Binance sues Forbes Media and two journalists for defamation over a Forbes story in October that alleged Binance had planned to deceive regulators and investors Techmeme · 5 days ago
OXIO, which lets big brands offer telco-type services by turning mobile data into a tradeable digital asset using tokens on blockchains, raises $12M Series A Techmeme · 6 days ago
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says the ECB is now seeking public comments on a potential digital euro Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Glassnode: Ethereum users paid $57.5M in transaction fees in October, down from September's record of $166.4M, amid a drop in the volume of DeFi transactions Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
SEC increases the limit dictating how much capital companies can raise before registering, a move that could result in a boon for security token offerings Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
What Bitcoin’s White Paper Got Right, Wrong and What We Still Don’t Know (2018) Hacker News · 3 weeks ago
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has officially launched Sand Dollar, its national digital currency, the first of its kind in the world to be fully deployed Techmeme · 1 month ago
Kik and the SEC propose a $5M fine to settle their dispute over a 2017 token sale that raised ~$100M; the settlement still needs approval from a judge Techmeme · 1 month ago
DOJ publishes an "enforcement framework" on cryptocurrencies, outlining priorities and strategies for its crypto enforcements Techmeme · 2 months ago
John McAfee has been arrested in Spain for tax evasion after SEC sues him for allegedly promoting ICOs in 2017, 2018 without disclosing he was paid to do so Techmeme · 2 months ago
SEC and OCC issue first detailed guidance on cryptocurrencies backed by fiat currencies, saying national banks can provide services to stablecoin issuers in US Techmeme · 2 months ago
Square announces Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance, a non-profit which invites crypto companies to pool and share their patents Techmeme · 2 months ago
Government of Bermuda announces a pilot program for a digital stimulus token, based on Blockstream's Liquid, which lets users buy essential goods and services Techmeme · 3 months ago
Messaging app LINE launches a blockchain platform where developers can tokenize digital assets and run dapps; also a wallet for users to manage digital assets Techmeme · 3 months ago
ConsenSys acquires JP Morgan Chase's Quorum enterprise blockchain project, while the bank makes a strategic investment in ConsenSys Techmeme · 3 months ago
Researchers say thousands of ERC-20 tokens, together worth $1B+, implemented flawed smart contracts while some exchanges improperly verify token transactions Techmeme · 3 months ago
US says it has seized 300+ "cryptocurrency accounts", around $2M, four websites, and four FB pages used by al-Qaeda, Hamas' military wing, and ISIS Techmeme · 3 months ago
Coinbase says it will offer fiat loans to US retail customers, backed by as much as 30% of a customer's bitcoin holdings, in 17 states this fall Techmeme · 3 months ago
Bitcoin Suisse, a Switzerland-based crypto lending and staking services startup, raises $48M Series A at a valuation of around $327M Techmeme · 4 months ago
China's Blockchain-based Service Network, set to launch to devs on Aug. 10, integrates with public blockchains Tezos, NEO, Nervos, EOS, IRISnet, and Ethereum Techmeme · 4 months ago
Scammers hack prominent cryptocurrency Twitter accounts in simultaneous attack Hacker News · 4 months ago
Brave partners with Gemini exchange to let users buy and sell cryptocurrencies through an in-browser widget and launches a wallet for verified creators Techmeme · 4 months ago
Crypto app Abra and partner company Plutus settle charges from SEC and CFTC for $300K after allegedly facilitating unregistered security-based swap transactions Techmeme · 4 months ago
In a first, the CENTRE Consortium has blocked an Ethereum address holding $100K USDC stablecoin in response to a law enforcement request Techmeme · 5 months 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 · 5 months 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 · 5 months ago
Curv, which is building secure crypto custody management tools, raises $23M Series A from CommerzVentures, Coinbase Ventures, and others Techmeme · 5 months 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 · 5 months 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 · 5 months ago
Sources: PayPal plans to allow buying and selling crypto directly from PayPal and Venmo in the next few months Techmeme · 5 months 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 · 5 months 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 · 5 months ago
Venezuela is a testing ground for digital dollarization, Zelle doesn’t like it Hacker News · 5 months 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 · 5 months ago
Fidelity survey finds that the number of US institutions trading cryptocurrency futures more than doubled in the past year Techmeme · 6 months 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 · 6 months 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 · 6 months ago
Facebook's subsidiary Calibra, which is developing a wallet app to be used by Libra, gets rebranded as Novi Techmeme · 6 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 · 6 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 · 7 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 · 7 months ago
NEAR, a blockchain project for running dapps, says it closed a $21.6M token sale led by a16z Techmeme · 7 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 · 7 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 · 7 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 · 7 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 · 7 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 · 7 months ago