Blockstream Mining issues hashrate-backed security token in fundraise

Blockchain protocol Tron (TRX) and Tether, issuer of stablecoin USDT, have announced a partnership to introduce USDT to the Tron network by the second quarter of 2019. The news was shared with Cointelegraph in an email on March 4.The forthcoming TRC20-based USDT — a term that indicates adherence to a technical token standard supported by…

Sorare attained a $4.3-billion valuation with a Series B funding round led by the Tokyo-based holding company. 1639 Total views 43 Total shares Sorare, a marketplace for nonfungible token (NFT) trading cards, has raised $680 million in a Series B funding round led by Japanese fintech giant SoftBank, resulting in a revised valuation of $4.3…

A fund manager has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of $54 million. 630 Total views 15 Total shares Stefan He Qin, the founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after U.S. authorities found…

Colombian President Ivan Duque has recently promised to cut taxes for cryptocurrency and blockchain startups, local newspaper El Tiempo reported Wednesday, August 29.  Duque delivered an opening message during ANDICOM, an international congress on information and communications technology (ICT) held annually in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. A recording of his speech is now available on YouTube.President…

Fixed Swap Pools will maintain the token price throughout the sale until the initial supply is bought. 911 Total views 7 Total shares Polkastarter, a decentralized exchange on the Polkadot platform, is launching a mechanism for crowdfunding, with several projects lined up to offer token sales through the platform.Through a so-called “Fixed Swap Pool”, projects…

In Celsius Network’s recent court filing, the billion-dollar centralized finance (CeFi) platform exposed more than 14,000 pages of customer identity and on-chain transaction data without user consent — a prescient reminder that privacy absent decentralization is no privacy at all.As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, CeFi lending giant Celsius Network disclosed names and on-chain transaction…

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has refuted claims hackers gained access to confidential user information such as personal ID.CZ: “Don't fall into the ‘KYC leak’ FUD”In a tweet Aug. 7, Changpeng Zhao described rumors circulating about the alleged know-your-customer (KYC) data leak as an attempt to spread “FUD” (fear, uncertainty and doubt).“Don't fall into…

Payments startup Flexa unveiled an app where consumers can spend cryptocurrencies at major American retailers. The app was unveiled during the first day of the Consensus conference in New York City on May 13.Tyler Spalding, the company’s co-founder, announced to attendees that Spedn is already live — and an accompanying news release confirmed that Barnes & Noble, Bed…

The price of Ether (ETH) declined 6% between March 2 and 3, followed by tight-range trading near $1,560. Still, analyzing a wider time frame provides no clear trend, as its chart can point to a descending channel or a slightly longer seven-week bullish pattern.Ether (ETH) price index in USD, 1-day. Source: TradingViewEther’s recent lack of…