Blockchain Bites

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Blockchain Bites: Crypto’s Bailout Millions, Brazil’s Binance Ban, Lightning’s Bug

Crypto firms received at least $30 million in government-backed loans, Brazil bans Binance's derivatives trading and Mercedes Benz' parent tests blockchain.

News  ·  7 July 2020
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Blockchain Bites: E-Gold Claims, Arca’s New Fund and Generation Z

Arca, a Los Angeles money manager, has launched a new fund on Ethereum, E-Gold claims the government suppressed evidence in its case and Expedia is taking bitcoin.

News  ·  6 July 2020
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Blockchain Bites: BlockFi’s Revenue, DEX Volume and a Wallet Bug

A federal appeals court effectively said blockchain data is not protected under the Fourth Amendment while decentralized exchange volume explodes.

News  ·  2 July 2020
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Blockchain Bites: DeFi and DEXs Surge, Bitcoin’s Negligible Adjustment and an ICO Class Action

DeFi's agricultural revolution, Bitcoin's negligible adjustment and the novel legal strategy bringing an ICO project to court.

News  ·  1 July 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Digital Dollars, Ethereum’s Gas and ASX’s Blockchain ‘Lacks Clarity’

Thought leaders are decending on Washing to talk digital money while the Australian Securities Exchange may delay its blockchain settlement solution.

News  ·  30 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: EY’s Auditing Slip and Bitcoin’s Long Line of Pseudonymous Developers

Balancer fell victim to a "flash loan" exploit while a shareholders association said EY should have caught Wirecard's multi-billion blackhole earlier.

News  ·  29 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Crypto.com Refunds, Sovrin’s Layoffs and AML Bitcoin’s AML Issues

New York officials have instituted a three-strike rule for crypto firms applying for the BitLicense, the Sovrin Foundation is now volunteer run and Aussies can now buy BTC at their post office.

News  ·  26 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Rethinking Libra, Craig Wright and Something Smells Fishy in Blockchain

Craig Wright will go to trial, while IBM and a Norwegian association team up to track salmon on blockchain.

News  ·  25 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: BitLicense at 5, Lawsky’s Fallacy and Hehmeyer’s Pivot

As the BitLicense turns five, the issuing watchdog looks to lure blockchain startups to New York, while a major brokerage firm is pivoting to crypto.

News  ·  24 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: PayPal’s Push, FATF’s Rules and ‘Overstated’ Libra Fears

Industry leaders reflect on PayPal's reported plan to offer direct access to crypto for its 325M users, while banks and crypto startups look for solutions to FATF's Travel Rule.

News  ·  23 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Bitmain’s $4B Valuation, Cambodia’s CBDC and BTC-e’s Bust

Bitmain's ousted co-founder is offering to buy his rival out of the company at a $4B valuation, significantly less than at the company's height.

News  ·  22 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: COMP x2, Reddit Scales and Factom Goes Bankrupt

The COMP governance token is seeing massive gains and potential listings on Coinbase Pro and CoinFlip, while Reddit looks to scale its Ethereum-based project.

News  ·  19 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Trump on Bitcoin, Powell on Digital Dollars and the Truth About Terrorist Financing

Who watches the watchdogs? President Trump reportedly told his Treasury Secretary to go after Bitcoin while the DEA failed to properly oversee crypto investigations.

News  ·  18 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: River’s Rise, Canada’s CBDC and Bitcoin’s Whales Post-Halving

The number of Bitcoin whales is at its highest level since 2017, as the network adjusts its difficulty setting for the first time post-halving.

News  ·  17 June 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Canaan’s Plunge, Revolut’s Control and Lightning Nodes in Africa

Canaan Creative's stock is at the lowest price since going public while Revolut is simultaneously ceding ownership of and exerting control over client's crypto holdings.

News  ·  16 June 2020