Advocates call for crypto to be discussed at US presidential debate

In a bid to transform into a blockchain smart city, Seoul, South Korea is planning to launch its own digital currency by November 2019.To facilitate engagement in the city’s governanceAs Australian finance-focused media outlet Finder reported on Aug. 7, the South Korean capital is looking to release a native city-wide digital currency dubbed S-coin, the…

Ripple, the company behind XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has revealed that it sold $251.51 million in XRP in the second quarter of 2019. Ripple published its Q2 report on July 24.According to the report, Ripple sold approximately $169.42 million in XRP during Q1 2019. This means that quarter-to-quarter, XRP sales increased by…

Nebraskangooner gave his thoughts on multiple topics in the latest episode of the Crypto Trading Secrets podcast, including his opinions on Bitcoin in the bear market. 248 Total views 20 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTOn Dec. 28, Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast interviewed trader Nebraskangooner, gathering his…

Did Satoshi Nakamoto work on E-Gold? If so, Peter Thiel thinks he has a way to narrow down the identity of Bitcoin’s creator. 2208 Total views 11 Total shares PayPal co-founder and billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel believes he may hold a clue on how to find Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s (BTC) pseudonymous creator who disappeared…

Going where no blockchain has gone before. 1058 Total views 17 Total shares The recently created United States Space Force, or USSF, and the U.S. Air Force Research Lab has chosen blockchain firm Xage Security to develop data security systems.In a statement, Xage Security said it was awarded a contract to provide end-to-end data protection…

In a panel last week for the London Bullion Market Association, Paxos founder and CEO Charles Cascarilla discussed the growth of Paxos’ gold-backed ERC-20 token, PAXG, and the future of asset tokenization more generally — a future that could well involve his company’s recently-announced integration with financial giant PayPal. Speaking alongside Fidelity Labs director of product…

The legal practitioners asked the court to adhere to the established definition of “investment contract” when interpreting its scope. 265 Total views 7 Total shares A group of six legal scholars specializing in securities law and related fields submitted an amicus brief in favor of crypto exchange Coinbase in its ongoing legal battle against the United…

Phantom, the cross-platform Solana wallet built for DeFi and NFTs, achieved unicorn status after attaining a $1.2 billion valuation. 572 Total views 31 Total shares Software wallet and browser extension Phantom has raised $109 million in Series B financing to continue expanding its cross-platform capabilities beyond Solana. The funding round was led by Paradigm, an investment…

Last week, 55,000 parcels of “virtual land” were sold on the Ethereum blockchain for more than $300 million, the largest nonfungible token (NFT) mint ever. It wasn’t without controversy. In return for shelling out close to $6,000, a purchaser received an Otherdeed NFT, which authenticates that buyer’s ownership of a patch of digital real estate in…