It looks like Elon Musk has a favorite cryptocurrency. “Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool,” Musk tweeted on Tuesday (April 2). Dogecoin then responded on Twitter, suggesting that Musk become the company’s next CEO. Musk replied back with a Yahoo email account address...
In the wake of the crash in bitcoin last year, institutional players that had big plans for the cryptocurrency market are reigning in those efforts. According to a report in The New York Times citing sources who requested anonymity, the likes of Goldman Sachs, the New York...
An anonymous buyer has helped bitcoin rise to its highest level in nearly five months. According to Reuters, the crypto broke $5,000 for the first time since mid-November on Tuesday (April 2). By mid-afternoon, it was around $4,800. The surge is the result of an...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is joining the ranks of large organizations hiring for the blockchain, The Next Web reported. According to a USAJobs listing, the SEC is seeking an “Attorney Adviser” to serve as a “Crypto Specialist.” The listing notes that the specialist...
The former CEO of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is planning to appeal his conviction on data manipulation charges. Mark Karpeles said he decided to appeal because the Tokyo District Court did not fully look at his defense arguments in the Mt. Gox case. “During...
Federal Bank in India has partnered with blockchain payments company Ripple to facilitate cross-border payments, according to reports. Federal Bank confirmed the collaboration in an announcement to the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday (March 28). “This is to inform Federal Bank has entered into a...
Australian TV presenters Karl Stefanovic and Waleed Aly are the latest celebrities to become victims of common bitcoin scams. According to The Next Web, fraudsters create fake campaign pages on Facebook and promote their posts using celebrity endorsements of a specific cryptocurrency. The scam was...
Trustology has launched an iPhone-controlled crypto vault that is reportedly safe enough for financial institutions (FIs). TrustVault is now available in the Apple U.K. App Store, and can be used to store ether, with bitcoin and ERC-20 tokens to follow soon. “It allows you the...
Louis Vuitton label owner LVMH is reportedly gearing up to roll out a crypto provenance platform that has the code name AURA, CoinDesk reported. AURA is said to come online in May or June with Louis Vuitton, along with Parfums Christian Dior. As it stands,...
