Hashing It Out: Breaking the oligopoly with decentralized infrastructure

The Republic of Azerbaijan is planning to complete a project of blockchain-based digital identification system by the end of 2019. Farid Osmanov, director of the information technology department at the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), says that the new system will be adopted in the first quarter of 2020, local news agency Trend News reported…

While investigations are underway, the ongoing attack on various crypto platforms may be connected to the compromise of Coinzilla, an advertising and marketing agency. 387 Total views 16 Total shares Popular crypto analytics platforms Etherscan and CoinGecko have parallelly issued an alert against an ongoing phishing attack on their platforms. The firms began investigating the…

Over the years, Bitcoin has been able to overcome naysayers by frequently reinventing its narrative. Because Bitcoin (BTC) is multifaceted, it is able to quickly change to confront new criticism.We have seen this over the years. For example, Bitcoin used to be frequently assailed by the media for its volatility — many articles pushed the…

The investment round was led by DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners and VY Capital and gave Blockchain.com a $5.2 billion valuation. 940 Total views 16 Total shares London-based cryptocurrency services provider Blockchain.com has raised $300 million in a new investment round that valued the firm at $5.2 billion — up from a $3 billion valuation…

The freshly raised capital will go toward expanding Lolli’s BTC online shopping rewards internationally. 1527 Total views 12 Total shares Bitcoin rewards app, Lolli, has announced the close of its pre-series A fundraising round after raising $5 million.The round saw investment from a diverse array of participants, including Seven Seven Six — the venture capital…

The legal team behind the case called it a “prolific cryptocurrency scam.” 245 Total views 1 Total shares Electronics entrepreneur Dick Smith — who is a household name in Australia — has threatened a lawsuit against a major media outlet after it hosted ads that linked to fake articles suggesting Smith is promoting a fake…

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Alluvial chief product officer Matt Leisinger discusses the impact of liquid staking on the crypto ecosystem. 112 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTIn episode 18 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw sits down with Matt Leisinger,…

The Venezuelan government has introduced regulations for crypto remittances within the country, according to a decree published on Feb. 7 in the country’s official media outlet, Gaceta Oficial.According to the document, the National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (SUNACRIP) will now be responsible for taxation related to the sending and receiving of cryptocurrencies.…