Huobi Launches On-chain Analytics Tool to Monitor Illicit Cryptocurrency Activities
Huobi Group today announced the launch of Star Atlas, a proprietary on-chain analytics tool to monitor on-chain cryptocurrency transactions for illicit activities. The new tool aims to create a safer trading environment and ease regulator concerns that cryptocurrencies are easily manipulated by criminals. As a matter of policy, Huobi aligns itself with the requirements of […]
The Templar Fund: Meet the Transparent Bitcoin Fund That Has Earned More than 75% Return Since 2018
It is a common error to think that Bitcoin is anonymous, when in fact, Bitcoin is completely transparent. Every transaction conducted since its inception can be found on the blockchain. Thanks to a largely ignorant media, the public has been misinformed to think that Bitcoin is the anonymous playground of criminals, nor has it helped […]
InComm Launches Go Studio, an Emerging Technologies Incubator
Payments technology company InComm announced today the launch of Go StudioTM, its innovation hub dedicated to developing emerging technologies for customer-centric products and solutions. Based in the company’s Atlanta headquarters, the innovation studio leverages expertise sourced from a collaborative, global network of internal resources as well as corporate and academic partners. Go Studio will leverage […]
Zigmabit Inc. Starts a New Era in Cryptocurrency Mining
Zigmabit is pleased to announce the formal launch of three new mining rigs with capabilities to take the global crypto space by storm. Led by some of the most experienced specialists in the cryptocurrency mining industry, Zigmabit has utilized ASIC chip technology to deliver three introductory products that are pre-configured for ease of use and […]
Sweden’s Central Bank Says to Launch Cryptocurrency Pilot Project
Sweden’s central bank said on Friday it would sign a deal with consultancy firm Accenture to create a pilot platform for a digital currency, known as the e-krona. “The primary objective of the e-krona pilot project is to broaden the bank’s understanding of the technological possibilities for the e-krona,” the Riksbank said in a statement. […]
Huobi Announces the First International Blockchain Forum Approved by China
In partnership with the Department of Industry and Information of Hainan Province and the Hainan Resort Software Community, Huobi Group today announced the ‘Hainan Free Trade Port International Cooperation Forum on Digital Economy and Blockchain,’ a global gathering of top government officials being held on December 5th and 6th at the Ritz Carlton and Renaissance Hotel in Haikou, Hainan Province, China. As a […]
Bitfinex Announces Strategic Collaboration with ODEM to Expand Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Education
ODEM SA and Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset platform, are excited to announce a strategic cooperation introducing a new model of education on the role of digital tokens in the blockchain-enabled economy. The idea is to provide an innovative token transaction simulation model, designed and operated by ODEM, using Bitfinex as its premier liquidity platform. Together, they will […]
OKEx Announces Listing of Tezos (XTZ)
OKEx, the world’s largest futures cryptocurrency exchange, today announced it will list Tezos (XTZ), an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders. According to Cryptocompare, Tezos is the 21st most popular cryptocurrency with a market cap of over $695 million USD and a 24-hour trade volume […]
Kraken Launches WebSockets Private API
The Kraken WebSockets Private API is live! The first two messages of the Private API are now available to all Kraken clients after having been in beta-only access since October 1. Kraken’s WebSockets API (Application Program Interface) provides a faster, more efficient interface for technically-minded clients who build software applications for trading and accessing market […]
Bank of Lithuania pits IBM against Tieto for new blockchain project
The Bank of Lithuania has chosen IBM and Tieto as finalists in its LBChain technology project aimed at creating a new blockchain-based platform. Both vendors will advance to the final stages of the testing phase, with the winner due to be announced later this year. The central bank has also issued a call to fintechs […]
Former CFTC chair and ‘Crypto Dad’ says 2019 is the year to get serious about crypto policy
Former CFTC Chairman Christopher “Crypto Dad” Giancarlo left his role at the regulator this summer, but now he’s stepping even further into the crypto world. Now as a board member for the Chamber of Digital Commerce, Giancarlo is using his expertise to further policy talks across the board, not just on a CFTC/SEC level. Giancarlo […]
SE Digital keen to democratise Thai financial markets as the official ICO Portal
SE Digital Co., Ltd. (SE Digital), a subsidiary of a leading Thai financial services firm, Seamico Securities Plc (ZMICO), has officially obtained approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to fully operate in Thailand as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Portal. Its inaugural ICO Portal operation will mark the official beginning of the regulated […]
Huobi Labs Launches “Winter 2019: The World’s Leading Project Incubation Program” During Its Silicon Valley Summit
Huobi Labs, one of world’s premier incubators, announced its “Winter 2019: a World’s Leading Project Incubation Program, DIB” during the successful launch of its Huobi Labs Silicon Valley Summit held on September 23rd. Aside from calling for startups across North America and abroad to join the selection, the program also set up a transparent selection […]
Altcoins: XRP, LINK, LEO, MIOTA and XTZ
LEO/USD The best performer of the past seven days is UNUS SED LEO (LEO), which has declined by about 3% during the period. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has said that owners of LEO will benefit by access to higher allocations during its initial exchange offering compared to others who participate with other cryptocurrencies. Can LEO continue to outperform […]
Germany’s Scholz: We cannot accept parallel currencies such as Facebook’s Libra
Facebook’s planned Libra is the most well-known of the stablecoins, a certain form of cryptocurrency backed by assets such as traditional money deposits, short-term government securities or gold. “We cannot accept a parallel currency,” Scholz said during a panel discussion in Berlin. “You have to reject that clearly.” The German cabinet is expected to adopt […]
Ongoing EOSIO exploit allows attacker to gain 30,000 EOS as network freezes
An ongoing exploit on EOSIO is allowing an attacker to win every roll on gambling dApp EOSPlay by paying to fill blocks with their transactions. So far, the attacker gained 30,000 EOS worth over $110,000 while making the network “unusable.” Scale of the exploit A clever attacker was able to use REX, an EOS resource […]
BeNative Launches Bitcoin Incentive System for English Learners
BeNative has more than 600,000 users from 180 countries all around the world. There are video contents as learning material with global business leaders, such as Google, Facebook, etc, appeared in. BeNative has been launched their business globally through SMATOOS Inc., the headquarter based in Korea, followed by other foreign corporate branches in Japan, Hongkong, […]
Pixsy acquires blockchain-based copyright platform Binded.com
Pixsy, Inc. announced that it will acquire blockchain-based copyright registration platform Binded.com, strengthening its image protection offerings for a wider community of users (terms of the transactions were not disclosed). The acquisition bolsters Pixsy’s market-leading position in image protection and gives the Binded community access to Pixsy’s full suite of copyright management tools, including Register, […]
