Born in 1989, Charlie Shrem is an American co-founder of former bitcoin exchange BitInstant and a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation. In 2014, Shrem was notably accused of selling more than $1 million worth of bitcoin to users of darknet market Silk Road, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, and failing to report suspicious […]
Dogecoin
Dogecoin is a parody cryptocurrency created by Adobe Systems employee Jackson Palmer and programmer Billy Markus in 2013. Its name is derived from the “Doge” meme, whose many iterations usually feature a Shiba Inu dog surrounded by Comic Sans text. The meme gained popularity in 2013 and dogecoin was introduced in December of that year. […]
About That Orange B… The History of Bitcoin’s Logos
Can a logo symbolize the ethos of a project? An industry? An entire movement? Bitcoin’s might have come close.
Congressman Emmer to Reintroduce Tax Bill Focused on Crypto Hard Forks
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer plans to reintroduce a bill that would benefit taxpayers holding cryptos resulting from blockchain hard forks.
TD Ameritrade Exec: Tens of Thousands of Our Clients Are Interested in Crypto
Fluctuations in the price of bitcoin have not affected overall interest in futures tied to the cryptocurrency, a TD Ameritrade executive said on Tuesday. “We get calls, emails, 60,000 clients have traded something in this complex,” Steven Quirk, TD Ameritrade executive vice president, remarked during a panel at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2019. As Quirk said later: […]
BitTorrent Courted EOS, Filecoin Crypto Creators Prior to Tron Sale
Tron and Neo weren’t the only crypto projects interested in acquiring BitTorrent; in fact, CoinDesk has learned, five others were tempted to buy too.
Not Just Tron: Neo’s Failed $170 Million Bid to Buy BitTorrent Revealed
It turns out that more crypto companies explored buying BitTorrent than just Tron. Not previously reported, Neo Global Capital made a much higher bid.
Tron’s BitTorrent Acquisition Triggers String of Employee Exits
At least five BitTorrent employees have left BitTorrent due to disagreements related to its acquisition by Tron founder Justin Sun.
Say Hello to SmartDrops: The New Way to Give Away Crypto Money
Can smarter airdrops help crypto projects build communities and keep speculation at bay?
Ethereum Is Getting Its First Top-Level Domain Name
A new partnership will allow ethereum users to register their addresses to a top-level domain name.
Korea’s Financial Regulator Wants to Use the Blockchain for Stock Trading
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has encouraged public and private sector companies to develop a blockchain-based stock trading system.
‘Keep NEO One!’ Investors Protest a Proposal to Make Crypto Coins Divisible
Neo 3.0 is coming, potentially bringing big changes to the protocol’s economic model. But investors aren’t happy.
An $8 Million ICO Ran Out of Tokens. What’s Next Is Anyone’s Guess
What can a blockchain startup do when it runs out of its own tokens? According to U Network, buy back tokens from its ICO investors.
It Took Just A Day for Tron’s Founder to Win His Own Blockchain’s Election
After announcing his candidacy just one day ago, Tron founder Justin Sun has already been elected to run a node in the network.
Democracy of Two: NEO and the Crypto ‘Election’ That Wasn’t
Early results from elections on the neo blockchain suggest the world’s 12th largest cryptocurrency may be struggling to deliver on promised claims.
VeChain Revises Roadmap to Address Token Swap Concerns
VeChain has changed its token swap timeline in response to pressure from token holders.
VeChain Revises Roadmap to Address Token Swap Concerns
VeChain has changed its token swap timeline in response to pressure from token holders.
VeChain Arrives: What to Know About the $1.5 Billion Blockchain for Business
After amassing more than $1 billion in investment, the VeChain blockchain is officially operational, marking the latest milestone for the project.
Tron’s Election Is Underway, But Who’s In Control of the $2 Billion Code?
Tron is in the process of electing “super representatives,” but who’s behind the wheel until the votes are in?
Tron Claims Its Blockchain Is Live, But Its Token Migration Isn’t Over
Tron says its technology officially went live today, but the migration of its users funds from ethereum to its mainnet has yet to be fully completed.
