Germany’s recession triggers responses from the crypto community

United States regulator and so-called “crypto mom” Hester Peirce gave remarks in which she expressed fears that the cryptocurrency industry has been hindered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dragging its heels. Peirce spoke at the Securities Enforcement Forum in East Palo Alto, California on May 9.In her speech, Peirce stated that, given the…

While crypto is dubbed as the worst-performing asset class in the last year, global investors owning crypto rose from 36% to 39% on a quarter-on-quarter basis. 102 Total views 11 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTWhile traditional asset classes fail to foster broader adoption among women, crypto seems…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex launches a new authentication standard for online payments service Bitfinex Pay. 236 Total views 36 Total shares In an effort to increase customers' security and privacy on their platform, cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the adoption of an open authentication standard U2F within its merchant payments service Bitfinex Pay.The move enables the…

The open interest on Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts has reached a new all-time high at $6.5 billion on Dec. 17. That figure represents a three-fold increase from 90 days ago and is proof that the market has grown significantly in the past 6-months. Bitcoin options total open interest. Source: cryptorank.ioInvestors must keep in mind that even…

Griffith argues that because his April 2019 conference presentation consisted of widely-available public information, he was not providing a "service" to North Korean officials 857 Total views 19 Total shares Virgil Griffith, the former Ethereum Foundation researcher accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, filed a motion on…

REvil’s ransomware group begins campaign of leaking sensitive data from three companies. 709 Total views 46 Total shares Ransomware group REvil has launched another series of attacks targeting three companies in the U.S. and Canada. As of press time, they have leaked data from two of the companies, and threatened to disclose sensitive data from…

The Bitcoin-on-Ethereum project gets a major institutional breakthrough via Fireblocks. 604 Total views 4 Total shares In a blog post today, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Badger DAO announced a forthcoming integration with Fireblocks, a digital asset storage, management, and DeFi on-ramp for institutional investors. “We’re excited to announce a strategic partnership between Fireblocks and BadgerDAO to…

Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper made a turning point in his family’s path to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. 388 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTTim Draper, one of the most known Silicon Valley venture capitalists, has played a crucial role in the Draper VC dynasty.…