Investments

Exchanges

The SEC Is Seeking Comment on Yet Another Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is once again seeking comments on potential bitcoin-based exchange traded funds (ETFs). 

Business  ·  27 June 2018
Tron

Tron Claims Its Blockchain Is Live, But Its Token Migration Isn’t Over

Tron says its technology officially went live today, but the migration of its users funds from ethereum to its mainnet has yet to be fully completed.

Markets  ·  25 June 2018
Tezos

Tezos, A Launch Story: What’s Left Before the $232 Million Tech Goes Live?

Tezos announced its handing the blockchain over to the community after launch. And that's not the only way the project is similar to EOS.

Tech  ·  25 June 2018
Investments

Bitcoin Miner BTCC to Sell Stake in Pool for $17 Million

BTCC's mining pool has provisionally agreed to sell a large portion of its equity to a Hong Kong-based financial service firm for $17 million.

Markets  ·  25 June 2018
Tron

Tron Independence Day: What’s at Stake for a $3 Billion Blockchain

Valued at nearly $3 billion, the Tron blockchain is set to go live in the coming days, finally putting the much-debated technology to test.

Markets  ·  25 June 2018
Investments

IOST Blockchain Incubator Launches With $50 Million Fund

Bluehill, a startup incubator for global blockchain projects, launched on Thursday after raising $50 million to support the IOST ecosystem.

Markets  ·  21 June 2018
China

Cheetah’s New App Lets Crypto Investors Track Portfolios on the Go

Beijing-based app developer Cheetah Mobile is releasing an app that lets investors monitor cryptocurrency portfolios over multiple platforms.

Business  ·  21 June 2018
Investments

This $575 Million ICO With Royal Backing Is So Crazy, It Might Be Real

A video-on-demand service that shares ad revenues with viewers and creators has raised more than half a billion bucks in a private token sale.

Markets  ·  21 June 2018
Bitcoin

Amid Crypto Bear Market, Attention Turns to Small-Time Investors

When it came to crypto, the focus was on retail investors – not only on protecting them but also on giving them a chance – during CB Insights' event.

Business  ·  21 June 2018
Exchanges

EOS Locked 7 Accounts and This Has Implications for Everyone in Crypto

Seven EOS accounts were frozen to prevent token theft. But does this seemingly moral decision spell havoc for the broader crypto market?

Tech  ·  20 June 2018
Tron

BitTorrent Has ‘No Plans to Change’ After $120 Million Tron Acquisition

BitTorrent said it has "no plans to enable mining of cryptocurrency now or in the future" in a statement on Tuesday.

Markets  ·  19 June 2018
Investments

A16z Leads Investors in $20 Million Token Presale for Crypto Assets Platform

TrustToken, which aims to put tokenized assets on a blockchain, raised $20 million in a strategic token sale with help from Andreessen Horowitz.

Markets  ·  18 June 2018
Investments

Quantstamp Defends QSP, Says Dollars, Ether Accepted Out of ‘Necessity’

A smart contract auditing startup is trying to quell a community uproar a week after token-holders began raising concerns about the project.

Markets  ·  15 June 2018
Ethereum

Felines to Futbol: NFTs Are Crypto’s Hottest New Buzzword

The crypto industry is buzzing about NFTs, non-fungible tokens, because it's clear CryptoKitties and its clones just might make the tech mainstream.

Tech  ·  15 June 2018
Investments

AlphaPoint Raises $15 Million In First Major Funding Round

Crypto services company AlphaPoint announced it raised $15 million in its first major round of venture capital funding from Galaxy Digital.

Business  ·  14 June 2018