Cryptocurrency

ERC20 Token Standard Co-creator Wants To Make ICOs Reversible

October 30, 2018 10:38 PMFabian Vogelsteller is looking to set a new standard in ICOs. His reversible ICO model may also generate additional interest...

Parity Technologies To Create New Zcash Client

The announcement that Gavin Wood and Jutta Steiner's company is building an alternative client for Zcash comes on Day 0 of Devcon.Parity Technologies will...

Investment Company Acquires 80 Percent Stake In Bitstamp

October 29, 2018 11:54 PMBitstamp's CEO says the buyout won't affect customer accounts.Belgium-based investment company NXMH has acquired a majority stake in cryptocurrency exchange...

Sweden’s Central Bank Looking To Develop National Digital Currency

The Riksbank is researching ways to create a secure and efficient payment platform for an e-krona.Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, is moving closer to...

Japan’s FSA Says Stablecoins Are Not Cryptocurrencies

Stablecoins are their own thing.Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has clarified how stablecoins should be treated and traded under Japanese law, and it's not...

After Supposed Hack, Canadian Exchange Heads For The Exit

October 29, 2018 11:23 PMThings seemed to be going well for MapleChange. That's when it ghosted.MapleChange is not a big exchange. But its sudden...

Daily Byte: Monday, October 29, 2018

Coincheck still in the red post-hack, Coinbase fires 15, Belgium issues new fraud alert, EOS block producer says bitcoin and Ethereum are energy hogs,...

India’s Supreme Court Asks Government To Give Opinion On Cryptocurrency

The Reserve Bank of India agrees that cryptocurrency regulations should be left to government policymakers.The Supreme Court of India has asked the country's government...

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Emurgo cedes TOKEN2049 to Cardano Foundation after $20M hack

Emurgo has handed over organization of TOKEN2049 to the Cardano Foundation after a $20 million hack on its NEO-finance...

UK HMRC to defer capital gains tax on crypto loans, pools

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will treat certain crypto loan and liquidity pool disposals as "no gain, no loss"...

Attackers exploit Microsoft Entra ID OAuth spoofing blind spot

Threat actors are using OAuth client ID spoofing to silently enumerate accounts and validate credentials in Microsoft Entra ID.The...