UK proposes ban on ransomware payments in critical sectors

Blockshow is announcing a new conference  - Asia Blockchain Week, which will be hosted in Singapore from Nov.  27 until Dec. 1, 2018. The blockchain and cryptocurrency conference will attract over 100 of the top industry leaders and crypto influencers, and more than 2000 attendees, from over 50 countries. The venue for this event will…

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase said today that it has expanded access for staking the cryptocurrency Tezos (XTZ).In a blog post on Nov. 6, Coinbase announced that it is now introducing staking rewards for all Tezos holders on Coinbase, so that each eligible U.S. customer can earn interest on their XTZ holdings…

Rally has generated $22 million in sales from its liquid token sale on April 4, which attracted 40,000 investors. 1118 Total views 11 Total shares Social token platform Rally has completed its first “liquid token sale” on crypto asset issuance platform CoinList, with 40,000 investors snapping up RLY tokens for $0.60 each between April 1…

The national carrier began accepting crypto payments in 2014. 1965 Total views 14 Total shares Passengers flying with Latvian airline airBaltic now have more cryptocurrency payment options.According to an announcement on the airline’s website on Monday, passengers can now pay for flight tickets using Ether (ETH) and Dogecoin (DOGE). Other accepted virtual currencies include Bitcoin…

With the COVID-19 pandemic grabbing most headlines the past few weeks, the cryptosphere has been directing some of its attention toward Bitcoin’s reward halving. With the event just four weeks away and the Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV halvings already executed, the anticipation for Bitcoin’s halving is at an all-time high.“Bitcoin halving” interest rising over…

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls and founders of the cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini, have said stablecoins and tokenized securities will usher in a bright future for the digital currency space. The twins made their remarks during an interview on Fortune's crypto-focused news segment The Ledger on Jan 14.The twins’ air time comes as…

Bitcoin price requires high demand side liquidity to push the price out of a long-lasting consolidation.

Nonfungible tokens appear to be an idea whose time has come. Originally developed for use with collectible trading-card games, NFTs can represent almost any unique asset. Outside of the gamer context, the first NFT to gain widespread popularity was probably CryptoKitties, which were released back in 2017.Related: CryptoKitties’ Dieter Shirley on breaking Ethereum and NFTsCryptoKitties…