Blockchain Use in the Life Science Organizations has Tripled Since 2017: Survey: Mark Emem
Blockchain adoption in the life sciences has risen exponentially in the last one year despite the existence of significant barriers. According to The Pistoia Alliance, a global nonprofit of life science firms, 60% of the professionals in the pharmaceutical an…
‘Rehypothecation’: Inside the Wall Street Practice that Could Ruin Bitcoin: Jake Sylvestre
Note: This is part 3 in a multi-part article series exploring rehypothecation and commingling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency markets. Part 1 and part 2 are interviews with Caitlin Long and parts 3 and 4 ask the question, “How did we get to a place that w…
BlackBerry to Launch Blockchain for Medical Data Sharing: Sujha Sundararajan
BlackBerry Limited has now come up with a blockchain solution for secure data sharing among healthcare providers in order to improve patient outcomes. The company is using its network operation center (NOC) to power a blockchain digital ledger that aims to cr…
Bitcoin Gradually Increased in Price in September, Case for a Bull Run in 2018: Joseph Young
Since early September, the price of Bitcoin has gradually increased from $6,100 to $6,550, testing the $6,800 resistance level on two occasions. Bitcoin experienced four dips in its price in the past 30 days and every consecutive drop in the price of the asse…
Bitcoin Lobbyist, ‘Dr. Doom’ to Square Off Next Week in Senate Blockchain Hearing: Kevin O'Brien
The U.S. senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is set to have a full committee hearing on Oct. 11 entitled “Exploring the Cryptocurrency and blockchain Ecosystem.” At the upcoming hearing, the two witnesses currently scheduled are Coin Cente…
Pay for Your Groceries With Crypto Using VegaWallet’s Mobile App: Sponsored
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Jambler.io Welcomes Its First Bitcoin Mixing Partners: Press Release
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Blockchain Gaming Platform TriForce Tokens Releases Steam Game, Announces Final Token Sale: Press Release
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Winklevoss’ Gemini Now Provides Insurance for Customers’ Cryptocurrencies: Jack Mathis
Gemini announced during the week in a press release that the exchange has partnered with leading insurers to provide coverage on custodial digital assets. Effective since October 1, 2018, insurance coverage is provided on digital assets held in Gemini’s custo…
Will Yale’s Investment in Crypto Lead to More Institutional Investors?: Joseph Young
This week, CCN reported that Yale, the prestigious Connecticut-based academic institution, has invested in a $400 million crypto fund operated by veterans in the digital asset and finance space. Coinbase Inc. co-founder Fred Ehrsam, former Sequoia Capital par…
Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex to Yank Margin Trading, Lending for U.S. Customers: Lester Coleman
Poloniex, the exchange Circle has been working to revive since acquiring it in February, announced in a blog that it will eliminate its margin and lending products for U.S. customers by year’s end and delist three altcoins. The company noted it is removing th…
Bitcoin Price Remains Stable Below $6,600, What’s Next for Crypto Market?: Joseph Young
For over a week, Bitcoin has remained relatively stable in the $6,400 to $6,600 range, struggling to sustain its daily trading volume across major crypto exchanges. Within the past 48 hours, the volume of Bitcoin has declined from $4 billion to $3.2 billion o…
Seoul Mayor Announces $53.39 Million Fund for Blockchain Districts: Yashu Gola
A South Koran politician has committed a $53.39 million fund to develop blockchain regions in Seoul, local media reported. Park Won-soon, who is the mayor of the South Korean capital city, said their government would create two business complexes to settle 20…
Malta Financial Regulator Looks to Bolster Cryptocurrency Industry: Iyke Aru
Having earned the reputation of “Blockchain Island”, Malta is taking steps to preserve the industry by investing heavily in supervisory technology in order to protect the blockchain industry. Such investments according to authorities are aimed at ensuring tha…
Philippines Deports Mastermind of $33 Million Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme: Mark Emem
The Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines had ordered the deportation of a South Korean national who is wanted in South Korea over his involvement in a bitcoin pyramid scheme. Identified as Go Yongsung, the South Korean was arrested in the city of Las Pina…
Bitcoin Market Has ‘Run Out of Juice’: Cryptocurrency Analyst: Habiba Tahir
Element Group, a cryptocurrency economics and digital assets solutions analyst, published a report explaining that the SEC’s delay in approving bitcoin ETF proposals is the primary reason why the market has become so boring in recent weeks. Crypto Market Has …
Crypto Mining Giant Bitmain Acquires Bitcoin Cash Wallet: David Hundeyin
Open source browser-based cryptocurrency wallet Telescope has officially announced its acquisition by Bitmain Technologies Inc., the world’s largest crypto mining rig manufacturer, which also runs one of the world’s most extensive cryptocurrency mining pools.…
U.S. Investors Divided on Outlook for Cryptocurrency: Survey: David Hundeyin
Americans are split almost evenly on the topic of whether or not cryptocurrency represents a promising investment class with a bright future. A new Clovr research report sampling over 1,000 American adults found that roughly even segments of the U.S. populati…
Resurrection? SEC to Begin Reviewing 9 Rejected Bitcoin ETFs: Josiah Wilmoth
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set a late October deadline to begin reviewing proposed rule changes that would allow several regulated exchange operators to list bitcoin ETF products on their trading platforms. In a series of documents publi…
Crypto Unicorn Circle to Acquire Equity Crowdfunding Platform, ‘Tokenize Everything’: Josiah Wilmoth
One of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency companies has acquired a crowdfunding platform as it seeks to fulfill its goal of overseeing the “tokenization of everything.” Goldman-Backed Circle Acquires Crowdfunding Startup Circle Internet Financial, a cry…