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Enterprise Blockchain

Ping An’s New Pitch for Blockchain: Shared Ledger, But Banks Keep Clients

Ping An, the Chinese insurance giant that built the eTradeConnect blockchain, is modifying the platform to give its 12 participating banks more control over customer relationships.

Business  ·  3 December 2018
Sanctions

Get Ready for Crypto Sanctions Enforcement

Recent OFAC actions are just the first step in crypto sanctions enforcement, write attorneys Beau Barnes and Jake Chervinsky.

Business  ·  2 December 2018
Security

Banking Giant State Street Is Waiting on Client Demand for Crypto Custody

State Street bank says there's no sense of urgency yet from clients for it to move into safeguarding crypto assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 December 2018
Coinbase

How Silvergate Became the Leading Bank for Crypto Startups

Silvergate Bank CEO Alan Lane shared his approach to serving the cryptocurrency industry with bankers at the Block FS conference.

Markets  ·  1 December 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Ends November With Worst Monthly Decline in 7 Years

The price of bitcoin is on its way to recording its worst monthly performance since August of 2011.

Markets  ·  1 December 2018
Bitcoin

Iranian Bitcoin Users Are Already Being Affected By New US Sanctions

New sanctions from the US government are driving Iranian bitcoin users to pursue more secure and private wallet solutions.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 November 2018
Ethereum

ConsenSys Backs $2.1 Million Funding Round for Ethereum Privacy Startup

ConsenSys Labs has led a $2.1 million seed round for AZTEC, a startup working to make ethereum transactions private.

Business  ·  29 November 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase, DCG Join $4.5 Million Seed Round for Crypto Evaluation Startup

Coinbase Ventures, DCG and others have provided $4.5 million in funding for an analytics startup that wants investors to think beyond market cap.

Business  ·  29 November 2018
Ethereum

SpankChain Has Paid Camgirls $70,000 Worth of Crypto in 6 Months

Since raising $6 million in a 2017 ICO, porn startup SpankChain has differentiated itself by actually delivering a crypto-powered platform with users.

Business  ·  26 November 2018
Bitcoin

Free Software Messiah Richard Stallman: We Can Do Better Than Bitcoin

Richard Stallman, founder of the free software movement, is building a privacy-focused cryptographic payments system, but says it's not a cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  24 November 2018
Exchanges

The SEC’s Recent Rulings Are More About Exchanges Than ICOs

The SEC's focus on crypto exchanges may disrupt some business models, add compliance and paperwork costs, and perhaps trigger a sector concentration.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 November 2018
Bitcoin

Lightning-Powered Blog Sees 20,000 Bitcoin Micropayments in 7 Months

The Lightning Network is already powering a real blogging platform with bitcoin micropayments.

Business  ·  23 November 2018
Exchanges

The Crypto Insurance Market May Total $6 Billion. That’s Nowhere Near Enough

There is less than $5 billion of global capacity to insure crypto wallets held in custody. Coinbase has secured a significant chunk of that.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 November 2018
Supply Chain

IBM and Intel’s Blockchain Tug of War

More than a potential competition between blockchain platforms, tensions between IBM and Intel point to bigger questions around governance.

Business  ·  20 November 2018
Investments

Beyond Price: Why We Need a Better Way to Value Crypto Assets

Institutional investors must set aside dollar-centric valuation models and recognize that value is a different concept in the crypto world.

Markets  ·  19 November 2018