Starting Monday, Tron embarks on one of the longest airdrop experiments in history, with BTT token giveaways happening monthly into 2025.
Is ConsenSys Startup Token Foundry Dead or Doing Something Different?
Since losing its founder in August, sources say ICO platform Token Foundry is alive in name only.
LedgerX Unveils Betting Market for 2020’s Bitcoin Block Reward Halving
The bitcoin block reward will be cut in half next year – and soon, market watchers can place bets on exactly when the subsidy halving will happen.
Dharma Labs Raises $7 Million From Green Visor, Coinbase and Polychain
Offering a trustless lending product that “simply ‘can’t be evil,'” Dharma Labs just raised $7 million from some big-name investors.
Smart Contract Auditor Cuts 80% of Staff in Crypto Winter Cutbacks
After an initial boom, smart contract auditing firm Hosho went from from 37 employees to seven after business slowed in 2018.
Pantera, Coinbase Join $4.5 Million Round for Staking-as-a-Service Startup
Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $4.5 million round for Staked, a firm that helps investors back proof-of-stake cryptos.
We Asked 66 Startups Just How Bad This Crypto Winter Has Been
While the bear market has sparked layoffs at some firms, a survey conducted by CoinDesk found that many companies find the slowdown to be “a blessing.”
Multicoin Capital Leads $2.5 Million Seed Round for Blockchain Data Index
Multicoin’s investment in The Graph addresses an underserved layer of the web3 stack: querying data from public blockchains.
Security Token Startup Polymath Locks up 75 Million Tokens
Polymath, a platform for launching security tokens, is flexing its treasury-management muscles by locking up 75 million of its own POLY tokens.
Blockchain Media Startup CEO Steps Down for Tech Role at Washington Post
Jarrod Dicker is leaving Po.et, the media monetization startup he founded, to return to the Washington Post.
Augur Interface Veil Acquires Search Engine for Prediction Markets
Veil has acquired Predictions.Global, the leading site for exploring Augur data.
‘Decentralized Airbnb’ Starts Charging Fees as ICO Model Falters
Airbnb competitor Bee Token, founded by alums of Uber, are pivoting in an effort to boost revenue after conducting an ICO last February.
50 Cut as $60 Million Blockchain Project Nebulas Lays Off 60% of Staff
Once a top-100 cryptocurrency, Nebulas has laid off more than 60 percent of its staff since July 2018, CoinDesk has learned.
SF Summit Shows BitTorrent Is Boosting Tron’s Appeal
At Tron’s niTROn Summit, CEO Justin Sun sketched out his vision for how BitTorrent’s massive user base can leapfrog the crypto adoption problem.
How BlockEx Went from $24 Million ICO to Layoffs in Less Than a Year
BlockEx, a London-based platform for launching and exchanging tokens, was beset by a series of setbacks that led to downsizing.
Grin Mining Launch Draws Interest From Deep-Pocketed Investors
Investment firms joined the fray in yesterday’s launch of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency known as Grin.
ShapeShift Lays Off 37 in Latest Round of Crypto Industry Cutbacks
Crypto exchange ShapeShift has announced a round of layoffs, cutting its staff by a third.
BitTorrent’s Master Plan to Bring a Tron-Powered Crypto Token to the Masses
BitTorrent has the user base, Tron has the crypto. The new BitTorrent Token (BTT) white paper explores ways to marry the two.
Ledger Crypto Wallet Goes Mobile With Bluetooth-Ready Nano X
Crypto wallet company Ledger debuted a new product Sunday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
BitTorrent Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency on the Tron Network
To incentivize file-sharing, BitTorrent is creating a cryptocurrency token on the Tron protocol.