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​​Security and “systemic risk” will form the focus of the third Stanford Blockchain Conference at Stanford University

​​Crypto exchange BitMEX and a fine French wine retailer are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake of licensed — but as yet inactive — Japanese crypto exchange BitOcean

​​Despite being slow and expensive, international remittances hit high records in 2017. A fintech company says crypto can deliver much-needed improvements #SPONSORED

⁠BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes thinks 2019 will be the year of stablecoin profits, but ICOs will return after

⁠Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain and major crypto exchange Huobi have reportedly confirmed plans to lay-off staff amid the 2018 price rout of the crypto markets

⁠A prominent venture capitalist explains what he thinks might be the reason for the current market fall

⁠Bank of America targets cash handling in its latest blockchain patent

⁠Crypto markets are lacking in Christmas cheer, with most major cryptos hit with double-digit losses, and virtually all of the top 100 coins by market cap in the red

​​⁠Tens of billions of yen in losses have led Japan’s GMO Internet to stop making Bitcoin miners

⁠TRON has reached one million user addresses in the six months since launch

⁠The team behind altcoin Bitcoin Private has released an official statement that “approximately two (2) million BTCP coins that were never intended to exist on the blockchain chain were created and moved to a shielded ad…

⁠As the markets seem to enter an upswing, how should traders react? Let’s look at the charts

⁠Italy’s securities regulator has prohibited the operations of a cryptocurrency firm called Avacrypto for allegedly breaching securities laws

⁠A former CIA intelligence officer has claimed blockchain represents the “biggest threat to America’s national security” in coming years

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​​Wall Street’s “dreams” of crypto businesses are now shelved and in limbo, Bloomberg writes, citing multiple sources

​​At least 340 blockchain or cryptocurrency companies were dissolved or liquidated this year in the U.K., nearly two and a half times more than last year

​​The Bitcoin Lightning Network’s capacity has climbed up to 500 BTC — which is worth around $2 million — in spite of a year-long bear market

​​A fervent trading session has seen Ethereum deliver sudden gains, almost doubling in price in recent days

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​​During the import of Bitcoin chain data, an additional 2.04 million units of altcoin Bitcoin Private have reportedly been secretly coined

​​Bitmain may be preparing a round of mass firings, according to rumors on Chinese social media

​​China has released its latest government-sponsored rankings of major cryptocurrencies, placing Bitcoin in 18th while awarding the top spot to blockchain platform EOS

​​As the UAE’s government is elaborating on crypto-friendly regulation, the country is entering the list of the most promising places for startups, experts say

Bitcoin gains more than 25% in a week, trading above $4K. Erik Finman, a teenager crypto millionaire, thinks Bitcoin is dead, exchanges fake the trading volumes, Coinbase celebrates 12 days of Christmas, Timothy C. May,…

⁠As part of a move to launch trading pairs with XRP as the base currency, Binance’s user interface is getting a rearrangement

⁠Cryptocurrency deposits are now accepted by VCTRADE, the cryptocurrency exchange owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings

⁠After dipping to year-to-date lows earlier in December, some cryptocurrencies are showing first signs of recovery