Startups

Bitcoin

Honeyminer Signs Up 50K Users for Easy Crypto Mining App

Crypto newbies from around the world are now using their old laptops to earn bitcoin, according to statistics from the firm.

Business  ·  10 August 2018
Australia

Australian State Grants Crypto Startup $100k to Boost Tourism

An Australian state government has awarded $100,000 to a crypto travel company in an effort to bolster its tourism industry.

Business  ·  3 August 2018
Startups

UK Member of Parliament Resigns as Blockchain Startup Advisor

A UK MP has resigned from the board of a cryptocurrency project after it was revealed that he was secretly getting paid for his services.

Markets  ·  1 August 2018
Bitcoin

Blockstack’s First Business App Wants to Help Employees Earn More Crypto

Misthos' new multi-signature bitcoin wallet for businesses aims to empower workers and democratize the setting of wages.

Business  ·  30 July 2018
ConsenSys

Google Yanked MetaMask From the Chrome Store, Left a Phishing Scam Up

Scams are an epidemic in the crypto space, and clumsy actions by big tech companies can open up the opportunities, as MetaMask learned recently.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 July 2018
Exchanges

Waves’ Decentralized Exchange Had a $6 Million Debut. Then It Got Hacked

This booming crypto platform could hardly be described as institutional, but it isn't fully decentralized either.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 July 2018
BitGo

Crypto Security Startup BitGo to Custody Zcash

Cryptocurrency security startup BitGo says it is adding privacy coin zcash to its supported crypto assets.

Business  ·  25 July 2018
Bitcoin

Meet Honeyminer: The App That Lets You Earn Bitcoin With a Laptop Again

Honeyminer's downloadable app isn't the most profitable way to mine cryptocurrency, but it may be one of the easiest methods to date.

Business  ·  24 July 2018
China

Credit Rating Firm Backs $8 Million Fundraise for Crypto Alternative

A blockchain startup has raised $8 million in a seed funding round with a mission to develop a protocol to serve the unbanked.

Business  ·  20 July 2018
Funding Rounds

Coinbase Co-Founder Backs Blockchain Startup’s $3 Million Seed Round

DIRT, a startup building an ethereum-based blockchain platform for validating information across datasets, has raised $3 million in seed funding.

Business  ·  11 July 2018
BitGo

BitGo Adds 57 Ethereum Tokens In Largest-Ever Custody Service Expansion

Bitcoin veterans are jumping into the token economy with new licenses and custody options.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 July 2018
Europe

UK Watchdog Welcomes First Crypto Startups to Regulatory Sandbox

The U.K.'s financial regulator is allowing startups focused on blockchain and crypto assets into its regulatory sandbox for the first time.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 July 2018
Ethereum

Keeping Ethereum’s Promise: CryptoKitties Is Embracing Open-Source

By moving to open-source more of the CryptoKitties codebase, the ethereum-based startup is making its project more of a true decentralized app.

Business  ·  29 June 2018
Ethereum

Crypto Tourism Is Growing – For Better or Worse

From luxury cruises to Middle East startup tours, crypto enthusiasts are traveling the world, but it's not always seen in a positive light.

Business  ·  24 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