]

Despite China’s infamous blanket ban on cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offering (ICO) investing is making a resurgence in the country as Bitcoin Over-The-Counter (OTC) exchanges gain prominence, reported local outlet Sina News on Sept. 26. OTC Market Fueling China’s Crypto Craze Most OTC providers are overseas-registered “shell” companies that bypass local supervision of the cryptocurrency market. […]

In a court case of fraud allegations against My Big Coin Pay, a federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies can be treated as commodities, even as legal discussions over its asset status continue. As reported by Reuters on Sept. 27, the judge ruled “virtual currencies” fall under the jurisdiction of the Commodities Futures Trading Commision (CFTC), […]

In an unmistakable milestone for blockchain, the Austrian Treasury is to issue government bonds worth €1.15 billion ($1.3 billion) on Ethereum, claiming the largest smart contract platform by market capitalization brings about “added security” and a “high level of confidence” in the nation’s bond auctions. Come Tuesday 2nd October, the bonds are to be auctioned […]

Tiberius Group AG, a Swiss asset management company is launching a cryptocurrency backed by seven precious metals, in a first-such-instance. The company handles over $350 million in investor assets and is one of the largest equity funds in Switzerland. Gold Crypto As reported by Bloomberg on Sept. 27, the company will issue the aptly-branded Tiberius […]

Coinbase appears to be preparing to rise to meet a veritable flood of interest in cryptocurrency, having rolled out a series of products aiming to take the pain out of purchasing cryptocurrencies for the first time In a post titled ‘Helping People Understand, Explore and Buy Cryptocurrency’, the San Francisco-based exchange debuted three new updates […]

A Swiss cryptocurrency startup has raised over $103 million from private investors to build a crypto bank, reported Reuters on Sept. 27. Providing Banking to Crypto The parent company, SEBA Crypto AG, aims to provide financial services to cryptocurrency businesses across the globe, circumventing the problematic legislation and internal policies that most crypto-firms face while […]

Tron will be lifting the lid on its once-enigmatic Project Atlas on Friday, Sept. 28th, giving detail on how its integration of BitTorrent into their recently debuted blockchain will create a “borderless economy” with more than a hundred million users, a press release states. We will go live this Friday (Sep. 28) at 7 PM […]

Competition among the so-called “third generation” projects is fast brewing in the South Korean blockchain and cryptocurrency market, as companies scramble to find the industry’s “killer app” and spur widespread adoption. Korea’s Blockchain Push As reported by Business Korea on Sept. 27, the third generation platforms look to build what Ethereum couldn’t, and primarily tackle […]

I recently attended a panel of cryptocurrency experts (some of them skeptics) talking about cryptocurrency and then blockchain. The panel included computer science experts, investors, financial advisors, and intellectual property lawyers. It was good even with smart people, even if the discussion was a bit “two-years-ago.” They were asked if they considered cryptocurrency and blockchain […]