Elementus, a data analytics firm, claims that a hacker has taken an additional $181,000 worth of ether from the Cryptopia digital currency exchange, CoinDesk reported. The news comes a week after the firm said that roughly $16 million in ERC-20 and ether was taken from...
For cryptos to be used in the real world to buy and sell things — what a concept! — might academics succeed where entrepreneurs have not, at least so far? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
SBI Holdings subsidiary SBI Crypto Investment has backed BRD, a Swiss digital currency wallet firm, with a $15 million Series B investment, Deal Street Asia reported. The firm plans to put the funds towards growth in Asia as well as platform development. BRD co-founder and...
Francesco Firano, founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, has been ordered to repay the $170 million worth of cryptocurrency that allegedly went missing last year. According to The Next Web, an Italian judge ordered that Firano must declare bankruptcy, hand over personal assets and return as...
Business for bitcoin ATM companies seems to be booming, with Coin ATM Radar estimating that there are now 4,213 cryptocurrency ATM machines around the globe, most only offering bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Chainalysis unveiled an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for stablecoins called Know Your Transaction (KYT), the company said in an announcement. The product seeks to track stablecoins through every transaction, with the inclusion of redemption and issuance. Chainalysis COO Jonathan Levin said in the announcement,...
There are few familiar places in the regular life of a consumer other than the grocery store, and that familiarity can breed a type of trust, a sense that nothing too weird or threatening will happen there. That doesn’t mean they can’t be about innovation....
The Institute for FinTech Research at Beijing’s Tsinghua University (THUIFR) has unveiled a blockchain scholarship program with Ripple’s help, Cointelegraph reported. Through the program, graduate students are said to focus on the study of blockchain development and regulations. They will also, reportedly, be able to participate...
Bitcoin fell to a five-week low during this past holiday weekend, reaching $3,442.50, its lowest level since Dec. 17. By Tuesday (Jan. 22), the crypto was up 0.7 percent to hit $3,622.41 on the Kraken exchange, according to MarketWatch. Get the Full Story Complete the...
