Cynthia Lummis backs Ian Cain over crypto lawyer John Deaton for Senate

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance halted trading on its platform to resolve an unexpected technical issue with its infrastructure.An announcement published by Binance on Feb. 19 notes that, due to unscheduled system maintenance, the exchange suspended most of its activities. More precisely, as of press time, it is not possible to perform “deposits, withdrawals, spot trading,…

The Federal Reserve hiked rates by 75 basis points on Sept. 21 and Fed Chair Jerome Powell projected another 125 basis points increase before the end of the year. If that happens, it will take the benchmark rate to 4.4% by the end of the year, which is sharply higher than the June estimates of…

The proposal to ban Bitcoin mining in Norway was rejected in a vote by the Norwegian Parliament on May 10. 408 Total views 29 Total shares There’s Nor-way they can ban Bitcoin (BTC) mining in Norway now. That’s according to a majority vote passed by the Norwegian parliament on May 10.The proposal to ban Bitcoin…

Aggressive profit-booking sent Bitcoin (BTC) spiraling below $29,000 on  Jan. 21 but was this a sign that institutional investors dumped their positions? This is one of the main questions bothering traders because large institutional inflows primarily led the run-up to $42,000.Cointelegraph contributor Marcel Pechman analyzed derivatives data from various exchanges, which showed professional traders might…

This week’s headlines from Japan included GMO Coin exchange polling customers on their view of digital assets, Lisk opening a base in Japan, Bitflyer showing 2019 net losses, blockchain startup LayerX securing significant funding, and two entities reported successful collaborative blockchain-based securities experiments. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by…

Opposition lawmakers are seeking a one-year delay in the enactment of the law as well as a lowering of the tax burden on crypto traders. 99 Total views 11 Total shares Lawmakers belonging to South Korea’s opposition People Power Party have prepared a fresh challenge to the planned crypto tax law.According to The Korea Herald,…

Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, the chief executive of top crypto exchange Binance, has issued a statement regarding the recent Steem hard fork that sought to freeze 23.6 million STEEM tokens associated with 64 wallet addresses.Binance will support the fork, however, indicating that they will support future forks executed by those affected within the Steem community.Steem…

Since inception, the project has raised a cumulative $31 million from investors, which include some of blockchain’s biggest venture funds. 304 Total views 15 Total shares Decentralized talent network Braintrust has officially launched its BTRST token on the Ethereum mainnet, setting in motion a new governance framework as it aims to drive mass enterprise adoption…

A blockchain startup is leveraging the technology to protect content creators and maintain copyright over their works. 1382 Total views 17 Total shares Blockchain venture capital fund NEM Ventures has reportedly invested in SharpShark, a Chilean startup leveraging the Symbol blockchain platform to offer timestamping solutions for content creators to protect their intellectual properties. It…