BlogHide Resteemsjay991 (25)in cryptocurrencies • 7 years agoBloomberg partners with leading digital asset firm Galaxy Digital Capital Management to launch the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto IndexBloomberg partners with leading digital asset firm Galaxy Digital Capital Management to launch the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index; the index is designed to track the largest, most liquid parts of…jay991 (25)in ethereum • 7 years agoEthereum community members are pledging support for a governance planEthereum community members are pledging support for a governance plan produced at a recent summit; the summit addresses issues in governance stemming from the network’s rapid growth as well as…jay991 (25)in ethereum • 7 years ago05/09/2018 - The first release of Casper has been released for public, Facebook launches a new team to explore blockchainThe first release of Casper, a planned change to how the Ethereum network reaches a consensus, has been released for public scrutiny; the 0.1.0 ”first release” of the Casper code was published by…jay991 (25)in bitcoin • 7 years ago05/08/2018 - Critical vulnerability in Bitcoin’s ABC software potentially impact Bitcoin Cash miners, Goldman Sachs-backed Circle Invest has added Monero supportA critical vulnerability discovered in Bitcoin’s ABC software may potentially impact Bitcoin Cash miners; users of ABC mining software are now being urged to update their builds immediately;…jay991 (25)in bitcoin • 7 years ago05/07/2018 - Korea to implement more lenient cryptocurrency regulation under new FSS governor, Steph Curry to launch the first celebrity-branded CryptoKittyKorea intends to implement more lenient cryptocurrency regulation under a new Financial Supervisory Service governor; the new governor, Yoon Suk-heun, will reportedly also look at revising some…jay991 (25)in hongkong • 7 years ago05/05/2018 - PwC Hong Kong & PwC Singapore announces a joint business relationship with VeChain, Ripple to face a class-action lawsuit over ”never-ending ICO”PwC Hong Kong and PwC Singapore announces a joint business relationship with VeChain Global Technology; VeChain is a Blockchain service provider that specializes in Internet-of-Things…jay991 (25)in telegram • 7 years ago05/03/2018 - Telegram shelves plans for a public ICO, Goldman Sachs set to begin trading Bitcoin futures within coming weeksTelegram shelves plans for a public ICO; this comes following two funding rounds from private investors which have jointly raised $1.7B; Telegram intends to use these funds to develop a new…jay991 (25)in trading • 7 years ago05/01/2018 - A new UN program uses Coinhive to ask users to donate CPU power for crypto mining, Japan’s FSA looking to reduce the use of private cryptocurrenciesBillionaire Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm "Founders Fund" is looking to back a cryptocurrency trading startup; the startup, Tagomi Systems, intends to bring expertise in electronic trading…jay991 (25)in bitcoin • 7 years ago04/28/2018 - US SEC Chairman Jay Clayton tells the House Appropriations Committee Bitcoin is not a security, Hong Kong High Court rules in favor of Binance CEOHong Kong High Court rules in favor of Zhao Changpeng; the dispute was over an exclusivity agreement between Zhao and a Chinese VC group known as ”Sequoia Capital China”; however, the court found…jay991 (25)in france • 7 years ago04/27/2018 - Vitalik Buterin boycotting 2018 Consensus conference, French State Council lowers the tax rate on gains generated by cryptocurrenciesVitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, is boycotting Coindesk’s 2018 Consensus conference; moreover, he urges others to do the same, arguing that Coindesk is recklessly complicit in conducting…jay991 (25)in nasdaq • 7 years ago04/26/2018 - Nasdaq is open to cryptocurrency exchange in the future, The 17 millionth Bitcoin has been minedNasdaq is open to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in the future; this news comes from the head of the exchange, who stressed that the only prerequisite is that ”the regulatory environment…jay991 (25)in hack • 7 years ago04/25/2018 - DNS exploited Amazon IP addresses lead to MyEtherWallet hack, 20% of financial institutions are considering trading cryptocurrencies in 2018Hackers leverage a DNS exploit to hijack nearly 1300 IP addresses; this allowed the hackers to redirect traffic to rogue destinations, acting as the cryptocurrency website MyEtherWallet.com; the…jay991 (25)in japan • 7 years ago04/24/2018 - Japan receives a self-regulatory body for its cryptocurrency industry, ConsenSys proposes ERC-948 to facilitate subscription-based transactionsJapan receives a self-regulatory body for its cryptocurrency exchange industry; the formal agreement was reported by Japanese news outlet Asahi Shimbun; the agency will be called the Japanese…jay991 (25)in wikileaks • 7 years ago04/23/2018 - Iran’s central bank enforces harsh stance on cryptocurrencies, Coinbase blocks CheapAir following block on WikiLeaksIran’s central bank enforces harsh stance on cryptocurrencies; this follows a period of financial uncertainty in the region, which has seen the Iranian rial hit rock bottom; this is in…jay991 (25)in ether • 7 years ago04/21/2018 - Venture capitalists and law firms lobby SEC to protect cryptocurrencies from securities categorization, Coinbase blocks payments to the WikiLeaks shopA group of investors and lawyers, assembled by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has recently met with the SEC and proposed a ”safe harbor” for some virtual currencies; this comes as…jay991 (25)in europe • 7 years ago04/20/2018 - EU introduces new KYC regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges, Amazon launches new AWS blockchain templatesEU introduces new customer verification for cryptocurrency exchanges; this comes as the European Parliament recently voted for stricter regulation of the crypto sector and an updated version of…jay991 (25)in coinbase • 7 years agoCoinbase acquires Cipher Browser, Block.one pre-releases first feature-complete version of EOSIO Dawn 3.0Coinbase announced it has acquired Cipher Browser; the service is a decentralized wallet and app browser for the Ethereum blockchain; Coinbase will be combining the Cipher Browser team with the…jay991 (25)in news • 7 years agoMoscow court blocks Telegram telecommunications app; Bitmain cleared for Bitcoin mining operations in the USMoscow court blocks Telegram telecommunications app; this comes following the chat app’s record-breaking $1.7B ICO; the move was reportedly motivated by Telegram’s refusal to grant intelligence…jay991 (25)in dubai • 7 years agoUnited Arab Emirate announces ”UAE Blockchain Strategy 2021”, Bithumb’s revenue spikes compared to 2016United Arab Emirate announces ”UAE Blockchain Strategy 2021”; the initiative is aimed at implementing blockchain technology at a government level; the strategy is expected to save $3B a year for…jay991 (25)in monero • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Monero confirms support for Ledger WalletMonero confirms support for Ledger Wallet; the privacy-centered altcoin’s lead developer, Riccardo Spagni, said as much in a podcast interview; moreover, the integration has ”already” happened - if…
