US Senate to Examine Energy Efficiency of Blockchain

news Overstock’s security token platform subsidiary tZERO is growing its leadership team as it prepares to onboard more tokens. Announced Wednesday, the company has hired three new senior managers that will turn tZERO’s leadership structure into one more resembling a corporation than a startup. Firstly, Brooke Navarro, now head of issuance at tZERO, spend almost a…

Sep 22, 2020 at 13:45 UTCUpdated Sep 22, 2020 at 13:57 UTC(kenkistler/Shutterstock)The U.S. government has made one of the biggest drug busts in history, with half a tonne of narcotics and millions of dollars in cash and cryptocurrencies taken from dealers that use the dark web. The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the results of…

news Grayscale Investments, the cryptocurrency asset manager backed by Digital Currency Group, which acquired CoinDesk in 2016 – has released a report showing what it argues is bitcoin’s potential as a hedge against global liquidity crises. Overall, the authors suggest bitcoin ought to be considered a strategic position within long-term investment portfolios considering its transparent,…

ARP Digital received a category-3 license from Bahrain Central Bank.This marks the only over-the-counter (OTC) service provider with the license in the country that specializes in digital asset structure products.Structured products have seen a "huge spike" in demand from institutional investors after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's approval earlier this year of spot bitcoin

Only three cryptocurrency firms made Forbes' annual list of 50 innovative fintech companies: Chainalysis, Fireblocks and Gauntlet. To qualify for consideration, companies had to be privately owned and based in the U.S.Chainalyis is a blockchain analytics firm that specializes in examining and tracking crypto transactions. The New York-based company, which has raised $535 million and

Bitcoin could be about to make a move towards $6,800, having witnessed a bullish triangle breakout yesterday. The leading cryptocurrency, which had been in a narrowing price range, closed at $6,423 yesterday, confirming an upside breakout. With the move, the bulls look to have come out victorious in a months-long tug-of-war with the bears. However,…

Dec 2, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. UTCUpdated Dec 2, 2020 at 10:39 a.m. UTCDusk Network Takes ‘Around 10%’ Stake in Dutch Stock ExchangeSecurity token platform Dusk Network has become a shareholder of a Dutch stock exchange for small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).Announced Tuesday, Dusk Network’s share acquisition in Nederlandsche Participatie Exchange (NPEX) follows a partnership…

Mar 10, 2020 at 12:00 UTCBlockchain CEO Peter SmithBlockchain.com, the cryptocurrency wallet and exchange provider, will now let users borrow against their holdings.The firm announced its new "Borrow" service on Tuesday, saying that it will offer loans in U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins against holdings of bitcoin (BTC) held in the Blockchain Wallet. Open to wallet holders…

The CEO of Dubai's crypto regulator, Henson Orser, is set to be replaced by Matthew White, a partner at PwC, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) said in an email.Bloomberg reported the change earlier, citing a statement from the regulator.Additionally, more than 12 crypto companies are set to be fined for not complying with guidelines