OpenBazaar received a temporary lifeline, but they aren’t out of the woods yet. On September 25, OpenBazaar announced that their platform would likely shut down due to financial difficulties, stating that user growth and adoption had stalled. According to a…
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One of Hal Finney’s lost contributions to Bitcoin Core to be ‘resurrected’
While Hal Finney may no longer be with us, one of his proposals from 2011 may soon find its way to Bitcoin thanks to an expired patent. In a February 8, 2011 post on Bitcointalk, Finney said that reading a…
ICO from 2017 expects October mainnet launch
This project is continuing to build momentum three years after their token sale. After securing millions of dollars via an initial coin offering in 2017, decentralized data housing platform Filecoin now aims to launch its mainnet. Filecoin will move over…
ConsenSys wins contract for Thailand-Hong Kong CBDC project
ConsenSys will develop a proof-of-concept for cross-border payments following successful research between the two central banks. Blockchain firm ConsenSys announced Sep. 25 that it had been awarded the contract for a cross-border payment project between Thailand and Hong Kong. The…
New Zealand’s tax authority grills companies for info on crypto users
If it’s a taxable event, authorities want to know. New Zealand businesses must now submit information on their clients’ digit asset usage to the country’s tax regulator, the Inland Revenue Department, or IRD. The governing body said it wants to get…
Crypto regulations in the United Kingdom: Are we there yet?
For the U.K. to remain attractive to the crypto industry, it should strive to provide more clarity and certainty around compliance. Policymaking in the United Kingdom is typically reactionary, and this is no less true in the context of the…
Grayscale Investments now controls 2.4% of the current BTC supply
The investment firm purchased 17,100 BTC in the last week. Crypto fund manager Grayscale Investments has increased the assets under management in its Bitcoin Trust by more than $180 million over the past week. According to data from information platform…
Price analysis 9/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, ADA, BSV, CRO
Bitcoin and altcoins may hit a few roadblocks in the short-term as they near stiff overhead resistance levels, but the overall trajectory remains bullish. Bitcoin (BTC) soared above $10,000 on July 27 and has sustained above this level since then.…
House Ag Committee leader talks new bills to treat more cryptos like commodities
Congressman Conaway sheds some light on new legislation in conversation with Cointelegraph. Two bills introduced last week looked to solidify the roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — respectively the regulators for securities…
Ethereum cumulative fees in 2020 eclipsed Bitcoin’s for the first time
One type of “flippening” finally happened, but only miners are feasting. Cumulative transaction fees paid to Ethereum (ETH) miners for 2020 are now close to double those of Bitcoin (BTC), clocking in at $276 million versus $146 million. A chart…