Chinese Army’s Blockchain Provider Approved for New Hyperledger Certification Program

Crypto exchange Kraken announced last week that it will build a layer-2 network atop Optimism's OP Stack blockchain framework. The deal was reached early this year, involving a grant of 25 million OP tokens, at the time worth roughly $100 million. 02:21 Tether Denies U.S. Probe; MicroStrategy Premium is 'Unsustainable': Report 02:12 Why Polymarket Fails

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Coinbase, through an intermediary, is again taking U.S. regulators to court to argue about Freedom of Information Act requests. The U.S. crypto exchange is going after documents at the Securities and Exchange Commission that may reveal how it first began deciding what digital tokens the agency would consider as securities. The company's contractor, History Associates

news Security token startup Harbor has secured a transfer agent license from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A month after receiving a broker-dealer license from the same agency, Harbor was granted the license Thursday to better ensure interest and dividend payments to investors. The firm is the first blockchain company to be granted…

NEWS Early trading indicates crypto investors may no longer believe Bitcoin ABC, today the dominant software used to run the bitcoin cash blockchain, will hold on to its leading position following an expected fork tomorrow. At press time, exchange markets set up in advance to offer traders a choice between Bitcoin ABC and its expected…

Coinbase shares were up close to 7%, while those of MicroStrategy (MSTR), which holds billions of dollars of bitcoin on its balance sheet, were up 7.7%. Crypto mining stocks were up significantly, as well, led by Riot Platforms (RIOT), up 12%. Shares of Hut 8 (HUT) and Hive Blockchain Technologies (HIVE) were both up 7%.

Mar 31, 2020 at 17:03 UTCUpdated Mar 31, 2020 at 17:11 UTCA checkpoint in Tuguegarao City, the Philippines. Via the Philippine Information AgencyView From Manila: Life During CoronavirusLeah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm focused on the role of technology in advancing economic development in Asia.About a week ago,…

news Finland-based LocalBitcoins, a peer-to-peer bitcoin trading portal, says it has suffered a hack that affected a small number of users. The firm posted an update on Reddit on Saturday saying that it detected the security breach at around 10:00 UTC the same day, “which was related to a feature powered by a third party software.”…

The U.K. plans to draft a regulatory framework for the crypto industry by early next year, Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq said at a conference. The rules will apply to stablecoins and staking services and will end months of uncertainty for the industry. 01:56 Bitcoin Nears $100K as BTC Battles Pullback with Bullish Sentiment 14:15 The