Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor reverses remarks on self-custody after backlash

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Virginia-based Digital Bazaar $199,984 to develop its blockchain security technology, according to a press release, Nov. 14.The Department’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) made the Phase 1 award, as it explores blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions to fulfill common needs across DHS missions.Replacing…

In March 2020, Simon Harman and the team at Oxen (formerly known as LOKI) found themselves in a tight spot. It was the start of the global pandemic, and they were running out of funding, having worked to build products for three years during a bear market. To top it all off, Bitcoin’s value had…

Political-themed memecoins completely outpaced all other memecoin categories this year and Donald Trump has just dropped another NFT collection. 

Aptos suffered a five-hour outage, coincidentally in the same week that the network launched this time last year. 151 Total views 7 Total shares Layer-1 blockchain Aptos Network has managed to bring its network back to normal operations after a lengthy five-hour outage that saw transactions on its network “impacted."According to the Aptoscan network tracker

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!This week, our 6 Questions go to Pat Duffy, co-founder of The Giving Block — a crypto donation solution that provides an ecosystem for nonprofits and charities…

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it has acquired Circle’s over-the-counter (OTC) desk.In a Dec. 17 blog post, Kraken said that the company has bought “one of the most recognized OTC desks in crypto.” Circle co-founders Sean Neville and Jeremy Allaire confirmed the sale of the Circle Trade OTC business to Kraken, saying:“We have…

This week’s news from Japan included additional comments against crypto trading from China, Binance’s potential involvement in Japan, positivity from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), more crypto exits from European Union (EU) regions, and stablecoin positivity from France.Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.China reaffirms its stance…

The Pennsylvania-based Stronghold Digital Mining has announced the completion of two private equity securities raises worth $105 million.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the firm’s first power generation facility, the Scrubgrass Generation Plant in Venango County, converts waste coal into energy on a scale equivalent to “a large-scale hydropower plant” that is then used…

The concept of lending and borrowing is as old as time itself. Regarding finances, while some individuals have more than enough for themselves, others barely have enough to get by. As long as there is this imbalance in finance distribution, there will always be a need to borrow and a desire to lend.Lending involves giving…