WisdomTree was the lead investor in the funding round for Securrency. Other investors include the state-backed Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO).
Crypto Trading Privacy Gets a Boost as $15M of Tether Moves to Liquid Sidechain
Innocuous at first glance, the transfer has implications for both digital asset trading and the larger tether market.
Why Harvard Research on a Low-Profit Tezos Attack Matters for Proof-of-Stake
The study reveals some of the understudied aspects of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies.
Longfin CEO Reaches $400,000 Settlement With SEC Over Fraud Charges
Venkata S. Meenavalli has agreed to pay $400,000 in both disgorgement and penalties related to a 2017 Regulation A+ offering the SEC deemed fraudulent.
US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ
Joanna De Alba “dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet,” said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue.
NY Court Orders Telegram to Produce ICO Documents Ahead of CEO’s Deposition
Telegram has been ordered by a judge to hand over financials concerning the $1.7 billion ICO for its TON blockchain.
Muir Glacier: Ethereum Hard Forks for Second Time in One Month
With the mining of block 9,200,000, ethereum’s Muir Glacier upgrade has been implemented. The block was mined today at 8:30 UTC.
American Cancer Society Now Accepting Bitcoin Donations Through BitPay
“Our mission is urgent and in order to accomplish it, we need to engage donors where they are.”
Blockstream’s ‘Watchtowers’ Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network
Watchtowers, a semi-trusted payment channel sheriff, will keep the peace among lightning nodes. The new feature is likely to be implemented in the coming months. Spearheaded by Blockstream’s c-Lightning team, the Watchtowers are part of Eltoo, a proposed enforcement layer for the lightning network. “A Watchtower is basically outsourcing the penalizing of your counterparty to […]
Binance Invests Undisclosed Sum in Crypto Derivatives Platform FTX
Crypto exchange Binance has invested in derivatives platform FTX as part of a strategic partnership between the firms.
VeChain Foundation Hacked for $6.5M in VET Token Theft
A VeChain buyback wallet containing 1.1 billion VET was compromised by an unknown hacker, the firm said Friday.
Binance Adds 167 Fiat Payment Options Through Integration With P2P Exchange Paxful
Binance has teamed up with peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange Paxful to enable users to purchase bitcoin with 167 fiat currencies.
Square Crypto Bankrolls Star Lightning Developer Known as ‘ZmnSCPxj’
Keeping in the cypherpunk spirit, Square Crypto has issued a grant to pseudonymous developer ZmnSCPxj for Lightning and bitcoin research.
Swiss Startup Amun Wins Regulatory Approval to Sell Crypto-ETPs to EU Retailers
Swiss startup Anum has won a regulatory approval to widen its offerings of crypto-based financial products to retail investors in the European Union.
Swiss Startup Amun Wins Regulatory Approval to Sell Crypto-ETPs to EU Retailers
Swiss startup Anum has won a regulatory approval to widen its offerings of crypto-based financial products to retail investors in the European Union.
Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Is Now Live
Hitting at block number 9,069,000, the systemwide upgrade is the network’s third in 2019.
Ethereum’s Top DEX Is Relaunching to Tap Istanbul’s Lower Gas Fees
IDEX is launching a new DEX built on a layer 2 scalibility protocol made possible through Ethereum’s Istanbul hard fork.
Stack Overflow VP Joins Crypto Lending Firm as Chief Product Officer
Crypto lending firm Unchained Capital has hired Will Cole of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force as its new chief product officer.
Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments
Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds.
Ethereum Devs Reconsider ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Timing as Hard Forks Loom
Developers may punt a network feature two years down the road to avoid complicating ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake (PoS).