Wikipedia Has ‘Zero Interest’ in an ICO, Says Jimmy Wales

Jul 20, 2020 at 14:32 UTCUpdated Jul 20, 2020 at 14:41 UTCThe U.K. government is looking to increase oversight into cryptocurrency promotions in order to protect investors. HM Treasury said Monday it was looking to clamp down on "misleading and inadequate promotions" that endangered retail investors.Brought forward by John Glen, the City Minister responsible for…

The Novel Legal Strategy Bringing This ICO-Backed ‘Micro-Mobility’ Startup to CourtSalvatore Palella is often credited as the man who brought electric scooters to Italy. Less known is his attempt to bring ride-sharing to the blockchain. In June 2019, Italian Minister of Transportation Danilo Toninelli granted a decree to allow micro-mobility businesses to operate in cities…

George Santos, a first-term member of the House of Representatives, is under indictment for thirteen felonies, including allegedly embezzling contributions from supporters, fraudulently collecting unemployment checks and lying in disclosures to the House. But one of his more bizarre schemes, which involved cryptocurrency, seemed to be inspired by the classic Nigerian prince email scheme, according…

MARKETS While the bitcoin (BTC) market is still predominantly bearish, seller exhaustion near $3,500 may be paving the way to stronger corrective bounce. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization printed a 14-month low of $3,474 on Monday, having revived the long-term bear market with a convincing move below the crucial 21-month exponential moving average (EMA)…

The conditional approval from the U.S. banking regulator follows Anchorage's approval last month.Feb 5, 2021 at 4:11 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 5, 2021 at 4:36 p.m. UTCProtego Becomes Second Crypto Firm to Win Bank Charter From OCCSeattle-based Protego Trust Bank has received conditional approval for a trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the…

news Polychain Capital is partnering with the Web3 Foundation to launch a new investment fund for projects building atop the Polkadot network. The creators of the Polkadot Ecosystem Fund wouldn’t specify how much was committed but did characterize it as “in the millions” in an interview with CoinDesk. Expected to formally launch later this year,…

Wouldn't it be nice to earn interest on your crypto holdings? Especially in a down market, those hodling crypto would love that. And ethereum-based startup Compound is launching a product to do just that. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Compound's platform for allowing crypto enthusiasts to make their holdings available for short-term loans, in turn, earning…

Jan 11, 2020 at 22:36 UTCCES visitors check out IoTeX's camera and Pundi X's phone in the Innovation Awards section. (Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk)LAS VEGAS – In tech there's an old adage: "hardware as hard." It's much easier to prototype and test a product when a mistake can be fixed by deleting and…

The World Economic Forum's head of blockchain highlights four trends to look out for in the year ahead. (Maarten van den Heuvel/Unsplash)Feb 2, 2021 at 6:50 p.m. UTCA Big Year for Decentralized Identity and InfrastructureThis year has been off to a notable start for crypto and blockchain. On Jan. 7 the total cryptocurrency market hit…