Cryptocurrency

Quick Take Transcript and recording from the research team’s November analyst recap call This research piece is available to members of The Block Genesis. You can continue reading this Genesis research on The Block. November Analyst Call: Transcript and Recording written by Ryan…

A majority of those companies using Internet of Things technology has adopted, or is considering adopting, blockchain. 75% of IoT Firms Want to Add Blockchain: Survey written by David Pan @ https://www.coindesk.com/75-of-iot-firms-want-to-add-blockchain-survey December 14, 2019 David Pan

What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why. Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came written by Brady Dale @ https://www.coindesk.com/stellar-tried-to-give-away-2b-xlm-tokens-on-keybase-then-the-spammers-came December 14,…

Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot. Accenture Picked to Build Sweden’s E-Krona Digital Currency Pilot written by Danny Nelson @ https://www.coindesk.com/accenture-picked-to-build-swedens-e-krona-digital-currency-pilot December 14, 2019 Danny Nelson

The New York Office of the Attorney General (NYOAG) recently filed a brief in a New York Appellate Court on December 4, responding to an appeal by Bitfinex and describing the exchange's arguments as “backward,” “forfeited,” and “meritless.” The appeal arises out of an underlying investigation by…

Three months after raising a $2 million seed round, cryptocurrency payments startup Bottle Pay announced on Friday it is shutting down due to regulatory pressure from the European Union (EU).  In a blog post, the UK-based firm said it will cease operating on Dec. 31 at 13:00 GMT due to concerns…

Quick Take Explosive growth in the crypto lending market has raised concern for a potential credit crisis, but experts believe that the market is too small for a melt-down Miners are exposed to greater risks in the face of the next halving—if bitcoin does not reach a breakeven price next year, they…

VeChain Foundation, the nonprofit behind the construction of the VeChain public blockchain platform, has announced that their buyback address was compromised at 12:27 pm ET on Friday. 1.1 billion VET tokens, which amounts to approximately $6.7 million, were transferred to the address…

Some QuadrigaCX users affected by the exchange's sudden shutdown are now asking the police to confirm that the CEO is indeed dead.  In a letter submitted to the Royal Candian Mounted Police, the law firm representing QuadrigaCX creditors asked the law enforcement agency to conduct an exhumation and…

For all of bitcoin’s promise of being the world’s first decentralized, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency, 65 percent of the total hash power resides in China, according to a recent report by CoinShares Research. Highest in 2 Years: 65% of Bitcoin Hash Power Is in China, Report Finds written by Omkar…

Discussing the ECB's recent stablecoin comments, the resurfacing of some prominent 2017 token projects and a debate: Is crypto for criminals? Why the ECB Is Getting in on the Stablecoin Game written by Nathaniel Whittemore @…

A VeChain buyback wallet containing 1.1 billion VET was compromised by an unknown hacker, the firm said Friday. VeChain Foundation Hacked for $6.5M in VET Token Theft written by William Foxley @ https://www.coindesk.com/vechain-foundation-hacked-for-6-5m-in-vet-token-theft December 13, 2019…