Vitalik Buterin warns of politicians claiming to be ‘pro-crypto’
The Ethereum co-founder said he had observed the Russian government espousing crypto while acting as an authoritarian regime.
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Blockchain detectives: Mt. Gox collapse saw birth of Chainalysis
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Bitcoin S&P 500 Correlation Means It Should Cost $18K, Says Analyst
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Grayscale cites security concerns for withholding on-chain proof of reserves
Grayscale shared a letter from Coinbase Custody attesting that each of Grayscale’s crypto products is fully backed, but stopped short of providing the wallet addresses. 638 Total views 5 Total shares Cryptocurrency investment product provider Grayscale Investments has refused to provide on-chain proof of reserves or wallet addresses to show the underlying assets of its…

Moscow Gov’t to Launch Blockchain-Enabled IT Innovation Cluster by Summer 2019
The Moscow municipal government is planning to launch a blockchain-based city innovation cluster by summer 2019, Russian news agency TASS reports on Feb. 11.The upcoming platform for the city’s IT innovation cluster will enable participants to find potential partners, as well as learn about their products and equipment, according to Alexey Fursin, Head of the…

SEC Crypto Czar: Platforms Listing IEOs May Face Regulatory Trouble
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Advisor for Digital Assets and Innovation Valerie Szczepanik said that platforms seeking to list initial exchange offering (IEO) tokens for a fee could find themselves in regulatory trouble. Szczepanik delivered her comments at the Consensus 2019 conference on May 13.Speaking on IEO, Szczepanik — also known as…

Bitcoin price breaks from range with drop below $28K, and options tilt toward BTC bears
On Aug. 16, Bitcoin closed below $29,000 for the first time in 56 days. Analysts quickly pointed to this week’s Federal Open Market Committee minutes, which expressed concerns about inflation and the need to increase interest rates, as the likely cause.Despite the immediate reasons for the drop, the upcoming $580 million Bitcoin (BTC) options expiry on…