Polychain Capital CEO Olaf Carlson-Wee thinks Facebook would be smart to build its stablecoin on a public, open blockchain infrastructure. Carlson-Wee delivered his remarks at the Consensus 2019 panel …
German State Announces Plan to Establish European Blockchain Institute
The government of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) announced plans to establish the European Blockchain Institute to research blockchain technology in a press release on May 13.According …
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SEC Crypto Czar: Platforms Listing IEOs May Face Regulatory Trouble
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Advisor for Digital Assets and Innovation Valerie Szczepanik said that platforms seeking to list initial exchange offering (IEO) tokens for …
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Bitcoins for Frappuccino: Will Starbucks’ Crypto Endeavours Pave the Way for Mainstream Adoption?
The United States coffeehouse chain Starbucks is one of the most mainstream companies to look into crypto, and its intentions have finally been confirmed this week: The company has teamed up with …
US Blockchain Investor Terpin Awarded Over $75 Million in SIM Swapping Case
United States blockchain and crypto investor Michael Terpin has won $75.8 million in a civil case against 21-year-old Nicholas Truglia, who reportedly defrauded him of crypto assets. Reuters reported …
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New Ernst & Young Report Reveals Assets and Debts of Now-Defunct QuadrigaCX
A new report from Big Four audit firm Ernst & Young (EY) outlines the assets and debts of major Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX and its subsidiaries. The report was released on EY site on May …
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Joseph Lubin on Bitfinex: It Seems Like a Really Big Mess That Probably Won’t Get Better
Joseph Lubin, founder of blockchain tech company ConsenSys, expressed his pessimism regarding the recent situation with cryptocurrency trading platform Bitfinex, Bloomberg reported on May 9.Speaking …