February 22, 2020 SpaceX Plans to Raise $250 Million to Let Its Valuation Hit $36 Billion Coinspeaker SpaceX Plans to Raise $250 Million to Let Its Valuation Hit $36 BillionSpaceX is seeking to raise $250 million.…
February 21, 2020 No Bitcoin ETF Yet: A Deep Dive Into the Situation in the US Several entities with pending crypto ETF proposals in the U.S. give their thoughts as to why no such crypto product has yet passed the test with the SEC. Over the past several years, many entities have submitted proposals for regulated Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs in the United States.…
February 21, 2020 Chainalysis to Monitor AML Compliance for Crypto Exchange CoinField Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis partners with CoinField exchange to add enhanced AML technology. Amid a tightening regulatory scene in crypto, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has joined up with digital asset exchange CoinField.CoinField…
February 21, 2020 First Ukrainian Bitcoin Exchange Launches Hryvnia-Pegged Stablecoin UAX Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange Kuna has launched a hryvnia-pegged stablecoin, UAX for open beta testing. In an apparent first, Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange Kuna has released a stablecoin pegged to local fiat currency, the Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH).Dubbed…
February 21, 2020 Sony, Facebook to Avoid Game Developers Conference amid Coronavirus Threat Coinspeaker Sony, Facebook to Avoid Game Developers Conference amid Coronavirus ThreatOn Thursday, the corporations have announced that they won’t attend San Francisco.…
February 21, 2020 Ravencoin Community Clash Over Mining Algorithm Continues Despite hard forking five months ago to resist ASICs, the Ravencoin community has found consensus surrounding its next algorithm. The Ravencoin community continues to argue over what mining algorithm the project should adopt in the future to best deter ASICs, despite Ravencoin conducting a hard fork intended to bolster ASIC-resistance just five months ago.Tron…
February 21, 2020 Canadian E-Commerce Giant Shopify Joins Libra Association E-commerce giant Shopify has joined the Libra Association, a network of founding members supporting Facebook's stablecoin project, Libra. E-commerce giant Shopify has joined the Libra Association, a network of founding members supporting Facebook's stablecoin project Libra.Shopify,…
February 21, 2020 Irish Drug Dealer Tells Police That Keys to $56M in Confiscated BTC Are Lost Accused Irish drug trafficker Clifton Collins has ostensibly lost the keys for his $56 million worth BTC accounts earlier confiscated by the police. Dubliner Clifton Collins, who was recently imprisoned for drug trafficking, claims that robbers took the keys to the $56 million in Bitcoin (BTC) Irish High Court had ruled should be confiscated.After…
February 21, 2020 Tesla (TSLA) Stock Has Big Bull on Wall Street as Tesla Cybertruck Orders Surpass 500,000 Coinspeaker Tesla (TSLA) Stock Has Big Bull on Wall Street as Tesla Cybertruck Orders Surpass 500,000The Tesla Inc.…
February 21, 2020 Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Found More Centralized Than Expected by Researchers The Lightning Network was found to be more centralized than initially believed, increasingly relying on hubs through a core-periphery model observed by researchers. The Lightning Network’s (LN) configuration is becoming increasingly centralized, with multiple hubs being formed.…
February 21, 2020 Riot’s Stock Dips 5% as It Focuses on Bitcoin Mining Ahead of Halving Riot Blockchain has opted to sell its new crypto exchange RiotX to focus on Bitcoin mining before halvening. Riot Blockchain, a Nasdaq-listed crypto firm in the United States, plans to sell its exchange to focus on Bitcoin (BTC) mining ahead of the halving.According…
February 21, 2020 Illegal Crypto-Bookmakers Pose Risk to Integrity of Hong Kong Horse Racing Unregistered cryptocurrency bookmakers are opening the door to race-fixing in the world of Asian horse racing. The rise in unregulated cryptocurrency betting markets poses a threat to the integrity of horse racing in Asia.…
