What It’s Like to Be a Woman In China’s Get-Rich-Quick Crypto Culture

news One of the three co-founders of Canaan Creative, maker of the Avalon cryptocurrency mining equipment, has stepped down from the Chinese company’s leadership. According to government business registration data updated on Jan. 30, Xiangfu Liu will no longer serve as a board member at the Hangzhou-based Canaan Creative – a role he had served…

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The investment arm of crypto exchange KuCoin will provide a $20,000 grant to the TON network to fund ongoing initiatives in the ecosystem, a KuCoin spokesperson said by email."The first phase of our partnership involves a $20,000 grant, which will be allocated to five TON-based mini-apps," the spokesperson said. "Meanwhile, we are in discussion with

A lawmaker in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives scrapped a proposed two-year moratorium on crypto mining permits from his own energy conservation bill to give it a better chance of moving forward.Democratic Rep. Greg Vitali in June announced a plan to introduce the Cryptocurrency Energy Conservation Act specifically to impose the ban."The crypto mining industry is

Jan 22, 2020 at 10:52 UTCUpdated Jan 22, 2020 at 10:56 UTCSEC Charges Blockchain Marketplace Opporty Over ‘Fraudulent’ $600,000 ICOThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking action against yet another ICO issuer: blockchain-based B2B marketplace Opporty.In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the SEC alleges that, from September 2017 to October 2018, Opporty International,…

markets View Bitcoin dropped 9.3 percent yesterday on the back of high volumes, invalidating the triangle breakout witnessed last Monday. A UTC close below $3,714 today would validate Sunday’s bearish outside reversal candle and open the doors to levels below $3,400. The longer duration charts are signaling bearish exhaustion, however, and any drop to $3,400 or…

As loyal Valid Points readers recall, CoinDesk set up its own Ethereum validator, fondly nicknamed “Zelda,” in 2020 to witness firsthand the blockchain’s landmark shift to an energy-efficient proof-of-stake consensus mechanism from its original proof-of-work – the same one used by Bitcoin. The goal was to learn, and to report.That transition was effectively completed last…

The total amount of crypto-collateralized loans within 5% of their liquidation price is at its highest in over two years, according to IntoTheBlock. The surge in the so-called high-risk loans indicates potential liquidation cascades and market volatility ahead. The decentralized lending market is booming, with "high-risk" loans surging to over two-year highs, sparking concerns of

news Wall Street’s self-regulatory organization (SRO) has green-lit a new blockchain-powered securities trading platform. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has approved the membership application of IOI Capital and Markets, which plans to act as a placement agent for privately placed, digital securities on a permissioned Hyperledger Fabric blockchain. Co-founders Rashad Kurbanov and Hamid Gayibov have…