CoinDesk Blockchain Video Startup YouNow Files With SEC to Give Away (Not Sell) Tokenscoindesk.com - John Biggs YouNow, a video platform that aims to reward active users with its own cryptocurrency, is taking a belt-and-suspenders approach to compliance. The New …
CoinDeskFacebook Will Facebook’s Libra Be an On-Ramp or Dead End for Crypto?coindesk.com - Brady Dale Facebook’s announcement that it would create a stablecoin on a blockchain means more as a competitive answer to WeChat and Alipay’s payment services …
CoinDeskVenture Capital Algorand Raises $60 Million in Token Salecoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn Algorand raised over $60 million in a token sale of its native Argos token on Coinlist. Argos’ closing price settled at $2.40 per token, after …
CoinDeskFacebook Senate Banking Committee Schedules July Hearing on Facebook’s Libra Cryptocoindesk.com - Nikhilesh De , Stan Higgins , The U.S. Senate Committee on on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on July 16 regarding Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra. The …
CoinDeskJerome Powell Facebook Talked to the Fed About Libra Coin, Chairman Powell Sayscoindesk.com - Stan Higgins Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said Wednesday that social media giant Facebook met with the central bank in the run-up to the …
CoinDeskBusiness Regulators Begin To Debate Cryptocurrency Legislation Ahead of G20 Summitcoindesk.com - Diana Aguilar Cryptocurrency regulation will take a step forward during the upcoming V20 Summit where country representatives will assess the new course of legal …
CoinDeskPeople's Bank of China China’s Biggest Payment Firms Have No Plans to Follow Facebook into Cryptocoindesk.com - Wolfie Zhao China’s internet giants appear unlikely to follow Facebook into the cryptocurrency space anytime soon – though you can be sure they’re paying …
CoinDeskFacebook ‘I Don’t Trust Facebook With Anything:’ The World Reacts to Facebook’s Libracoindesk.com - John Biggs , Daniel Kuhn , Although Libra hasn’t yet officially launched, pundits, politicians, and developers are already weighing in with warnings, celebrations, and memes. US …
CoinDeskFacebook Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Will Face ‘Regulatory Hurricane,’ Canaccord Analysts Saycoindesk.com - Nikhilesh De Analysts at investment bank Canaccord Genuity think Facebook’s new cryptocurrency might benefit the world – if regulators allow it. In a note to …
CoinDeskDomain Names Pays $30 Million For a Domain Namecoindesk.com - John Biggs Social networking is so hot right now but is it hot enough to spend $30 million on the domain name Voice.com? Block.one thought so. The blockchain …
CoinDesk ‘Hard Core Fund’ Collects 50 BTC to Support Bitcoin Developerscoindesk.com - Leigh Cuen According to venture capitalist Dovey Wan of Primitive Ventures, finding sustainable funding for bitcoin developers is the biggest challenge facing …
CoinDeskEthereum Internet Security Provider Cloudflare Announces an Ethereum Gatewaycoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn Internet security provider Cloudflare is introducing the Ethereum Gateway to its Distributed Web Gateway toolbox enabling users to interact with the …
CoinDeskBitcoin Bitcoin’s Price Snaps Longest Daily Win Streak Since 2018coindesk.com - Omkar Godbole • Bitcoin fell 2.87 percent on Tuesday, ending the longest stretch of daily gains since July 2018. The long-term outlook, however, remains bullish with …
CoinDeskEthereum Decentralized Video Platform Built on Ethereum Raises $8 Millioncoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn Livepeer, a decentralized video encoding platform built on the Ethereum network, announced it has received an $8 million Series A venture capital …
CoinDeskEthereum ‘Phase Zero’ of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next Januarycoindesk.com - Christine Kim The next major iteration of the ethereum blockchain – dubbed ethereum 2.0 – may see a partial launch as early as January 2020. Proposed by Ethereum …
CoinDeskMark Carney Facebook’s Libra Could Meet ‘Highest Standards’ in Regulation: BoE Governorcoindesk.com - Wolfie Zhao Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency payments initiative could be subject to the “highest standards” in global regulation, said Mark Carney, the governor …
CoinDeskJapan Japanese Manufacturers Enter Blockchain-Backed Data Sharing Arrangementcoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn Mitsubishi Electric and Yaskawa Electric are among 100 major Japanese manufacturers to enter into a data sharing arrangement underpinned by …
CoinDeskEcstasy (Drug) $200,000 in Bitcoin Seized in Dark Net Drug Probecoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn U.S. authorities seized more than $200,000 worth of bitcoin after alleged drug manufacturer and dealer met with undercover law enforcement officers …
CoinDeskFacebook Watch Facebook’s Libra Videos: An Inside Look At the Calibra Walletcoindesk.com - John Biggs Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency has captured the imaginations of experienced blockchainers but how can you explain it to people who don’t know much …
CoinDeskBusiness Halt Libra? US Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Facebook’s Cryptocoindesk.com - Nikhilesh De The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee wants Facebook to stop developing its new Libra cryptocurrency network – …
CoinDeskFacebook Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Is a Nail in the Coffin for ‘Blockchain Not Bitcoin’coindesk.com - Edan Yago Edan Yago is the founder of CementDAO, an effort to bring together stablecoins into a unified ecosystem. The views expressed here are his own. With …
CoinDeskBitcoin CFTC Lawsuit Alleges $147 Million in Bitcoin Defrauded From Trading Scheme Investorscoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action against Control-Finance Limited, a purported …
CoinDeskBlockchain Researchers Discover How To Automate Accountability On The Blockchaincoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn “The (virtual) gold rush is on, and as in the Wild West of yore, the outlaws are ever present,” wrote blockchain developers and academics in a recent …
CoinDeskBitcoin Exchange A New Bitcoin Exchange Point On the Colombian-Venezuelan Border Will Help Refugeescoindesk.com - Diana Aguilar A new cryptocurrency exchange service is available on the border between Colombia and Venezuela and its aim is to help refugees traveling across the …
CoinDeskFacebook Facebook Has Yet to Answer US Lawmakers’ Questions About Libra Cryptocoindesk.com - Nikhilesh De Facebook is still working on its responses to a plethora of consumer protection questions about the Libra cryptocurrency asked by a group of U.S. …
CoinDeskFacebook Messenger Facebook’s New Crypto Faces Scrutiny From European Authoritiescoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn The unveiling of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency was immediately met with political opposition in Europe. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and …
CoinDeskFacebook Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Wants to Take on Banks, Not Bitcoincoindesk.com - George McDonaugh George McDonaugh is CEO and co-founder of KR1 plc, a London listed cryptocurrency and blockchain investment company. Facebook is creating its own …
CoinDeskBinance Binance to Launch Bitcoin-Pegged Token on Its Own Blockchaincoindesk.com - Daniel Kuhn Binance will issue a number of tokens pegged to leading cryptocurrencies on Binance Chain to boost the number of trading options on its platform. The …
CoinDeskBusiness Crypto App, Debit Card 2Gether Adds Dash to Roster of 9 Tokenscoindesk.com - Anna Baydakova 2gether, a European payment app allowing users to spend crypto via a Visa debit card, is adding dash to its list of supported coins. Launched in March …
