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⁠Uptrend in Mainstream Crypto Interest Started Last Fall, MIT Startups Says Mainstream crypto trading interest has been on the rise since fall 2019.

⁠Massive Bitcoin Plunge Nothing More Than Traders Being Traders, OKCoin Exec Says Bitcoin's recent price dive may have been nothing more than the result of standard trading activities.

⁠Blockchain Is Part Of China’s Master Plan for New Competitor Island to Hong Kong China’s master plan for making Hainan a free trade island encourages institutions to use blockchain in transforming government function.

⁠Ransomware Group Threatens Auction of Madonna's Legal Data REvil’s ransomware gang is launching an auction of stolen data, including legal information hacked from Madonna.

⁠South Korean Prosecutors Freeze Crypto Wallets of Suspected Child Porn Ring Chief A Seoul court granted the petition demanded by the prosecutors to freeze crypto wallets owned by the head of the Nth Room case.

⁠Charles Hoskinson: 'I Don't Live in Vitalik's Mind' Charles Hoskinson laments Vitalik Buterin’s inability to engage in a meaningful discussion about Cardano, which in his opinion hurts Ethereum.

⁠Ethereum Second-Layer Scalability Still Needs Work, Says Starkware CEO Uri Kolodny, co-founder and CEO of blockchain firm StarkWare, told Cointelegraph that Ethereum’s second-layer scalability solutions still need some…

⁠An Inside Look Into the Surprisingly Friendly Rivalry Between Ledger and Trezor The Ledger vs. Trezor beef has a long history, but Ledger’s CTO efforts may have fanned the flames as he reported vulnerabilities his team…

⁠CBDCs With a Twist: The Public-Private Solutions Needed for Adoption Crypto pundits believe that central bank digital currencies based on public-private partnerships could see the light of day much sooner, as many solut…

⁠Nike Unlocks up to 3% in Crypto Rewards with Plutus Partnership The U.S. footwear giant Nike entered a new affiliate partnership allowing customers to earn up to 3% from online purchases with crypto.

⁠Russia Leads Global BTC Trading on LocalBitcoins for 2nd Month in a Row Russia tops global Bitcoin trading on P2P exchange LocalBitcoins amid local crypto regulation uncertainty.

⁠Crypto Could Save Millennials From the Economy That Failed Them The Millennial generation will lead humanity to an era of new financial technology as they drive Bitcoin adoption through the next decade.

⁠Blockchain Is Not a Cure-All for Every Video Conferencing Flaw Blockchain projects are developing video conferencing applications as remote working gains more popularity during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

​​A New Economic Order: What Is the Post-COVID-19 Financial Paradigm? Join the free interactive webinar to explore the effect COVID-19 has had on the global financial paradigm and the future of digital assets. Get your t…

⁠3 Main Reasons Bitcoin Price Plummeted 14% in 15 Minutes to $8,600 The price of Bitcoin dropped 14% to $8,600 in less than 15 minutes to $8,600 in an intense long squeeze.

⁠Partner at $500 Million Fund Explains Key Criteria For Investing in Startups Partner at Initialized Capital Brett Gibson reveals his firm’s main criteria for early-stage startups to invest in and explains the most promi…

If all roads lead to centralization, it's time to take the train. In this stunning analysis of why communism and capitalism have led us to the same point in history, 34 years apart, Stefan Stankovic argues for systemic d…

​​What will the next crypto unicorn look like? How can an early-stage startup attract investors? What are the most promising crypto use cases on the market? Find out in our interview with Brett Gibson, partner at Initial…

⁠US Investors in Tezos’ 2017 ICO May Be Eligible for $25M Settlement With the class-action lawsuit against Tezos likely to soon end in a $25 million settlement, ICO participants are encouraged to submit claims by Oct. 16…

⁠A16z Expects More Libra-Like Projects While Money Goes Digital in 10 Years The future is digital and bank-free, said Andreessen Horowitz general partner Katie Haun in a recent interview.

⁠‘Exponential’ Volume Growth Can See Bitcoin Match Major Assets — Report Bitcoin is still far from the status of macro assets, but is catching up relentlessly, says Coin Metrics’ State of the Network.

⁠Fireblocks Launches Network for Institutions to Transfer Assets Fireblocks builds on its multi-party computational technology to create a Secure Asset Transfer Network, allowing institutions to quickly and securely find…

⁠Elrond Invites Hackers to Stress Test Its Blockchain Network Blockchain firm Elrond has invited hackers to attack its network during the upcoming incentivized stress test.

⁠Microsoft, Nasdaq and Others to Set Global Tokenization Standards Microsoft, IBM, Hyperledger and other technology and financial organizations have formed an alliance to develop global standards for tokenized ecosystems…

⁠$1.4B in Crypto Stolen in First Five Months of 2020, Says CipherTrace Researchers say 2020 is on track to become a record-breaking year for cryptocurrency-related thefts, hacks and fraud.

⁠Buterin Says Ethereum’s Layer-Two Scaling Development 'Basically' Succeeded Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the blockchain’s initial layer-two scaling deployment is nearly complete.

⁠US Government Puts Out $5 Million Bounty for Petro Supervisor The U.S. government issued a $5 million bounty to the supervisor of the Petro, but court documents suggest that crypto has little to do with alleged sanction…

⁠Cryptocurrency Firms Now Recognized as Money Service Businesses in Canada From today onwards, Canadian firms operating with virtual currencies will be legally recognized as Money Service Businesses.

⁠Bitcoin Price Above $10K Sees ‘Strange’ Premium After $1M BTC Buys A frenzied period for major exchanges produces unusual phenomena and huge volumes, while Coinbase bows out.

⁠Venezuela Raises Petrol Prices, Mandates Support for Petro at Gas Stations Venezuelan petrol stations now support the state-issued Petro cryptocurrencies, however, the rollout comes amid an aggressive adjustment to the…