December 12, 2018 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BQT Technologies, LTD (BQT) announced on Wednesday it is set to present the SMASH Global Lifetime Achievement Award to Rocky IV actor, Dolph Lundgren. According to BQT, the SMASH Global will present the lifetime achievement award to Lundgren, as well as Lou Ferrigno, the original Hulk actor,… Read More

 Tagged bqt, bqt technologies, dolph lundgren, smash global lifetime achievement award

December 12, 2018 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Wednesday it secured $4 million in convertible debt investments led by Akuna Capital with participation from Susquehanna Government Products, LLLP, CMT Digital, Recruit Strategic Partners, Galaxy Digital Ventures, Morgan Creek Digital and Devonshire Investors, the private equity group affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent… Read More

 Tagged akuna capital, blockfi, cryptoasset, cryptocurrency, digital currency, investment

December 12, 2018 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Wednesday its new cryptocurrency referral program. This announcement comes just days after the company reported its acquisition of BlockEQ, a cryptocurrency wallet on the Stellar network. According to Coinsquare, investors and everyday users alike can Earn Bitcoin for Life by referring… Read More

 Tagged coinsquare, cryptocurrency, digital currency, referral program

December 12, 2018 @ 10:27 am By Cali Haan  |  

Prosecutors in Japan today asked the courts to levy ten years imprisonment against Mark Karpeles, former CEO of Mt Gox, the largest early bitcoin exchange, Nikkei Asian Review reports. Mt Gox folded in 2014 after $423 million in bitcoins and $247 million in cash went… Read More

 Tagged alexander vinnick, enforcement, japan, mark karpeles, mt gox

December 12, 2018 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, announced on Wednesday that Alibaba Cloud, Citi, Deutsche Telekom, we.trade and 12 more organizations have joined the project. This news came during day one of the inaugural Hyperledger Global Forum, which took place in Basel,… Read More

 Tagged blockchain, hyperledger, hyperledger global forum

December 12, 2018 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has just published their second annual report on cryptocurrencies and the digital asset ecosystem. The Global CryptoAsset Benchmarking study is a must read for any industry participant and policymakers engaged in the regulatory oversight of cryptoassets as the… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, cambridge centre for alternative finance, ccaf, exchanges, global cryptoasset benchmarking study, michel rauchs, research, robert wardrop

December 12, 2018 @ 1:26 am By Cali Haan  |  

About eight months ago, a man facing jail for allegedly taking more cash than is legally allowed in a Bitcoin transaction began heavily promoting a “Bitcointopia” project he’d conceived to develop in Nevada. Morgan Rockcoons, (also known as Nodefather, Morgan Rockwell, and Metaballo) posted relentless… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, bitcointopia, enforcement, localbitcoins, morgan rockcoons

December 11, 2018 @ 11:24 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A taxi driver in London is selling Bitcoins from the back of his cab, Decrypt Media reports. He’s not making a mint- he just enjoys it, he says: “I just enjoy having a go at it. I don’t feel I’m going to become a millionaire… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, david jenkins, fastbitcoins, uk, united kingdom

December 11, 2018 @ 2:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a public consultation today seeking feedback on “crypto-asset mechanics” including Ethereum (Ether) and Bitcoin. The CFTC said the consultation will better inform the Commission’s understanding of the markets for virtual currencies. In a Request for Information (RFI) the CFTC… Read More

 Tagged cftc, commodity futures trading commission, consultation, request for information, rfi

December 11, 2018 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaPoint, a blockchain company focused on enabling institutions to launch, scale, and operate digital asset exchanges globally, announced on Tuesday through its collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation it now supports lumens (XLM), the native asset of the Stellar network, for its clients, which includes… Read More

 Tagged alphapoint, lumens, partnership, stellar development foundation, stellar network