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Crypto Markets Trade Flat Following Christmas Eve Dump

29/12/20183 Min read

Earlier this week, the crypto markets rose slightly and were able to regain much of their recent losses. This relatively...

Billionaire Mike Novogratz Says Crypto ICO Market is Pretty Much Dead Now

28/12/20183 Min read

Today, the initial coin offering (ICO) market has pain written all over it. A once-popular mechanism, used by blockchain startups...

UNICEF Adds Six Blockchain Startups From Developing Nations to its Innovation Fund

28/12/20183 Min read

International children’s charity UNICEF has announced that it will formally support a total of six new blockchain startups through the...

In Bear Market, Korea’s Biggest Crypto Project ICON Showed Solid Progress

28/12/20183 Min read

A goodbye note from Deblock’s now-former Head of Research revealed the progress of their ICON blockchain project in all these...

Coinbase CEO: Crypto in VR is the Next Big Application of Blockchain

28/12/20183 Min read

Either it will be the best thing the crypto world will ever experience or a farce in the name of...

Kik Begins Rollout of Crypto Ecosystem with Kin Tipping Feature

28/12/20183 Min read

The Kin Foundation has begun rolling out its plans to build a cryptocurrency ecosystem to power its messenger platform, starting...

McAfee Unfazed After SEC Says Promoting ICO Without Disclosing Pay is Fraud

27/12/20185 Min read

The impassioned crypto community on Twitter, specifically prominent commentators and analysts, took up arms over the weekend, as the U.S. Securities...

What Does Floyd Mayweather’s Crypto ICO Settlement with the SEC Imply?

27/12/20183 Min read

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer DJ Khalid have both settled charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Barry Silbert: Bitcoin Cash Fork Is a Distraction, Confusing for New Investors

27/12/20183 Min read

Barry Silbert, founder of Digital Currency Group, has weighed in on the current state of the cryptocurrency industry. Amongst other...

ICOs Yet to Liquidate All of Their Ethereum, Could Another Drop be Imminent?

27/12/20183 Min read

There is still a lot of Ethereum tied up in ICO projects and the fear is that a mass liquidation...

Bitmain and Huobi Plan Layoffs as Cryptocurrency Crunch Begins to Bite

27/12/20182 Min read

Two of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency companies have confirmed lay-off plans amid an industry crunch that has seen US$170 billion...

Tech Partners With Irish Red Cross for Blockchain-Powered App

24/12/20182 Min read

Dublin-headquartered start-up that has developed blockchain technology to distribute international aid in refugee camps, has teamed up with the Irish...

ConsenSys Plans to Spin out Most of its Startups, and it’s Going to Mean Layoffs

23/12/20184 Min read

Layoffs are coming to ConsenSys, the Ethereum-focused startup incubator and blockchain technology conglomerate. According to sources at the company, ConsenSys...

Facebook Is Developing a Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers

22/12/20183 Min read

Facebook Inc. is working on making a cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money on its WhatsApp messaging app, focusing...

Peter Thiel Invest in Crypto Platform Layer1

21/12/20182 Min read

Crypto investment and infrastructure platform Layer1 announced today the closing of $2.1 Million in Seed Funding backed by world-class investors,...

Pros Are Ditching the Bitcoin Market, JPMorgan Says

20/12/20183 Min read

The prolonged digital-asset slump is scaring off institutional players, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co., suggesting a fulcrum for cryptocurrency...

Blockchain Transparency Institute: Crypto Exchange Volumes Report

19/12/20184 Min read

Methodologies for our reports have evolved since our initial report focusing primarily on web traffic, followed by our November report,...

Egypt’s Central Bank Studies Issuing Digital Currency

18/12/20181 Min read

Egypt’s central bank is studying issuing a digital currency, its sub governor Ayman Hussein said at conference in Abu Dhabi...