Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 167 of 298

DeFi Project Claims bZx Witheld Info Tied To Exploit

February 24, 2020

1inch Exchange, the leading DEX aggregator in DeFi, accused bZx of withholding information on a bug that put $2.5 million of user funds at risk. bZx hit back, claiming they patched the bug and were ready to d...

South African Man Arrested For Bitcoin Ransom Kidnapping

February 24, 2020

A South African man has been imprisoned following his attempt to kidnap and ransom a 13-year-old girl for bitcoin. According to a report by local news outlet Times Live, Sthembiso Amon Mchunu, 36, was found ...

E-Commerce Giant Shopify Joins Libra Association In Bid To ‘Improve Commerce’

February 22, 2020

Shopify, a Canada-based e-commerce giant that has reportedly helped over 1 million businesses launch their own stores, has joined the Facebook-led Libra Association. According to a blog post the company publ...

Binance ‘Is Not Authorized’ To Operate In Malta, Says MFSA

February 22, 2020

Malta’s financial watchdog, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), has issued a statement claiming leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is “not authorized” to operate in the country. In the statem...

Fortress Investment Group Raises Buyout Offer To $1,300 Per BTC

February 21, 2020

New York-based private equity firm Fortress Investment Group has raised its offer to purchase creditor claims from the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange. Mt. Gox was once a leading cryptocurrency exchange that ...

Brazil’s Central Bank Announces Near-Instant Payment System

February 21, 2020

Brazil’s central bank has announced in São Paulo de launch of PIX, a new near-instant payment system that’ll allow for peer-to-peer payments to be processed in up to 10 seconds in response to bitcoin. Acco...

Swedish Central Bank to Test Launch e-Krona on R3’s Corda

February 21, 2020

Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, announced the pilot launch of e-krona on Thursday, aiming to explore the possibilities of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank, however, made...

Binance America (Binance.US) Is Listing Zilliqa (ZIL)

February 20, 2020

Binance America (aka Binance.US), Binance's trading platform for its customers in the U.S., announced at 02:00 UTC on Thursday (February 20) that it has added support for another cryptoasset: Zilliqa (ZIL). ...

Coinbase And Visa Partners Up To Expand Crypto Cards

February 20, 2020

Coinbase has announced that it is now a Visa principal member, the first crypto company to gain membership. The exchange can now offer more services to current Coinbase Card customers, as well as extend servi...

Enigma Settles With SEC, Agrees To Refund ENG Investors

February 20, 2020

Enigma, a startup developing private smart contracts, settled charges with the Securities Exchange Commission for selling its ENG tokens as unregistered securities. Enigma raised $45 million during its 2017 ...