Researchers Discover Huge Crypto Scam Botnet on Twitter

Interlay, a decentralized blockchain network, rolled out a new platform on Wednesday that it describes as a “one-stop-shop” for Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi).The platform features a decentralized exchange (DEX) and a lending protocol, both integrated with Interlay’s existing DeFi bridge – a system connecting multiple blockchains – that was launched last year and is powered…

news An economic road map unveiled by the government of Turkey this week includes several items related to blockchain, including a bid to create a central bank digital currency based on the technology. The Eleventh Development Plan, published on the government’s official website, was  submitted to the Turkish Parliament on July 8, according to regional…

Mar 29, 2020 at 13:48 UTCUpdated Mar 29, 2020 at 14:29 UTCIT'S ALIVE: A recent ruling on Telegram's token offering creates a legal monster, Lawler argues. (Boris Karloff as Frankenstein, 1931, via Wikimedia Commons)Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally-Compliant Token SalesJosh Lawler is a partner at Zuber Lawler, which focuses on mergers & acquisitions,…

A Democratic mega-donor is leaving a top crypto Super PAC over the group's plan to defeat a Democratic Senator. Ron Conway told other donors in an email that he disagreed with Fairshake, the best-funded crypto Super PAC, spending $12 million to unseat Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in November. The email was first reported by Politico

news A political action committee (PAC) wants to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO) to support candidates for public office. “BitPAC has its own funds but we’re also doing an initial coin offering,” said Dan Backer, the group’s founder. “Anyone who donates to [the PAC] as of [Friday] can get one politicoin.” There’s no value…

Nov 16, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTCBlockchain Bites: Data Unions. Hard Forks. And One Citi Analyst’s Case for $300K BTC.A Citibank managing director thinks bitcoin could hit $318,000. MIT researchers resoundingly reject blockchain-based voting. And Bitcoin Cash’s latest fork looks set to fail.Top shelfTechnical comparison?A Citibank executive published a report predicting that bitcoin could reach…

Jul 27, 2020 at 19:00 UTCUpdated Jul 27, 2020 at 20:19 UTCSPACs 101: A Bubble, the Future or Both?A primer on, and critical look at, one of Wall Street’s hottest trends: special purpose acquisition companies. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts,…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued crypto exchange Binance, the operating company for Binance.US and Binance founder and CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao on allegations of violating federal securities laws on Monday.Binance, Binance.US and CZ offered unregistered securities to the general public in the form of the BNB token and Binance-linked BUSD stablecoin, said the…

Dec 14, 2019 at 19:00 UTCUpdated Dec 14, 2019 at 02:52 UTCAndy Bromberg, co-founder and president of CoinListThis post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Andy Bromberg is the co-founder and president of CoinList, a platform for…