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The Tokyo District Court has ordered Mt Gox to begin compensating victims of its infamous 2014 hack, effectively stalling the exchange’s pending bankruptcy. Posted on the Mt Gox website June 22, the ruling may bring closure to a November 2017 petition requesting compensation — filed by creditors of the now-defunct Mt Gox exchange. Crucially, victims […]

Stanford University students demonstrate how multi-million dollar initial coin offerings (ICOs) are not necessary to create working blockchain-related products and solutions. Stanford Focuses on Active Blockchain Development Since 2017, companies from the traditional finance sector and tech industry have aggressively targeted the lucrative ICO space to generate substantial profits in a short period of time. For […]

Algorithmic trading is the process of applying the same set of rules to make buy and sell orders in a market – it involves applying the scientific method to trading in order to develop an effective strategy. This means doing research on an asset and coming up with a hypothesis on how to trade it. This […]

The cryptocurrency industry is simply becoming too big to ignore. Federal regulations in the U.S. are beginning to classify ICOs as securities and treating them with equivalent scrutiny. At the state level, Florida is taking action to oversee the cryptocurrency sector by creating the position of Crypto Chief. CFO Jimmy Patronis: Florida Needs Cryptocurrency Oversight Announced […]

The cryptocurrency bear market has caused major media to question whether digital assets are coming to an end. On June 22, CNBC’s Brian Kelly appeared on national television to remind viewers that Bitcoin isn’t dead yet. Bitcoin Below $6K, Still Up 156% From June 2017 On June 23, the price of Bitcoin fell below $6,000 […]

Earlier this year, Facebook along with other major social media sites banned all cryptocurrency-related ads on their platforms. Announced on June 26, 2018, Facebook is updating its advertising policy and allowing the promotion of select cryptocurrency products and services. Facebook Starts to Recognize Crypto Legitimization In January 2017, Facebook led a series of cryptocurrency ad […]

Many in the cryptocurrency space are already familiar with the original token standard launched for the Ethereum blockchain – ERC20 – but very few know about the new and improved, more powerful ERC777 standard. ERC is short for Ethereum Request for Comments and describes a certain set of standards created for implementation on the Ethereum […]

Hip-hop star YG and an all-star cast of rappers, including 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and Nicki Minaj recently dropped the single “Big Bank.” With lyrics about Bitcoin, Big Sean is the latest rapper to publicly express enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies. “Big Bank” has been trending on Billboard Hot 100 for most of June 2018. With precision and swagger, […]

In a non-binding agreement, BTCC Pool Limited — the mining operation of former Chinese exchange BTCChina — agreed to sell a 49% stake of its Bitcoin mining pool. With 4.55% of all Bitcoin blocks in the last year, BTCC’s operation is effectively the 7th most successful BTC mining pool in the world. The buyer in question […]

USD-linked stablecoin has printed another quarter-billion USD, representing a significant injection of capital into the ailing cryptocurrency market. The issuance of the new USDT, historically linked with a surge in positive market action. Tether has recently addressed community concern regarding financial backing, with the release of an FSS report stating that Tether does indeed hold […]