Ohio Becomes Latest US State to Legally Recognize Blockchain Data

The quadrennial event is seen as a momentous occasion in the crypto community.Various factors may make this halving an event like no other in Bitcoin's history.Soccer has the World Cup. Athletics and many other sports have the Olympics. Crypto has the Bitcoin halving.The once-every-four-years bitcoin (BTC) reward halving took place at 00:09 UTC on Saturday

Shiba inu (SHIB) is an Ethereum-based ERC-20 token that has risen in popularity this year, largely because of its dog-themed ecosystem, speculation on its price by retail investors and strong community engagement. The official Shib Twitter account, for example, has over 1.2 million followers – more than leading crypto companies such as Cardano, Kraken and…

Last week, CoinDesk received documents in response to a New York state Freedom of Information Law request about the details of Tether’s reserves. These documents were released two years after our original filing in 2021 and only after a full-blown legal fight with Tether, which CoinDesk won in February.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk…

Jul 15, 2020 at 09:53 UTCMazatlan, Mexico (Vivid Pixels/Shutterstock)Two promoters of the crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin were found dead in Mexico last month. A report last Friday by La Tercera said the bodies, identified as Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra (apparently not relations), had been found in suitcases by local police on June 30.The…

news A county in the blockchain-friendly state of Wyoming is planning to put its land registry on a distributed ledger. Teton County (pop. 23,265 ), which includes the town of Jackson and part of Yellowstone National Park, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Medici Land Governance (MLG). The startup,  majority-owned by Overstock.com’s blockchain investment arm…

Bitcoin's price jumped $200 in an hour and a half on Monday, rising to a 30-day high of $7,800. The world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization climbed after the stablecoin tether (USDT) saw a major boost in market value.The 5 percent rise in bitcoin's (BTC) price was preceded by a $500 million increase in USDT's…

Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency wallet provider Blockchain has filed a lawsuit against a startup with a similar name, the company announced Thursday. Blockchain – formerly known as Blockchain.info – is suing Blockchain.io just days in advance of the latter's initial coin offering (ICO) over concerns that investors may believe they are buying tokens distributed by the wallet distributor, according…

Apr 27, 2020 at 13:19 UTCUpdated Apr 27, 2020 at 13:42 UTCRoss UlbrichtNo Visits, No Parole: Ross Ulbricht Is More Alone Than Ever During COVID-19The coronavirus infection spreading across the United States prison system is throwing Ross Ulbricht’s confinement into sharp relief.Last March marked the seventh year the controversial founder of the Silk Road has…

Aug 26, 2020 at 14:20 UTCUpdated Aug 26, 2020 at 14:37 UTCNasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining company Marathon Patent Group signed a letter of intent to acquire the mining-as-a-service company Fastblock Mining, founded in 2014, in an all-stock transaction. Marathon will acquire Fastblock for 8,658,009 common shares, currently trading around $2.48, giving the deal a total value…