Kalshi rolls out more betting markets ahead of US elections

Recently, there have been an increasing number of blockchain-based prediction markets (PMs) such as Augur, Bitcoin Hivemind, Amoveo, Gnosis, Cindicator, etc. PMs use the technology of smart contracts for bets on various issues. For example, one user could place $100 on President Donald Trump getting reelected for a second presidential term while another person is…

Nobuaki Kobayashi, trustee of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, has contacted the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in search of information about Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of BTC-e.News of Kobayashi’s pursuit of information from the DOJ were revealed in a statement from his office on Oct. 1.Kobayashi reaches out to…

Alongside Coinbase itself, the class action names CEO Brian Armstrong, CLO Paul Grewal, other top executives and several of its venture capital backers as defendants. 683 Total views 4 Total shares A Coinbase shareholder has filed a securities class action against Coinbase for allegedly misleading investors ahead of its public listing about the company’s financial…

Bitcoin loses 3% on the day, with the start of Wall Street trading failing to rescue BTC price from the loss of $30,000. 680 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBitcoin (BTC) headed lower into the April 17 Wall Street open as downside began liquidating longs.BTC/USD…

The New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James announced the conviction of Shopin founder Eran Eyal for orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) following his guilty plea.As the NYAG announced on Dec. 12, the former CEO of Shopin pleaded guilty to felony charges for running a fraudulent initial coin offering that raised more than…

Disclaimer Sept. 4, 2019 4:06 p.m. UTC: This article previously stated that the Marshall Islands had launched its cryptocurrency. It has been amended to more accurately reflect the news development.An official from the Marshall Islands has published an essay explaining the country’s national cryptocurrency project ahead of the Invest: Asia 2019 conference.The issuance of the…

Binance Charity Foundation (BCF), the charity arm of major crypto exchange Binance, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Safe Future, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Uganda focused on local education improvements. Binance announced the development in an official blog post on May 30.The Binance for Children Special Impact Education Project Uganda reportedly aims…

The Crocodile MinterAustralia Zoo, the famous animal sanctuary owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin or the crocodile hunter, has launched an NFT project called “Wildlife Warriors.”Wildlife Warriors is also the name of a non-profit organization founded by the Irwins in 2002 which focuses on the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife.…