Tagged: block.one

May 15, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, it was reported that Telegram has decided to abandon its initiative to launch a blockchain platform called TON (Telegram Open Network) and a cryptocurrency named Gram. The decision was the direct result of an ongoing enforcement action launched by the US Securities… Read More

May 12, 2020 @ 4:00 pm By Lee A. Schneider  |  

In the wake of the announcements of Facebook’s Libra and the Chinese government’s intention to have a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the topic of CBDCs as a new component of a country’s legal tender has become popular with governments and commentators. The basic idea… Read More

May 2, 2020 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Block.one, a Cayman Islands-registered software company that developed EOS, one of the largest blockchain-based platforms for building decentralized applications (dApps), has been working on a new social media platform, called Voice. Voice has been developed using the EOS protocol and it aims to reward content… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Voice, a blockchain-based social media network being developed by Block.one, a leading distributed ledger technology (DLT) software developer, is planning to hire several technical professionals. Voice, which was announced in mid-2019 by Brendan Blumer, the CEO at Block.one, a Cayman Islands-registered firm that also developed… Read More

April 11, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Block.one, a Cayman Islands-registered firm that developed EOS, one of the largest platforms for building and deploying decentralized applications (dApps), has confirmed that it is planning to begin staking and voting on decisions and initiatives involving EOS in May 2020. Block.one’s management clarified that its… Read More

April 6, 2020 @ 1:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Two law firms, Roche Cyrulnik Freedman and Selendy & Gay, have jointly filed 11 class actions against well-known crypto exchanges. The lawsuits also include accusations of “manipulative conduct” by Bitmex. The allegations were filed in the Southern District of New York against four crypto exchanges… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 1:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Block.one, a Cayman Islands-registered firm that developed EOS, a leading platform for creating decentralized applications (dApps), has been working on a new blockchain-enabled social media platform, called Voice, for more than a year. Block.one reports that it has invested $150 million in Voice, which was… Read More

October 8, 2019 @ 7:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block.one, a Cayman Islands-registered open-source software publisher that developed EOS, one of the largest platforms for building and deploying decentralized applications (dApps), revealed the release candidate for EOSIO 2, the Version 2 of its EOSIO protocol.  As noted in a press release shared with CrowdFund… Read More

October 5, 2019 @ 5:31 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Embattled crypto exchange Bitfinex has announced that it, “has completed a chainswap to convert US$5 million tethers onto the EOS protocol via sister exchange EOSfinex. Tethers are cryptographic proxies of USD designed to maintain a stable value equivalent to one USD. They are used to… Read More

October 2, 2019 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week it was announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had settled with Block.one, creator of EOS, regarding allegations of issuing unregistered securities during an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised a record-breaking $4 billion. The fine assessed by the… Read More

September 30, 2019 @ 9:54 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against Block.one, high-profile creator of the blockchain network EOS, for allegedly conducting an unlicensed multi-billion USD ICO (initial coin offering) crowdsale. Block.one has agreed to pay a $24 million USD civil penalty: “The Securities and… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 7:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Block.one, the creator of the EOSIO (EOS) blockchain protocol, announced earlier this week it has opened U.S. operations at its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, which is located in the Washington D.C. metro area. According to Block.one, the new location is its fourth global site. As… Read More

June 2, 2019 @ 10:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Block.one, the creator of the EOSIO (EOS) blockchain protocol, announced on Saturday the launch of its new blockchain-based social media application, Voice, which is designed with users of the platform in mind. According to Block.one, Voice is a more “transparent social media platform” for the… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 10:25 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSXV: GLXY; Frankfurt: 7LX), Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank, has sold, “a majority of the Company’s position” in Block.one back to Block.One itself. Block.one is the company that launched the EOS blockchain last year. Galaxy’s remaining shares in Block.one, “…will no longer represent a… Read More

September 23, 2018 @ 9:00 pm By Steven McClurg and Katie Talati  |  

EOS Explained. EOS is a smart contract platform for the development and launching of decentralized applications. The project aims to be completely decentralized in the future, with the ability to support industrial applications at higher speeds and no fees. You may have heard of EOS… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 12:05 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Hackers have used the EOS cryptocurrency platform’s own token-generating service to create a knock-off “EOS” token then steal about $58 000 of real crypto from users of the “decentralized” crypto exchange Newdex, The Next Web reports. Newdex reportedly issued a statement confirming the hack: “EOS account oo1122334455 issued 1,000,000,000 fake… Read More

August 18, 2018 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

A group of EOS blockchain community members have banded together to create the EOS Alliance. This new group, which includes many well known names, is seeking to provide the broader EOS community with a platform for collaborative and transparent decision making, according to a release…. Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 8:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Is EOS the hottest thing in crypto since Bitcoin? I don’t know, but EOS creator Block.One raise a ton of money in their ICO and now that they have sufficient traditional money they are executing on their vision of being the next big thing in… Read More

July 16, 2018 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Block.one, the creator of the EOSIO (EOS) blockchain protocol, announced on Monday that venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel has invested in the company, along with other notable investors, Bitmain, Louis Bacon, and Alan Howard. According to Block.one, the investment round follows an earlier round… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 6:31 am By JD Alois  |  

On June 14th, EOS (or BlockOne) announced that the EOSIO Network was now live on the mainnet. The launch has not been without a hiccup or two. Soon after launch, reports hit about EOS freezing.  EOS is moderated by “Block Producers or BPs. These are the… Read More