In a first, the CENTRE Consortium has blocked an Ethereum address holding $100K USDC stablecoin in response to a law enforcement request Techmeme · 4 days ago
Overview of US gov't data on Paycheck Protection Program loans received by 40+ blockchain firms, led by ConsenSys, which allegedly received $5M-$10M in April Techmeme · 6 days ago
Researchers expose a flaw in at least three major crypto wallets, Ledger Live, Edge, and Breadwallet, which could be exploited for double-spending users' funds Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Curv, which is building secure crypto custody management tools, raises $23M Series A from CommerzVentures, Coinbase Ventures, and others Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Cloud computing blockchain startup Dfinity opens platform to outside devs, debuts a decentralized TikTok-like service, CanCan, written in under 1K lines of code Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Telegram to pay $18.5M and notify SEC if it plans to issue digital currency in the next three years as part of an SEC settlement over its failed TON project Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Sources: PayPal plans to allow buying and selling crypto directly from PayPal and Venmo in the next few months Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
DOJ Inspector General report: DEA failed to police its agents' handling of cryptocurrencies, even after an agent stole $700,000 in bitcoin in 2015 Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Coinbase launches Rosetta, an open-source framework for blockchains that makes integrating with them and listing them on exchanges simpler and more reliable Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Venezuela is a testing ground for digital dollarization, Zelle doesn’t like it Hacker News · 4 weeks ago
ConsenSys launches a pilot "staking-as-a-service" tool, with customers including Binance, ahead of proof-of-stake tech being rolled out with Ethereum 2.0 Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Fidelity survey finds that the number of US institutions trading cryptocurrency futures more than doubled in the past year Techmeme · 1 month ago
Sources detail turmoil at Bitmain as co-founder Micree Zhan Ketuan, ousted last year, forcibly returned to its Beijing office, creating a power struggle Techmeme · 1 month ago
Experts discuss plans announced by Coinbase, Genesis Trading, and BitGo to become crypto's "prime brokers" and what that reveals about the state of the industry Techmeme · 1 month ago
Facebook's subsidiary Calibra, which is developing a wallet app to be used by Libra, gets rebranded as Novi Techmeme · 2 months ago
Telegram says it is withdrawing its appeal after a court decision backed the SEC and will no longer be fighting the ban on its blockchain token project Techmeme · 2 months ago
Bitcoin's third "halving", the programmed event where mining rewards drop, has occurred, lowering the payout to 6.25 BTC per block; the last halving was in 2016 Techmeme · 2 months ago
Square reports $528M in Q1 revenues from its Cash App, with $306M coming from Bitcoin transactions, exceeding the app's fiat revenue of $222M for the first time Techmeme · 2 months ago
NEAR, a blockchain project for running dapps, says it closed a $21.6M token sale led by a16z Techmeme · 2 months ago
Bitfinex's parent firm has applied for subpoenas in three US states asking federal courts to aid in recovering $800M+ in user funds seized by legal authorities Techmeme · 2 months ago
A look at Beijing-based Red Date, the company responsible for the tech of China's upcoming Blockchain Service Network, and BSN's alliance with AWS, China Mobile Techmeme · 3 months ago
Binance launches Bundle, a no-fee social payments app for users in Africa, starting in Nigeria with support for the naira, bitcoin, binance coin, and BUSD Techmeme · 3 months ago
Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina is stepping down 4 months after taking the role and will be replaced by David Clifton, VP of M&A and integration at parent company ICE Techmeme · 3 months ago
The hacker that stole ~$25M worth of cryptocurrency from dForce-based Lendf.Me returns ~$24M through a series of transactions involving different token types Techmeme · 3 months ago
China is ready to launch its first domestic blockchain platform, Blockchain Service Network, for application development; platform hints at global expansion Techmeme · 3 months ago
Bitcoin Cash reduces its block rewards by half, causing many miners to see gross margins drop to near zero, after reaching block height of 630,000 on Wednesday Techmeme · 3 months ago
PwC report: the total number of crypto M&A deals dropped from 189 in 2018 to 114 last year, while the value of M&A deals dropped from $1.89B to $451M Techmeme · 3 months ago
Recent US federal court ruling on Telegram's ICO obliterates using private token sales to finance public blockchain projects, further stymying crypto innovation Techmeme · 3 months ago
Storj Labs launches a blockchain-based decentralized cloud storage service for enterprises at 50% lower pricing than AWS to securely store files and documents Techmeme · 4 months ago
Opera partners with e-payments startup Wyre to enable US users of its browser-based crypto wallet to buy bitcoin and ether using a debit card or Apple Pay Techmeme · 4 months ago
Bitcoin's price crash casts a shadow over mining firms, which have spent $500M+ since Sept. to prep for the "halving" in May, where mining rewards drop by 50% Techmeme · 4 months ago
Coinbase's chief legal officer, Brian Brooks, is leaving the crypto exchange to become the second in command at the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Techmeme · 4 months ago
Bitcoin fell to $5,678, its lowest level since May 2019 and a ~25% drop on a 24-hour basis, before bouncing back, now hovering around $6K Techmeme · 4 months ago
Square reports nearly half of its $361M Cash App revenue in Q4 came from bitcoin transactions, totaling $178M, up 240% YoY Techmeme · 5 months ago
Judge allows class action lawsuit against Ripple, which alleges the company misrepresented its XRP currency as a security, to proceed Techmeme · 5 months ago
BitGo acquires Harbor, issuer of tokens backed by real world assets, and will now hold broker-dealer, transfer agent, and qualified custodian licenses Techmeme · 5 months ago
Profile of Chainalysis, a crypto analytics startup helping government agencies like FBI, IRS, DEA, and ICE in tracking illicit cryptocurrency transactions Techmeme · 5 months ago
SEC commissioner proposes a three-year grace period from a startup's first token sale to achieving a level of decentralization sufficient to pass SEC evaluation Techmeme · 5 months ago
Transparent Financial Systems, a Seattle-based startup developing a real-time cryptographic settlement network, raises $14M+ Series A led by Pantera Capital Techmeme · 5 months ago
UK court orders Bitfinex to freeze bitcoin worth $860K after the crypto exchange and Chainalysis traced the funds to a ransomware payment Techmeme · 6 months ago
Telegram says it will not integrate TON Blockchain and a Gram cryptocurrency wallet into its messenger app for now Techmeme · 6 months ago
Profile of Rune Christensen, the leader of MakerDAO, a decentralized finance project providing trustless loans, now backed by ~$312M worth of ethereum Techmeme · 7 months ago
Hedera Hashgraph, which has raised $100M+ in 2018 ICO, asks investors to wait longer for purchased tokens, to help stabilize their cratering price Techmeme · 7 months ago
Keybase CEO says an onslaught of spammers derailed an airdrop of Stellar coins for Keybase users, initially pitched as a ~$120M giveaway Techmeme · 7 months ago
Australian Securities Exchange is working with Digital Asset to convert part of its settlement process to blockchain, invests in the startup's $35M Series C Techmeme · 7 months ago
Cofounders of US bitcoin derivatives exchange LedgerX, CEO and COO Paul and Juthica Chou, placed on administrative leave by Ledger Holdings' board of directors Techmeme · 7 months ago
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appoints Republican Kelly Loeffler, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange subsidiary Bakkt, to the state's US Senate seat, starting Jan. 2020 Techmeme · 7 months ago