Early AlphaPoint Employee Goes Full Bitcoin, Joins Casa

Early AlphaPoint Employee Goes Full Bitcoin, Joins Casa
Michael Haley has left security token platform AlphaPoint for crypto custody provider Casa, saying he wants “to get back into good old bitcoin.”

MKR, THETA, ENJ, MET: These 4 Cryptos Outperformed the Market in February

MKR, THETA, ENJ, MET: These 4 Cryptos Outperformed the Market in February
Bitcoin may have ended a six-month losing streak in February, but MKR, THETA, ENJ and MET ensure it wasn't the crypto market's biggest winner.

Signature Bank to Offer Accounts to Bermuda’s Crypto Startups

Signature Bank to Offer Accounts to Bermuda’s Crypto Startups
Signature Bank of New York is courting licensed fintech firms in Bermuda, including crypto startups that have struggled to secure accounts.

Kraken Exchange Offers $100K Reward for Missing QuadrigaCX Crypto

Kraken Exchange Offers $100K Reward for Missing QuadrigaCX Crypto
Kraken is offering up to $100,000 to anyone who can help locate QuadrigaCX's missing cryptocurrency holdings.

Bittrex Leads $1.5 Million Seed Round in South African Crypto Exchange VALR

Bittrex Leads $1.5 Million Seed Round in South African Crypto Exchange VALR
South Africa's VALR exchange is launching March 1, expanding bitcoin access across the continent.

Ethereum Upgrades as Hard Forks Constantinople and St Petersburg Activate on Blockchain

Ethereum Upgrades as Hard Forks Constantinople and St Petersburg Activate on Blockchain
The long-anticipated upgrade Constantinople has officially activated on the ethereum blockchain. At 19:57 (UTC), the sixth system-wide upgrade to be released since the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap launched in 2015 has successfully been rolled out onto the main network at block number 7,280,000. But, that’s not all. The unusual part about today’s hard […]

XRP Is Now Live and Trading on Coinbase’s Consumer App

XRP Is Now Live and Trading on Coinbase’s Consumer App
Coinbase has added XRP to its consumer apps and website, allowing customers in most jurisdictions to trade the No. 3 cryptocurrency.

Facebook Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency in First Half of 2019: NYT Report

Facebook Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency in First Half of 2019: NYT Report
A report from the New York Times says plans to launch a cryptocurrency product in the first half of 2019.

JP Morgan Is Quietly Testing Cutting-Edge Ethereum Privacy Tech

JP Morgan Is Quietly Testing Cutting-Edge Ethereum Privacy Tech
Fresh off its big reveal of JPM Coin, the megabank is quietly testing a cutting-edge form of ethereum privacy tech.

Pundi X’s New Phone Can Switch Between Blockchain and Android

Pundi X’s New Phone Can Switch Between Blockchain and Android
Manufacturing startup Pundi X unveiled new specifications for its blockchain phone, which will feature dual operating systems to support both Android apps and dapps.

French President Says Blockchain Could Put Europe at ‘Vanguard’ of Innovation

French President Says Blockchain Could Put Europe at ‘Vanguard’ of Innovation
Emmanuel Macron has called for increased use of data technologies such as blockchain in the EU to benefit agriculture and consumers.

Crypto Money Laundering Reports Spiked in Japan Last Year, Police Say

Crypto Money Laundering Reports Spiked in Japan Last Year, Police Say
Reports of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions in Japan soared last year, but were a tiny fraction of the overall total.

Crypto Broker Voyager Is Buying Token Issuer and Wallet Ethos.io for $4 Million

Crypto Broker Voyager Is Buying Token Issuer and Wallet Ethos.io for $4 Million
Cryptocurrency brokerage Voyager has agreed to buy wallet provider and ICO issuer Ethos for about $4 million.

Singapore State-Owned Fund Backed Coinbase’s $300 Million Raise: Report

Singapore State-Owned Fund Backed Coinbase’s $300 Million Raise: Report
GIC Private Limited, a Singapore government-owned fund, backed Coinbase’s major funding round last year, say Bloomberg sources.

Bitcoin Price May Rise in March Despite Month’s Bearish Track Record

Bitcoin Price May Rise in March Despite Month’s Bearish Track Record
Bitcoin is heading into a historically weak month on a positive note and could see gains if resistance at $4,190 is breached.

Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm

Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm
Blockchain-based home equity loan startup Figure Technologies has raised $65 million in a round backed by Morgan Creek.

Square Brought in Over $166 Million Through Bitcoin Sales Last Year

Square Brought in Over $166 Million Through Bitcoin Sales Last Year
Mobile payments firm Square has reported its revenue and profits from bitcoin sales in 2018.

Bitcoin Lightning Tech Expands Beyond Invoices in Step Toward Better UX

Bitcoin Lightning Tech Expands Beyond Invoices in Step Toward Better UX
New tech by a principal developer could soon make it possible for bitcoin's lightning network to expand to new use cases.

Constantinople Incoming: Tomorrow’s Two Ethereum Hard Forks Explained

Constantinople Incoming: Tomorrow’s Two Ethereum Hard Forks Explained
Tomorrow is the big day for ethereum's sixth (and seventh) backwards-incompatible upgrade since mainnet launch back in 2015. Having faced a number of setbacks already, the highly-anticipated activation of Constantinople may or may not go as planned.

A Crypto Project That Raised $20 Million Is Caught Faking Its Founding Team

A Crypto Project That Raised $20 Million Is Caught Faking Its Founding Team
BHB in China raised $20 million in 2018 touting a three-person team. The only problem? At least two were fake.

Polymath Tests Show Security Tokens Can Be Compliant on a DEX

Polymath Tests Show Security Tokens Can Be Compliant on a DEX
Polymath says its tests showed security token trades on a decentralized exchange would only complete if authorized.

Fidelity Joins $1.9 Million Round in Blockchain Data Startup Coin Metrics

Fidelity Joins $1.9 Million Round in Blockchain Data Startup Coin Metrics
Coin Metrics, an open-source data research project, will now offer commercial services to institutional investors.

LinkedIn Founder, Fidelity Latest to Carry Bitcoin’s ‘Lightning Torch’

LinkedIn Founder, Fidelity Latest to Carry Bitcoin’s ‘Lightning Torch’
The latest big names to join the bitcoin payments experiment are financial giant Fidelity Investments and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

Blockchain Fund Launches With $22 Million Round Backed By Roger Ver

Blockchain Fund Launches With $22 Million Round Backed By Roger Ver
Switzerland-based Pangea Blockchain Fund is launching after closing a $22 million seed round backed by crypto investor Roger Ver.

Developer of Blockchain Project ICON Denies IPO Plan Reports

Developer of Blockchain Project ICON Denies IPO Plan Reports
South Korea-based ICONLOOP, the firm behind blockchain project ICON, has denied reports it's moving to go public.

Bitcoin Price On Track to End Six-Month Losing Streak

Bitcoin Price On Track to End Six-Month Losing Streak
Bitcoin looks set to end its record six-month losing streak with modest gains in February.

Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Discloses Estimate of Stolen Crypto

Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Discloses Estimate of Stolen Crypto
New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has given an idea of the losses arising from a hack on its platform last month.

Sony, Fujitsu Aim to Make Educational Data ‘Unfalsifiable’ With Blockchain

Sony, Fujitsu Aim to Make Educational Data ‘Unfalsifiable’ With Blockchain
The two Japanese tech giants have partnered for a trial using blockchain to provide educational records that cannot be faked.

London Stock Exchange Leads $20 Million Fundraise for Blockchain Startup Nivaura

London Stock Exchange Leads $20 Million Fundraise for Blockchain Startup Nivaura
Nivaura, a startup tokenizing traditional financial instruments on public blockchains, has raised $20 million from investors led by the London Stock Exchange Group.

How the Coming Constantinople Hard Fork Could Stir Up Ether Markets

How the Coming Constantinople Hard Fork Could Stir Up Ether Markets
Ether price volatility could spike in the days ahead, courtesy of an upcoming ethereum upgrade scheduled for Thursday. The Constantinople hard fork, a planned two-part upgrade to the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, is scheduled to occur once block 7,280,000 on the ethereum blockchain is mined. At the time of writing, ether’s block height is 7,272,826, meaning the […]

Jamie Dimon: JPM Coin Could ‘One Day’ See Consumer Use

Jamie Dimon: JPM Coin Could ‘One Day’ See Consumer Use
JPMorgan's CEO has suggested that consumers could eventually use its U.S. dollar-linked token.

Online Loan Platform SoFi Will Offer Crypto Trading Through Coinbase

Online Loan Platform SoFi Will Offer Crypto Trading Through Coinbase
SoFi, an online lending platform, will reportedly allow customers to buy crypto through Coinbase starting in 2Q.

Bolivars to Bitcoin: Activists to Take Down Venezuela’s Maduro in Art Exhibit

Bolivars to Bitcoin: Activists to Take Down Venezuela’s Maduro in Art Exhibit
As the situation in Venezuela continues to escalate, artist cryptograffiti, crypto exchange AirTM and merchant services provider Cripto Conserje have teamed up for an all-day fundraiser to tear down – in whatever way they can – Maduro's regime.

Widow of QuadrigaCX CEO Denies Hiding Assets from Crypto Creditors

Widow of QuadrigaCX CEO Denies Hiding Assets from Crypto Creditors
Jennifer Robertson, one of QuadrigaCX's two officers, asked a court to put a restructuring specialist in charge of the exchange.

Samsung Teases Early Blockchain Partners For Galaxy S10 Phone

Samsung Teases Early Blockchain Partners For Galaxy S10 Phone
South Korean tech giant Samsung looks to have revealed some of the first blockchain partners for its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S10.

$66 Million Building to Be Tokenized on Ethereum Blockchain in Record Deal

$66 Million Building to Be Tokenized on Ethereum Blockchain in Record Deal
Inveniam Capital Partners is soon to offer tokenized securities representing $260 million-worth of shares in four properties.

Blockchain-for-Banks Startup Switches From Hyperledger to R3’s Corda

Blockchain-for-Banks Startup Switches From Hyperledger to R3’s Corda
MonetaGo, which builds private blockchains for banks, has switched platforms from Hyperledger Fabric to R3 Corda.

Swiss Bank Julius Baer to Offer Digital Asset Services

Swiss Bank Julius Baer to Offer Digital Asset Services
Swiss private bank Julius Baer has partnered with a cryptocurrency banking startup to offer digital asset services later in 2019.

Electroneum Launches $80 Smartphone That Mines Crypto

Electroneum Launches $80 Smartphone That Mines Crypto
Blockchain startup Electroneum has just launched a dirt-cheap Android smartphone that mines cryptocurrency in the cloud.

Bitcoin Price Holds Above $3,700 But Bulls Need Progress Soon

Bitcoin Price Holds Above $3,700 But Bulls Need Progress Soon
Bitcoin risks a further sell-off if the bulls' defense of $3,700 fails to produce quick recovery.

There’s No Crypto Winter in Argentina, Where Startups Ramp Up to Meet Demand

There’s No Crypto Winter in Argentina, Where Startups Ramp Up to Meet Demand
Argentina's thriving crypto startup scene offers a unique cocktail of technical development and tangible user demand for bitcoin.

Japan’s SoftBank Eyes Blockchain to Solve Issues With Online Authentication

Japan’s SoftBank Eyes Blockchain to Solve Issues With Online Authentication
Japanese telecom SoftBank is exploring blockchain tech as a way to improve upon current centralized and fragmented ID and authentication services.

You Can Now Buy HTC’s Exodus Blockchain Phone Without Paying Crypto

You Can Now Buy HTC’s Exodus Blockchain Phone Without Paying Crypto
Mobile device maker HTC now sells its blockchain phone for U.S. dollars in addition to cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Shorts Dropped to 11-Month Lows During Sunday’s Sell-Off

Bitcoin Shorts Dropped to 11-Month Lows During Sunday’s Sell-Off
Funds allocated to BTC/USD short positions on Bitfinex fell to 11-month lows on Sunday as the price of bitcoin fell more than 8 percent.

2 Crypto Startups Want to Put 10 Million Used Cars on a Blockchain

2 Crypto Startups Want to Put 10 Million Used Cars on a Blockchain
The Fusion Foundation is joining forces with the Automotive eXchange Platform to put 10.5 million used cars on a blockchain.

Coinbase Exchange Users Can Buy and Sell XRP Starting Tomorrow

Coinbase Exchange Users Can Buy and Sell XRP Starting Tomorrow
Coinbase users can buy and sell XRP on its professional exchange platform starting tomorrow.

Warren Buffet: Bitcoin Is a ‘Delusion’ But Blockchain Is ‘Ingenious’

Warren Buffet: Bitcoin Is a ‘Delusion’ But Blockchain Is ‘Ingenious’
Warren Buffett has reiterated his negative view of bitcoin but expressed admiration for the underlying technology.

NFTs Are Here. But Where Are They Headed?

NFTs Are Here. But Where Are They Headed?
The best business model for crypto collectibles is currently unclear, but some compelling ideas arose at a New York event last week.

Accenture’s New Blockchain App Lets Users Tip ‘Sustainable’ Producers

Accenture’s New Blockchain App Lets Users Tip ‘Sustainable’ Producers
Accenture has announced a prototype blockchain-based supply chain app designed to reward business practices that conserve natural resources.

Security Token Startup Templum Shifts to Private Blockchains

Security Token Startup Templum Shifts to Private Blockchains
Security token specialist Templum is shifting from public to private blockchains through a new partnership with enterprise vendor Symbiont.