Cryptocurrency

Thunderstruck: Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Experiences ‘Explosive’ Growth

The Bitcoin scaling solution has gotten bigger.Over 450 bitcoin (BTC) is held among more than 12,000 Lightning Network channels on the Bitcoin mainnet, according...

The Exodus 1 And The FINNEY: A ‘Quiet Revolution’ Or Just Quiet?

December 6, 2018 10:21 PMHTC and Sirin Labs look to increase mainstream adoption of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency through smartphones.Launching just over a month...

ConsenSys Sacrifices 13 Percent Of Its Employees In New Business Strategy

December 6, 2018 10:36 PMAmid Crypto Winter, many projects are cutting back. ConsenSys has historically bragged about its almost infinite funding, but apparently even...

Mediterranean EU Countries Agree To Push Blockchain Adoption

December 6, 2018 12:13 AMSeven countries, including France and Malta, put their weight behind the "Southern European Countries Ministerial Declaration on Distributed Ledger Technologies."France,...

Crypto Exchange Orionx Loses Chilean Supreme Court Appeal

December 6, 2018 12:23 AMThe company sought to have its account reinstated after being dropped by BancoEstado earlier this year, but that’s not going...

Researchers Provide Model To Detect ‘Pump-And-Dump’ Schemes Before They Occur

Jiahua Xi and Benjamin Livshits of Imperial College London have used an algorithm to detect signs of an imminent scam.In findings that could prevent...

Japan’s National Tax Agency Works To Prevent Crypto Tax Evasion

December 4, 2018 11:49 PMThe tax regulator seeks to tighten its grip during the country’s 2019 tax reformation restructuring.According to a report in Japanese...

New Swiss FinTech License Requirements For Blockchain-Based Firms

The “crypto-nation” continues to support the development of FinTech businesses by instituting "relaxed" license requirements.Switzerland's Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the country's financial regulator,...

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ImmunityBio founder touts sepsis trials, NantX after Binance theft

Patrick Soon-Shiong renewed his “NantX coming soon” teaser after a $6.3 billion Binance theft, spotlighting a separate financial-services venture.ImmunityBio...

Crypto.com Shuts Hong Kong App, Eyes Institutional Exchange

crypto.com will shut down its consumer app in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2027, citing regulatory changes.Affected users have...

Kim Yo Jong denies North Korea behind Binance hack, hints US

Kim Yo Jong denied North Korea's involvement in the $6.3 billion Binance hack and rejected the FBI's attribution of...