VC Roundup: Crypto fundraising grows, but investors are more wary

As part of ongoing maneuvers to legitimize the industry, Iran’s cabinet is looking into a proposal to register cryptocurrency miners on a year-to-year basis.The proposalAccording to documents reported by Coindesk on Sept. 19, a draft proposal to register crypto mining operations is currently on its way to official approval in Tehran. The proposed licenses would…

Starbucks has clarified that it will not be accepting Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies as payment, despite misleading reports from mainstream media, a spokesperson told Motherboard Friday, July 3. Earlier on Friday, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) operator the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced plans to create a new “global platform and ecosystem for digital assets,”…

The team flagged almost $25 million worth of NFTs hacked through offline signatures at the time of writing. 257 Total views 14 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTA wallet security team released a real-time dashboard that lets community members detect, track and monitor potential nonfungible token (NFT) hacks…

Vinnik’s lawyers fear Greek authorities will want him to face additional charges after the sentence. 523 Total views 2 Total shares A court of appeals in Paris has upheld the five-year prison term in the case against BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik.The court upheld a December 2020 verdict and prison sentence, finding that Vinnik/BTC-e had committed…

Developers can now try out the upcoming WebAssembly smart contract platform. 1751 Total views 14 Total shares The Iota protocol (MIOTA) is continuing its pivot toward implementing smart contracts with an alpha release of IOTA Smart Contracts Protocol, or ISCP.As announced on Thursday, the project has released a more stable iteration of its smart contracts…

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has partnered with major global blockchain firm Blockstream to launch its Cryptocurrency Data Feed product, as ICE Data Services tweeted on Jan. 24.Founded in 2000 in the United States, the Intercontinental Exchange is a global company that owns exchanges for financial commodity markets and operates 23 global exchanges, including the New…

The financial services giant wants to make data about stablecoin usage clear and accessible, which requires some processing.

Salmon farming company Cermaq and smoked salmon producer Labeyrie began using IBM’s cloud blockchain technology to trace their product supply chains.Cermaq announced the development in a Nov. 20 press release, revealing that it cooperated with Labeyrie and IBM’s blockchain platform IBM Food Trust to enable customers to get information about the salmon value chain. All…