Sean Coonce, engineering manager at cryptocurrency startup BitGo, has written a blog post explaining how he lost $100,000 in a SIM-swapping hack. “This was the single most expensive lesson of my life and I want to share my experience + lessons learned with as many...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed a decision to approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund, asking for more comments in the meantime. This isn’t the first time they have put off making a final decision. The delay does not “indicate that the Commission...
Crypto exchange Bitfinex announced that it will list its new exchange token on its platform and it will be tradeable against bitcoin, the U.S. dollar, the tether stablecoin, ether and EOS. “Upon publishing the UNUS SED LEO whitepaper last Friday, May 10th, Bitfinex conducted and...
A slew of banks, including some of the largest in the world, are working together to develop a digital cash system that relies on blockchain technology to settle transactions. According to a report in Reuters citing people familiar with the plans, the project is...
Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang, who recently launched a digital-asset platform, has revealed that he believes more regulatory frameworks for the crypto community could boost innovation. “I believe that blockchain needs to be a big part of our future,” Yang said at the Consensus conference...
JobCoin, the digital asset primed for international rebates, revealed to Cryptovest that it is moving to its second stage of its IEO, with an offering on the BitKing exchange. The token will be available for purchase through multiple digital assets on the BitKing platform, including...
Ripple’s XRP added more than 21 percent overnight to become the best-performing asset in the top 10 of coins, reaching $0.38. This has led some to predict that the digital coin could soon return to prices above $0.50. The surge comes after the announcement that...
QuadrigaCX’s final report revealed that the defunct exchange still owes around $160 million. The bankruptcy trustee Ernst & Young is now looking to recover additional funds from the QuadrigaCX payment processors. “The Monitor identified various TPPPs who provided fiat processing services to Quadriga. Efforts to...
Major retailers — including Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom and Whole Foods — will now accept bitcoin, according to Fortune, and three other types of digital money, as payment. Flexa announced the limited launch of its network and mobile app to allow instant cryptocurrency payments at...
