Robinhood Adds Ethereum Classic to Crypto Trading App

Lightning isn't just a big hit with developers, the promising bitcoin technology is now attracting a little attention from investors. Acinq, one of the leading startups working on the lightning network, a top-level layer aiming to boost the number of transactions bitcoin can support, has closed a $1.7 million funding round led by Serena Capital, with…

The foundation supporting the Avalanche network is releasing a $40 million grant program to reward developers for building new protocols in the blockchain ecosystem. The program, called Retro9000, is supposed to encourage developers to build on Avalanche ahead of a much-anticipated upgrade known as Avalanche9000, the Avalanche Foundation said Thursday in a press release. “Normally

A new patent awarded to tech giant IBM highlights how blockchain tech might play a role in monitoring security breaches within computer networks. First filed in September 2017 and awarded Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the patent outlines how a network of monitors connected to a blockchain platform can log events…

OnChain Studios has raised $7.5 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) to develop Cryptoys: a new non-fungible token (NFT) platform that combines digital toys and gaming.Cryptoys are interactive digital toys that consumers can buy, play with, collect and sell. They will launch soon on Flow, a blockchain designed for NFT collectibles…

Fifteen years ago Lehman Brothers collapsed, destroying the retirement savings of millions of Americans. Congress and the White House responded to the ensuing financial crisis by passing the Dodd-Frank Act, which was meant to strengthen the financial system and protect consumers.Heath Tarbert, former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is Chief Legal Officer at

Enterprise blockchain is a tough old game. R3, one of the most prominent startups in the sector, tried unsuccessfully this summer to muscle in on another blockchain consortium, the Utility Settlement Coin (USC) project, which is managed by U.K. technology vendor Clearmatics, CoinDesk has learned. In early June, R3 proposed to the USC's bank members…

Metaverse platform The Sandbox is aiming to make India its largest market within the next 2 years after entering the nation earlier this year through a joint venture with a local entity, a first for the subsidiary of metaverse gaming and venture capital giant Animoca Brands.“We want to build a diverse and inclusive world with

feature After a token sale on CoinList failed to reach its target, data marketplace Ocean is trying again on crypto exchange Bittrex International. Ocean Protocol has a vision to become the ecosystem for “a new data economy,” its founder Bruce Pon told CoinDesk. With the release of Ocean’s version 1.0 beta network earlier in April,…

Feb 14, 2020 at 13:25 UTCHong Kong. Credit: ShutterstockAmber Group, a Hong Kong-based startup offering a range of cryptocurrency finance services, has raised $28 million in a Series A round.Leading the investment are Paradigm and Pantera Capital, with Polychain Capital, Blockchain.com, Coinbase Ventures and Fenbushi Capital also participating. Existing investor Dragonfly Capital was also on…