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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has another mountain to climb as a court-ordered civil rehabilitation pressure the company into near-bankruptcy. Mt Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi, who procured the nickname “Tokyo Whale,” during the peak of his company’s extravagant bitcoin delegation, sold 24,658.00762 Bitcoin (BTC) and 25,331.00761 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) between March 18 and June 22 . That’s a […]

One of Bitcoin’s core principles outlined in its famous whitepaper is privacy. Yet not many people are aware that the promise of anonymity on the blockchain isn’t actually a sure thing in practice. As more and more users adopt cryptocurrencies, the need for basic financial privacy is vital. Just like how today we can’t look […]

In a post-mortem report released on their website on Tuesday, the developers of Monero say they were able to patch a potentially serious bug that would’ve allowed malicious users to ‘burn’ cryptocurrency exchange deposits. A Post Mortem of The Burning Bug: https://t.co/Iqii03G3DJ — Monero || #xmr (@monero) September 25, 2018 This burning would be achieved […]

Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin trading–infamously known for their volatility–seem to have become relatively “stable overall” as investors have held on to their digital investments, according to research published by Chainalysis on Sept. 24. Maturing Crypto Market In its report, the New York-based security company compiled data from the most-traded cryptocurrencies to the least. Based on their […]

Few movie buffs would fail to concede that the monsters on screen aren’t nearly as terrifying as the ones in real life. In SingularDTV’s new documentaryTrust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, however, it would seem that these real-world villains could be in for a nasty surprise. According to Forbes, Trust Machine paints a dystopian picture of […]

Coinbase, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume and user base, has integrated a new process of listing new cryptocurrencies on its platform. The brokerage will not accept any listing fees for reviewing cryptocurrencies that apply to be listed on the platform. Coinbase also intends to accept minimal fees, if needed in the future, to […]

On Sept. 25, Google announced it would be updating its financial products and services policy to allow advertisements from regulated cryptocurrency exchanges from the United States and Japan starting in October. Bakkt announces physical BTC futures against USD, GBP, and EUR. Google will reverse its crypto ad ban in Oct. Financial giants and crypto startups […]

As established venture capital funds look with intent at the lucrative cryptocurrency space, stablecoin startups are seemingly catching their attention as the investment avenue of choice after crypto-exchanges and wallets services. A16Z Bullish on Stablecoins On Sept. 24, Andreessen Horowitz announced a $15 million investment in cryptocurrency startup MakerDAO, which issues the Ethereum-based stablecoin Dai […]

CoinAlpha, a Mountain View-based startup using blockchain technology to create the next wave of transparent, efficient, and secure financial products, recently closed a $3.5 million seed round. Already involved with StartX, Stanford University’s accelerator program, other participants in the round included Bain Capital Ventures, SharesPost Investment Management, Alpha Startups, and Ironfire Ventures. On a mission […]

Coinbase added another notch to its steadily institutionalizing belt, partnering with Caspian, a fledgling pro trading and risk management platform for cryptocurrency. The venture will see Coinbase add Caspian’s “sophisticated trading and portfolio management functionality” to its institutionally-oriented arms–Coinbase Pro and Coinbase Prime–and may extend to further collaboration in the future, a press release on […]