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Foundry US has revealed that BTC hashrate in the United States is converging in areas with access to renewable energy sources.

New York’s attorney general has secured a ruling that bars Coinseed from operating within in its jurisdiction.

Answering their clients’ interests, the Wall Street giant expands into Ethereum.

Traditional consensus says blockchain technology is outdated and serves little need to society. But you can show the naysayers this COVID-19 mobile app the next time.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have become a growing force in the economy, with some of the world’s biggest investors and innovators entering the space. Yet the industry still does not have a full-blown representative in government — not in the U.S. government anyway. Sure, there are Senators and Representatives that are amicable towards Bitcoin or blockchain, […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is growing at an alarming pace, impacting virtually every major country and having devastating impacts on the global economy. Much to the chagrin of Bitcoin investors, the benchmark crypto has been struggling (from a price-perspective) despite long being thought of as a “digital gold” or a safe haven asset. It now appears […]

In a Reuters exclusive today, the breaking news outlet reported that banking giant JPMorgan’s blockchain unit “Quorum” and Joseph Lubin’s Ethereum accelerator ConsenSys are discussing a merger, according to people familiar with the plans. A JPMorgan and ConsenSys marriage on the cards? JPMorgan currently employes a team of around 25 people in its Quorum blockchain […]

Virgil Griffith, the head of Ethereum’s special projects division who was arrested on federal charges of conspiracy with North Korea, has been denied bail. According to the Inner City Press, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Griffith’s text messages in which he renounced his U.S. citizenship were the determining factor. Judge denies bail for Ethereum’s head […]

CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with Rosh Singh, the CEO and Co-Founder of Quadency, a New York-based technology startup building digital asset trading and portfolio management tools for retail and institutional investors. Singh is a seasoned technology entrepreneur experienced in creating innovation fintech products for FX and crypto markets. In the interview, we […]

iFinex, the parent company of crypto exchange Bitfinex and Tether, is facing a lawsuit accusing them of manipulating the market. Five traders claiming class members suffered $1.4 trillion in damages filed the lawsuit, which Bitfinex called “meritless and mercenary.” Bitfinex catches another case Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, the sister company of stablecoin issuer Tether, is on […]

Binance announced that it will begin listing the NYDFS-approved BUSD. The exchange said the stablecoin, jointly launched by Paxos and Binance, will begin trading on Sep. 16, while early purchases on Paxos’ platform will start on Sep. 12. Paxos and Binance’s stablecoin beginning trading next week Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the […]

We interviewed Gabriel Anderson, the Managing Director of Tachyon, an accelerator for startups utilizing blockchain and web 3.0 technologies, funded by ConsenSys. Tachyon is a 12-week program that helps founders rapidly validate and grow their businesses. Prior to that, Anderson held various roles as founder/co-founder of several real estate tech and fintech startups, lead growth for VaynerRSE […]

A New York judge ruled Bitfinex must face the fraud suit and impending investigation set against it in April by New York attorney general Letitia James, denying the company’s request for the case to be dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction, Bloomberg reported. Justice Joel M. Cohen said Monday that iFinex Inc., the Hong Kong-based […]

iFinex, the company that owns and operates Tether and Bitfinex, said that the claims made by the New York Attorney General’s office that the companies served New York residents throughout last year were “misleading.” The company’s latest legal filing asserts that the alleged “New York customers” were foreign ECPs who worked through New York-based traders. […]

ConsenSys founder and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin was summoned to court in a $13 million lawsuit connected to failed ConsenSys spinout Token Foundry. Charges levied against Lubin by the startup’s former CEO, Harrison Hines, include fraud, unjust enrichment, and breach of contract. Joseph Lubin appeared in court this month, according to a court summons filed […]

Grayscale Investments, a New York-based digital currency asset management firm, released its investment report for Q2 2019. The company’s assets under management (AUM), primarily held in its Bitcoin and Ethereum trusts, have almost tripled in the past few months. The growth was largely fueled by institutional demand. According to the Digital Currency Group (DCG) subsidiary, […]

Recently released court filings from the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) showed that Bitfinex and Tether both operated in New York from 2017 to early 2019, despite claiming they had ceased all operations in the state. As such, the NYAG likely has jurisdiction over iFinex allowing proceedings to continue. Latest court filings accuse iFinex […]

As part of his winning $4.6 million bid for lunch with Warren Buffett, TRON CEO Justin Sun has the opportunity to invite up to seven guests to accompany him. His preliminary picks—Vitalik Buterin from Ethereum, Charlie Lee of Litecoin, and Changpeng Zhao (CZ) of Binance. After an agonizing week of teasers, Justin Sun revealed that […]