Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Joins Crypto Startup Equi: Report

An airdrop of tokens to early adopters of the new Sei blockchain turned into a crypto-market disappointment on Thursday, as recipients appeared to dump their holdings while complaints flooded X (formerly Twitter) about the scantiness of the allocations.The SEI token tumbled 24% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko, pushing the market capitalization to…

Nov 2, 2020 at 16:22 UTCUpdated Nov 2, 2020 at 16:38 UTCJaime Leverton(Jaime Leverton/LinkedIn)Publicly traded mining company Hut 8 announced Jaime Leverton as its new CEO Monday, set to replace interim CEO Jimmy Vaiopoulos on Dec. 1. Former CEO Andrew Kiguel stepped down in late April and then-CFO Vaiopoulos was elevated on a temporary basis…

Christopher Robbins is a nationally recognized journalist who has been featured as a speaker and panelist on topics including investing, personal finance and wealth management. The blockchain technology underlying cryptocurrencies represents a great leap forward in security, yet some crypto investors have found themselves on the receiving end of multimillion-dollar hacks, fraud and other attacks.What explains…

HBO says it knows who Satoshi is. The television network is releasing a documentary, "Money Electric: the Bitcoin Mystery," on Tuesday, with the claim that it will unveil the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. The documentary is directed by investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback, who made a name for himself unmasking

news Coinbase is putting money to work as part of a bid to grow the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Announced Tuesday, the US cryptocurrency exchange is investing 1 million USDC each in lending protocols Compound and dYdX. Called the “USDC Bootstrap Fund,” Coinbase says the new fund will support developers by “investing USDC directly in the…

The U.S. Department of Justice informed a federal judge that it did "not intend to proceed" with a campaign finance charge against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after consulting with The Bahamas over whether it was included in an extradition document last year.The DOJ originally indicted Bankman-Fried on eight different counts near the end of 2022.…

news A new token backed one-to-one with bitcoin is now live on the ethereum blockchain. “Wrapped BTC” (WBTC) officially launched its ERC-20 token Wednesday evening. The project was first unveiled in October as a joint initiative between decentralized exchange startups Kyber Network and Republic Protocol, as well as cryptocurrency custody company BitGo. As stated on…

news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended a rule change proposal allowing the nation’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), pushing the decision deadline to next year. In a notice posted online, the securities regulator said it was extending the review period for the ETF to Feb. 27, 2019. The proposal was first submitted…

A bullish bitcoin mentality appears to be forming in the options market while ether continues on its roller coaster. CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price IndexJan 25, 2021 at 9:48 p.m. UTCMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $34.8K While Ether Volatility SkyrocketsSome bitcoin investors appear to be buying in around $30,000 and taking profits at $40,000, according to one…