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The initial coin offering paradigm shift may have contributed to 2017’s massive bull run, catapulting cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into the mainstream zeitgeist, but the explosion in ICO popularity over the last year led to the establishment of a “wild west” ecosystem in which fraudulent offerings run rampant. New research conducted by the Wall Street […]

The privacy and security-focused coin Verge has been subject to yet another 51% attack, seeing a price of XVG drop 15% over the past 24 hours. Last month, a Bitcointalk forum user ‘ocminer’ announced Verge was experiencing a similar 51% attack due to a bug in its code which enabled attackers to spoof timestamps enabling […]

At press time, most major cryptocurrencies are deep in the red, with entitles like Ethereum and Ripple experiencing anywhere between five and twelve percent drops over the last 24 hours. This marks an unfortunate change from Monday when currencies like Bitcoin – then trading for about $8,500 – were showing minor signs of potential recovery. […]

Despite rising to prominence in recent years, cryptocurrency still carries a stigma that big banks just can’t seem to shake. In the absence of major institutional attention, the market for banking crypto has opened up to a small band of industry-forward, local lenders. While Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase and Co. continue to […]

In a joint venture to bring “transparency and efficiency” to the work of the United Nations, IOTA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Office for Project Services. “Shared ? problems require shared ? solutions.” We've partnered w/ @iotatoken to explore how innovative data management tech can enhance the efficiency of humanitarian & […]

A development fund for Bitcoin Cash is seen by CNBC’s Brian Kelly as a possible catalyst for an upside breakout in price and the coin’s recent performance amongst a market-wide downtrend indicates strong support from the community. As Kelly revealed on Monday edition of Fast Money, Bitcoin Cash miners met a few days earlier to […]

An Argentinian bank may become the first bank in the world to begin using Bitcoin for customers’ international remittances. Banco Masventas (BMV) announced yesterday via their Facebook page that the company has teamed up with local blockchain financial service startup Bitex. With this new partnership, BMV gives their customers access to make cross-border international payments […]

Today is one of the most celebrated days in the crypto community. It’s a day of intrigue, hilarity, and mockery. Dubbed “Bitcoin Pizza Day,” May 22nd is the annual celebration of one of the worst financial decisions imaginable. The Back Story In 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a software programmer from Jacksonville, Florida, wanted to test Bitcoin’s […]

Pantera Capital is the United States’ first investment firm focused on blockchain technology. Back in 2014, Pantera announced a partnership with Fortress Investment Group, indicating “a significant step in the push to move Bitcoin into the financial mainstream.” In a recent blog post, Pantera Capital addressed Bitcoin’s growing popularity over the past five years, and its […]

In January of 2018, Coincheck, Japan’s largest crypto exchange joined the list of exchanges compromised by a devastating hack. Cyber thieves took advantage of a flaw in their platform to steal 523 million units of NEM’s digital currency. Although Coincheck accepted responsibility for the hack and spent $435 million to compensate users, the incident was […]