Archive for December 2018
PAX Stablecoin Exceeds $5 Billion in Transactions in First 3 Months
USD-backed stablecoin Paxos Standard (PAX) has exceeded $5 billion worth of transaction volume
Read MoreFrance: Gov’t Report Recommends $570 Million Blockchain Investment
New French governmental report highlights Bitcoin mining and blockchain investment
Read MoreReport: Venezuela Converts Pension Bonuses into State-Issued Crypto Petro
The Venezuelan gov’t has reportedly converted pensioners’ most recent monthly bonus into its national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro
Read MoreEthereum Hacks on the Rise Again as Price Remains Below $100
Port scanning attacks mean some Ethereum users and miners can lose their holdings to hackers
Read MoreMajor Stablecoin Basis to Close, Return Funds to Investors: Sources
Major algorithmic stablecoin project Basis to shut down operations and return the majority of the $133 million it raised in April, sources report
Read MoreHyperledger Onboards 12 New Members Including Alibaba Cloud, Deutsche Telekom and Citi
12 new organizations have joined the blockchain initiative Hyperledger, including Alibaba Cloud, Citi and Deutsche Telekom, among others
Read MoreReport: Court Ruling to Return Mistakenly Sent Cryptocurrency Could Set Precedent
A blog post from the University of Oxford Faculty of Law notes the possible precedent for lost and stolen crypto claims following a recent trial in Canada
Read MoreAriseBank Founders to Pay $2.7 Million in Fines to Settle ICO Fraud Charges
A U.S. federal court has ordered the founders of crypto startup AriseBank to pay $2.7 million for allegedly defrauding hundreds of investors in its Initial Coin Offering
Read MoreMajor Ethereum Software Client Upgrades in Preparation for Constantinople Hard Fork
A major Ethereum software client, Geth, has released a code upgrade that includes an activation time for the Constantinople hard fork in January 2019
Read MoreCrypto Markets See Modest Gains, Bitcoin Rises Above $3,400
Crypto markets are seeing modest gains, with all the top 20 coins trading in the green today
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