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It seems that the ‘Wild West’ days of token sales are coming to a close, much to the chagrin of scammers and fraudsters. For mainstream investors, however, the SEC’s efforts couldn’t have come soon enough. Whitepapers now come with comprehensive legal disclaimers and initiatives like SAFT are becoming increasingly popular for tokenized models. With such […]

Blockchain elections are currently a hot topic. Most recently, the Sierra Leone elections were dominating headlines and whether or not they held the first blockchain elections (They didn’t). So who is using blockchain technology for elections and has anyone been successful? Russia used the technology for public opinion polls, West Virginia announced that it would […]

Since the beginning of 2017, cryptocurrencies have received a rock star reception from retail investors. Much of the highly touted crypto boom is the result of individuals pouring resources into existing currencies and fresh ICOs. The movement has the ethos of a grassroots campaign, the effect of a winning lottery ticket, and a market cap […]

Bill Barhydt, CEO of Abra, just concluded a Reddit AMA session which saw him answer a lot of pertinent questions related to his company’s future as well as the crypto market as a whole. During a tour of Europe last week which saw Barhydt travel to the UK and Switzerland, he expressed his support for […]

South Korea continues to be a hub of activity in the space of crypto, with Seoul’s announcement that it intends to launch its own regional cryptocurrency, the “S coin.” Seoul’s announcement was made by Park Won-Soon, who also said he intends to create a healthier environment for the development of blockchain and virtual currencies in […]

In what is being perceived as a one-sided move, the Russian Ministry of Communications has set forth a new set of ICO regulations under which companies looking to facilitate token sale events will be obliged to guarantee that investors can sell back their tokens. The regulatory document which was posted on Russia’s official government portal […]

Facebook’s privacy problems could be blockchain’s opportunity. As the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal deepens, the clamor to redouble efforts to protect personal data in the digital age is growing. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, asked in a recent Tweet on the subject of data protection that: “What […]

The cryptocurrency market has experienced catastrophic losses during Q1 of 2018. However, a sizeable rally is materializing that could indicate a trend reversal. What Happened at the Peak of the Market The cryptocurrency markets reached an astonishing high on January 6th with a market capitalization of over $800 billion. From this point onward, the market […]

The fourth annual Blockchain Africa Conference that concluded recently saw some of the brightest crypto minds from across the globe come together to discuss widespread blockchain adoption within the 1.2 billion-strong continent. As things currently stand, a majority of African nations still suffer from everyday armed conflicts, corruption, and poverty. Even though Africa does not […]

The company that owns the 9th largest stock exchange in the world, the TMX Group, has announced the start of its crypto brokerage service. Once this new platform is released, it will be named the Shorcan Digital Currency Network. The TMX Group owns some platforms and properties, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Boston Options […]