Mt. Gox-labeled wallets move billions in Bitcoin amid hopes of payback

Crypto tribalism shifts up a gear, with Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back lashing out at Ethereum. Computer scientist and Blockstream CEO, Adam Back, has compared Ethereum and other high cap altcoins Ponzi-schemes in a Twitter tirade today:“Bitconnect, Charles Ponzi, Ethereum, Onecoin, Cardano, Ripple, Bernie Madoff, Stellar, Dan Larmer. All looking very similar grade to me.”Charles Ponzi…

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood doesn’t appear to have been swayed by recent crypto regulatory action, buying another $19.9 million shares of Block Inc. right after buying $21 million in Coinbase stock.Wood’s latest buying spree comes despite the United States Securities and Exchange Commission this week suing two of the industry’s exchange heavyweights, Binance and Coinbase,…

Financiers from New York and London are said to be leading the private investment round, according to reports. 2076 Total views 6 Total shares Cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi is reportedly looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding at a valuation of nearly $5 billion, offering further insights into the growth of…

The hacker demanded the surrender of all Kyber company assets, both on-chain and off-chain, including shares, equity and tokens. 690 Total views 6 Total shares Update Nov. 30 1:10PM UTC: This article has been updated to add details on the hackers demands.The hacker behind the $46 million KyberSwap exploit has finally released their conditions for

It’s hard to tell who was the first to coin — pun intended — Bitcoin (BTC) as “digital gold,” underlining the idea that Bitcoin is a good store of value. The phrase possibly came into more widespread use after The New York Times journalist Nathaniel Popper's book, "Digital Gold," was published in 2015. Google searches…

The postponement follows a successful lobbying campaign by local crypto advocates. The South Korean government has officially postponed a new tax regime on cryptocurrency gains until 2022.According to Yonhap on Dec. 1, the planning and finance committee of South Korea's national assembly passed amendments to the country’s tax laws  wherein a new cryptocurrency tax regime…

The report by PwC shows that 80% of central banks are considering or have already launched a CBDC. 305 Total views 23 Total shares More than 80% of central banks are interested in launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or have already done so according to research conducted by accounting firm PwC.The second annual…

Former Algorand CEO Steven Kokinos said he will stay on as a senior advisor and be involved in “key projects” related to scaling adoption until 2023. 448 Total views 22 Total shares Blockchain protocol Algorand’s chief executive officer Steven Kokinos has announced he will be leaving his position to focus on projects related to scaling…

Players can mint a non-fungible token that acts as their access pass and play the classic game Asteroids on the blockchain.