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Blockchain Technology

Blockchain Identity Firm Civic Promotes Chris Hart to CEO

Vinny Lingham is stepping down from the role and will become executive chairman of the board.

People  ·  18 August 2021
Gaming

Bitcoin Gets the ‘Pokémon Go’ Treatment in New Rewards App From Fold

The popular bitcoin rewards startup is going AR in a bid to make crypto fun for the masses.

Business  ·  18 August 2021
Money Laundering

Bitcoin Mixing CEO Harmon Pleads Guilty to US Money-Laundering Charge

Larry Dean Harmon, the CEO of darknet bitcoin mixing service Helix, pled guilty Wednesday in D.C. District Court.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 August 2021
DeFi

Impossible Finance Names OpenSwap as First Project for Launchpad

Developed by IJS Technologies, OpenSwap is an interchain, liquidity booster for DeFi traders.

News  ·  18 August 2021
Bitcoin

How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Use?

Bitcoin uses less than half the energy the banking system consumes, according to recent data.

Business  ·  18 August 2021
Stablecoins

Facebook: Novi Digital Wallet Is ‘Ready to Come to Market’

Novi’s David Marcus said Facebook deserves “a fair shot” at payments.

Tech  ·  18 August 2021
Binance

Netherlands’ Central Bank Issues Binance Warning

The Dutch central bank joined the ranks of regulators issuing warnings about the crypto exchange's activities.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 August 2021
NFTs

‘Like-to-Earn’ NFT Platform RARA Looks to Monetize the Future of Online Engagement

RARA offers a token-powered curation system for separating the wheat from the chaff in the NFT market.

Tech  ·  18 August 2021
Funding

Asian Digital Asset Manager Hyperithm Raises $11M

Hyperithm said it is seeing growth in the institutional market for digital assets in East Asia.

News  ·  18 August 2021
Ethereum

Valid Points: Ethereum 2.0 Trends Toward Decentralization

Also: Tomorrow, the first backward-incompatible upgrade for the Beacon Chain will activate on the Pyrmont test network.

Tech  ·  18 August 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Holds Support Near $43K as Rally Pauses

The cryptocurrency is down 3% in the last 24 hours.

Markets  ·  18 August 2021
Chainalysis

Crypto Adoption Shifts to Emerging Markets as China, US Drop in Chainalysis Global Rankings

Crypto adoption has increased 23-fold globally over the past year with India, Pakistan and Ukraine driving the surge.

Markets  ·  18 August 2021
Payments

MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech

The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.

Business  ·  18 August 2021
Opinion

How Blockchain Empowers Women in the Middle East

Blockchain offers a way for women to get involved in an industry where the rules haven't been defined and control their financial lives.

People  ·  17 August 2021
DeFi

The Poly Hack and Crypto’s Trust Issues

In crypto, you shouldn't have to ask who you can trust. But as the Poly Network hack and its resolution have showed, you absolutely do.

Opinion  ·  17 August 2021