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news Smartphone developer HTC plans to provide support for Binance Chain with a new special edition version of its blockchain mobile. The company announced Tuesday that it would release an EXODUS 1 smartphone that integrates with crypto exchange Binance’s namesake blockchain, providing support for its decentralized exchange and token. The EXODUS 1 Binance edition will…

NEWS Oct 23, 2018 at 06:30 UTC  |  Updated  Oct 23, 2018 at 07:38 UTC Mobile payments startup Square is making its bitcoin cold storage solution open-source. Alok Menghrajani, a security engineer for the company, announced in a blog post on Tuesday that the documentation, code and tools for the company's "Subzero" bitcoin cold storage solution are…

May 26, 2020 at 15:27 UTCUpdated May 26, 2020 at 16:16 UTCErisX CEO Thomas Chippas said the new block trading API would improve its over-the-counter trading services. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)Crypto derivatives platform ErisX said Tuesday it launched an application programming interface (API) for bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ether and litecoin block trading, allowing for bulk trades.…

Stacks (STX), the native token of Stacks Network, zipped higher by 27% on Wednesday following a series of positive comments from legendary investor Tim Draper.Stacks is a layer 2 network designed to enable smart contracts on bitcoin (BTC). The token was distributed through the first-ever U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) qualified token offering in

Trading platform Robinhood has agreed to buy U.K.-based crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash.U.K.-based Bitstamp was founded in 2011 and is one of the largest crypto exchanges in Europe.The acquisition is hoped to allow Robinhood to expand its crypto presence globally and attract institutional clientele.00:59Robinhood Is Unlikely to Win in a 'Full-On Battle'

Jul 6, 2020 at 20:28 UTCUpdated Jul 6, 2020 at 20:29 UTCSocial Media Bans ‘Highlight the Profound Censorship on Web 2.0’The crackdown on alleged hate speech is intensifying as social media platforms either expand their policies or step up enforcement of their terms of service. Reddit banned over 2,000 subreddits as part of a focus…

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is quietly seeking to become the largest shareholder of a public firm listed in Hong Kong – a move that, if completed, could open the door for Huobi to go public via a reverse takeover. According to shareholding disclosures filed by Pantronics Holdings on Aug. 21 to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the…

A federal judge denied stablecoin issuer Terraform Labs' motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday.More importantly, perhaps, Judge Jed Rakoff, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, also rejected a ruling from fellow Judge Analisa Torres, who recently ruled that Ripple Labs…

May 28, 2020 at 16:00 UTCDEMOCRACY: Ancient Greeks on a 1955 drachma banknote. (Credit: Shutterstock)Compound’s Approach to DeFi Governance Starts With Giving Away COMP TokensUsers of the Compound lending platform will begin earning COMP tokens in mid-June, pending the public review of the decentralized finance (DeFi) firm’s distribution plan.  COMP, the governance token for the…