German gov’t offloads 900 Bitcoin, with 400 BTC sent to Coinbase and Kraken

Computer scientist Ronald Rivest has said that blockchain is not the right technology for voting, although it can find proper application in a number of other areas.Rivest delivered his opinion at the RSA Security Conference, held in San Francisco earlier this week, technology-focused news outlet ITWire reported on Feb. 28. Rivest — who is a…

Block.One, the firm that developed the EOSIO software, announced on Nov. 13 that it will begin participating in the election procedures for block producers (BPs) on the EOS blockchain.“Small, but significant EOS token holder”In its announcement, Block.One claims that it is a “small, but significant EOS token holder” since it holds less than 9.5% of…

The parent company of the defunct Silvergate Bank disclosed significant staff cuts and the delisting of its securities in an SEC filing. 60 Total views 2 Total shares The parent company of the collapsed Silvergate Bank will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and 230 staff will be let go, Silvergate Capital…

In a Christmas present for the crypto industry, broker-dealers who abide by existing rules while holding security tokens in custody will not face enforcement action for the next five years. 3015 Total views 10 Total shares The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is listening.At least, per a Dec. 23 announcement, the SEC is responding to…

The collapsed exchange has started debt repayments to creditors via select crypto exchanges, following the rehabilitation plan.

U.S senators voiced their opinions on the matter of cryptocurrency's use in ransomware attacks. 1157 Total views 3 Total shares United States lawmakers have deliberated on the prospect of banning cryptocurrencies as a solution to the ransomware attacks that befell U.S. institutions in the past month, and opinions appear to be mixed.The largest fuel pipeline…

The institutional lending platform has facilitated $1.8 billion worth of digital currency loans since May 2021. 112 Total views 3 Total shares On Tuesday, institutional crypto lending protocol Maple Finance and its delegate Icebreaker Finance announced that they would provide up to $300 million worth of secured debt financing to public and private bitcoin mining…

N26 co-founder says rushing for a global expansion has caused N26 to drop behind in crypto and equities trading. 788 Total views 43 Total shares German neobank N26, one of the biggest European fintechs with over $9 billion in valuation, is finally ready to tackle crypto and equities trading after striving for a global expansion.Despite…

Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve and outlined three of the…