The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage service Coinbase announced on Tuesday that it had raised $300 million in series E equity funding. This latest round confirms Coinbase’s status as the largest cryptocurrency organization of its kind, bringing its market…
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How to Easily Give BCH as Gifts in Halloween Trick-or-Treat Packages
If you want to see cryptocurrency adopted by more people, one of the best ways to personally ensure that happens is to simply give away samples to anyone you can. And Halloween presents us with an excellent opportunity to spread…
China Seeks Public Feedback on Draft DLT Regulations
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced that it will accept public feedback through Nov. 2 on draft rules it recently published to regulate blockchain projects, but the proposed legislation has already drawn a mixed response from distributed ledger technology…
The Daily: Security Startup Raises $30M, Crypto Used to Fight Plastic Pollution
In today’s edition of The Daily, we focus on an Israeli crypto security startup that has raised $30 million in funding from a number of notable companies. We also look at how tokens are being used to clean up the…
Bitstamp Confirms Acquisition by South Korean Company
Bitstamp has confirmed that it has been acquired by a European subsidiary of a South Korean corporation. Nejc Kodrič will remain the CEO of the exchange. The Korean group also owns gaming giant Nexon and Korbit, the country’s fourth largest…
Coincheck Reports Deepening Losses of $5.3 Million in Third Quarter
Coincheck reported a pre-tax loss of 588 million yen (US $5.3 million) for the third quarter of 2018, the Japanese exchange’s second consecutive quarterly loss since hackers pilfered $530 million in January. That’s an increased deficit of 130 percent from…
Survey: 60% of US Voters Want Cryptocurrency Political Donations to Be Legal
Clovr recently surveyed 1,023 registered U.S. voters to learn how the American public views the possibility of political candidates accepting cryptocurrency donations for campaign financing. A majority of 60 percent said cryptocurrency donations should be treated the same as fiat,…
Exchanges Roundup: Ironx Raises $22.3M in Private Sale, IDCM to Target STOs
In this edition of Exchanges Roundup, we focus on Ironx, which has just wrapped up a $22.3 million private sale. We also look at International Digital Currency Markets’ plans to provide solutions for security token offerings, as well as some…
Markets Update: Traders Play a Lower Range After Cryptocurrency Prices Dip
Digital asset prices dropped in value on Monday after the last few weeks of cryptocurrency market consolidation and stability. Around 8:10 a.m. EDT on Oct. 29, the top 10 digital currency markets saw percentage losses of between 2-5%. Since our…
Pandacash Wins Grand Prize at BCH Devcon
The second BCH Devcon hackathon took place in Amsterdam on Oct. 27-28, with more than 100 people competing to build useful cryptocurrency applications. The event culminated with a project called Pandacash winning the grand prize by delivering a “one-click” Bitcoin…