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Ethereum

Ethereum Infighting Spurs Blockchain Split Concerns

Parity is set on implementing their new proposal to recover frozen funds, and ethereum devs are worried there's nothing to stop a blockchain split.

Tech  ·  25 April 2018
Regulation

Everything Ex-CFTC Chair Gary Gensler Said About Cryptos Being Securities

Here are former CFTC chairman Gary Gensler's full remarks from Monday at the Business of Blockchain event.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 April 2018
Ethereum

War On Miners? Maybe Not On This $2 Billion Blockchain

A proposal up for consideration on the ethereum classic blockchain could open the $2 billion network to a controversial type of mining hardware.

Tech  ·  24 April 2018
Regulation

Fear and HODLing at MIT: Blockchain Experts Weigh Impact of SEC Action

The SEC may cast an even wider net on the crypto space than thought just a week ago, but many remain optimistic about regulators’ growing involvement.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 April 2018
Coinbase

Locked Out of Coinbase: Why Are Wyoming’s Bitcoin Users Still Waiting?

A month after Wyoming changed a law to let Coinbase restore service in the state, users there are still waiting to regain access to their funds.

Business  ·  23 April 2018
Tezos

Down Not Out: Revived Tezos Team Predicts Mega-ICO Will Launch In 2018

In his first interview since taking over the Tezos Foundation, chair Ryan Jesperson is looking toward the launch of its much-hyped new blockchain.

Markets  ·  23 April 2018
Banking

‘WordPress of Blockchain’ Startup Seeks to Solve Enterprise Pain Points

Elemential, which is based in Mumbai, India, seeks to remove the pain of “blockchain administration."

Business  ·  22 April 2018
Europe

Why ICOs Could Eat Delaware’s Lunch

Delaware's status as a go-to jurisdiction for business can't be taken for granted as tokens take off and issuers flock to blockchain-friendly states.

Business  ·  21 April 2018
Markets

Rappers, Ravens and Lord of the Rings: The Race for ‘Dope’ Coin Names Is On

A 'Lord of the Rings' reference in several crypto projects illustrates a coming land grab on the finite amount of "cool" names.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 April 2018
Enterprise Blockchain

Blockchain Slump? Banks May Be Fatigued But Insurers Are Pumped

Giving progress reports on their blockchain projects, bankers come across browbeaten and anxious, while their cousins in insurance sound spritely.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 April 2018
Exchanges

Bad Checks: Twitter’s Identity Crisis Is Costing Users More Than Bitcoin

Twitter's blue check mark verification system is falling under the pressure of the complicated crypto world.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 April 2018
Exchanges

The Craigslist of Crypto Is Making Millions Where Bitcoin Is Needed Most

LocalBitcoins, a low-fi exchange launched in 2011, is gaining traction in overlooked markets where people have less access to VC-backed alternatives.

Business  ·  19 April 2018
Supply Chain

Ideas Abound for Business Blockchains, But Who’s Going to Pay?

With fatigue for trials setting in, business blockchain builders are talking creatively about how to handle the costs of distributed ledger networks.

Business  ·  19 April 2018
Ethereum

New Ethereum Tech Calls on Slavic Gods for Security

Researchers have unveiled a new ethereum scaling project with a focus on security, and even Vitalik Buterin wants to see it grow and succeed.

Tech  ·  19 April 2018
Investments

Bain, Lightspeed Back First ICO With $133 Million Basis Funding

There are many stablecoins, but only one that has one investor who busted a central bank and another who used to help run one. Also, Google and Bain.

Markets  ·  18 April 2018