The Investor’s Perspective on the Bitcoin Taproot Upgrade

Jul 28, 2020 at 07:00 UTCA security camera in downtown Helsinki, where LocalBitcoins is based. (Kekyalyaynen/Shutterstock)Longtime peer-to-peer exchange LocalBitcoins, a former hub for anonymous bitcoin swaps, has added two blockchain-tracing tools from analytics company Elliptic as it continues to chip away at criminal crypto cashouts. LocalBitcoins announced Tuesday it’s using Elliptic’s Navigator risk analysis tool…

Jan 16, 2020 at 13:55 UTCUpdated Jan 16, 2020 at 14:06 UTCHong Kong. Credit: ShutterstockFintech Startup Aims to Create New Asset Class With ‘Continuous’ ICO ModelA newly launched fintech firm hopes to leverage the token sale model to back investments in real-world assets. But it's taking a different approach than many previous projects.Hong Kong-based Two Prime…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed making a decision on spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications filed by WisdomTree and Invesco Galaxy earlier this year.Already down sharply on the day, bitcoin (BTC) fell further on the news, now off 4.1% over the past 24 hours to $26,100.The SEC began reviewing the applications, from

news Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has come out publicly in opposition to bitcoin. In an interview aired on national television, the Brazilian president commented on cryptocurrency being used to bank indigenous people in Brazil. During a conversation centered on the challenges of his new presidency, Bolsonaro talked about projects created by his predecessor’s administration. One…

Nicolas Maduro has been relected Venezuela's President, the election authority, controlled by Maduro loyalists has said. The opposition too has claimed victory in a nation where the dependence on crypto is fueled by multiple crises. Venezuela's election body has announced that Nicolas Maduro has been reelected President of the nation, even though the opposition has

International law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel has added three crypto-native lawyers to its growing digital assets and emerging technology practice, in hopes it will become a one-stop shop for cryptocurrency companies looking for legal and regulatory advice.Lewis Cohen, the co-founder of crypto-focused firm DLx Law, will join the firm as a partner and co-chair

Daniel Kuhn is a deputy managing editor for Consensus Magazine. He owns minor amounts of BTC and ETH.Most people, even those who live and breathe crypto, likely have not heard of Bittrex…I assume. On CoinMarketCap, it’s ranked as the 51st most active exchange by trading volume, a data point that at least partially explains why…

Algorand Blockchain Chosen as Underlying Tech for Marshall Islands’ Digital CurrencyThe Marshallese sovereign (SOV), which could become the first state-backed digital currency to enter circulation, will be built using the Algorand protocol.SFB Technologies, the technology provider tasked with delivering the SOV initiative, announced Monday it had selected the Algorand protocol as the blockchain base for…

Dec 25, 2020 at 4:40 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 25, 2020 at 5:03 p.m. UTCBitstamp CEO and founder Nejc Kodrič (Bitstamp)Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC LawsuitCryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp said it’s halting XRP trading and deposits for all U.S. customers on Jan. 8, 2021, because of the U.S. Securities and Exchange…