Cointelegraph

⁠Private equity and hedge fund manager Fortress Investment Group is redoubling its efforts to buy up claims from creditors of the hacked Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox

⁠Ripple announces $200 million Series C, claims that the firm sees its “strongest year of growth” despite its sales dropping 73% in Q3

⁠No other investment comes close to Bitcoin in the 2010s, data shows as the cryptocurrency enters 2020 up 85% this year alone

⁠Japanese financial services giant SBI plans to invest in two subsidiaries of Germany’s second-largest stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group

⁠British authorities have extradited an alleged hacking collective member to the United States where he will face charges

⁠U.K.-based crypto data and wallet provider Blockchain.com is easing GBP access for British users to encourage crypto adoption ahead of Brexit

⁠The blockchain-based shipping platform TradeLens has added a Vietnamese shipping terminal to its ever-expanding client list

⁠A newly patented system proposed by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong would allow users to transact Bitcoin directly using email

⁠Bitcoin sentiment is more deeply entrenched in “extreme fear” than at the 2018 bear market bottom

⁠Binance takes a stake in crypto derivatives exchange FTX as part of a new strategic partnership

⁠The vicious double-edged sword of the Deutsche Bank Imagine 2030 report and what it means for mass adoption

⁠Digital asset security firm Fireblocks has successfully completed a major examination carried out by Big Four auditing firm Ernst & Young

⁠CipherTrace announces partnership with ATII to combat human trafficking using crypto analytics

⁠Decentralized VPN startup Orchid has seen turbulent price action for its OXT token this week, although the Orchid’s CEO says the company is more focused on long-term performance

⁠Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city in cooperation with telecom giant KT plans to release a blockchain-based local currency by Dec. 30.

⁠Maybe you saw DigiByte founder Jared Tate go on a Twitter tirade against Binance and Poloniex. We caught up with him to get an answer to a simple question: what’s the deal?

⁠France’s financial regulator approves the country’s first ICO

⁠Malaysia supports President of Iran’s idea of creating a Muslim cryptocurrency as a means to confront the economic dominance of the U.S.

⁠Experts believe that blockchain should be kept in the background, as it helps to solve the ticketing industry’s issues

⁠Five million Thailand visitors from 20 countries will soon be able to apply for Visa On Arrival using benefits of blockchain technology

⁠Bitcoin surprises yet again with a return to $7K zone — but for how long?

⁠The MyKings botnet is aggressively propagating Monero mining malware concealed behind online content that includes Taylor Swift photos, researcher say

⁠Maker Foundation Sells $27.5 million MKR to Dragonfly Capital and Paradigm, driving DeFi adoption in Asia

Critics often point out Bitcoin’s impact on the environment. However, to help reduce CO2 emissions, a blockchain firm is launching a low-power mining device #Sponsored

⁠EY released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof blockchain tech to the public domain

⁠Altcoins getting more unequal in terms of wealth, data shows as Bitcoin bucks trend

⁠Hashpower rental marketplace NiceHash has frozen its repayment program for users affected by a major hack in Dec. 2017 due to insufficient cash flow

⁠Russian diamond giant Alrosa, Tencent and Everledger partnered on a new blockchain-based e-commerce project for WeChat users

⁠After allegations that PlusToken sell-offs were driving down Bitcoin price, Ether could be next after a new funds move