April 8, 2020 Chicago DeFi Alliance Launches to Save Decentralized Finance Compound Finance, TD Ameritrade and Cumberland DRW launch the Chicago DeFi Alliance, a new project aiming to support DeFi development. Amid the apparent ongoing collapse in decentralized finance (DeFi) lending, a group of major trading and cryptocurrency companies in the United States are launching an alliance to support the sector.Introduced…
April 6, 2020 Argo Blockchain Defies COVID-19, Mines Record Levels of Bitcoin in Q1 2020 Publicly-listed mining firm Argo Blockchain has broken its own records for Bitcoin mining, seemingly escaping the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. London Stock Exchange-listed mining firm Argo Blockchain has broken its own records for Bitcoin (BTC) mining, seemingly escaping the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.An…
April 3, 2020 Digital dollar warning: Opposite of what crypto is all about – Demirors Meltem Demirors, the chief strategy officer at Coinshares has issued a digital dollar warning, saying that the digital dollar is totally opposite of what crypto is and what it stands for.…
April 2, 2020 SEC Postpones Decision on Overstock-Affiliated Security Token Exchange The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more feedback and more time before it decides whether to approve the launch of the Boston Security Token Exchange. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more feedback and more time before it decides whether to approve the launch of the Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX).In…
March 25, 2020 TRON collaborates with Metal Pay to tap into US market One of the most extensive blockchain-powered operating systems in the world TRON has joined forces with Metal Pay, an international remittance provider, to offer purchase of TRX using USD and conveniently send it across any part of the globe, Finance Yahoo reported the news on 25th March 2020.…
March 25, 2020 Cardano CEO Thinks Trump is Calling America’s Bluff With Easter Reopening Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson does not buy Donald Trump’s pledge to get “the country opened up and rarin’ to go by Easter.” Pundits and public health experts alike are reeling at President Donald Trump’s pledge to get “the country opened up and rarin’ to go by Easter,” whatever the risks of coronavirus may be.With…
March 23, 2020 Stock markets could recover by early 2021, JPMorgan According to Dubravko Lakos-Bujas from JPMorgan the stock markets could regain strength and get back to breaking record highs by as early as Q1 of 2021 if the US can put a stop to the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic.…
March 23, 2020 Blockchain managers in US part of critical infrastructure workforce The Department of Homeland Security in the US issued a memorandum on 19th March 2020 that recognized blockchain managers as part of the critical infrastructure workers amid the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic.…
March 19, 2020 Can US Congress’ response to coronavirus boost Bitcoin adoption? Bitcoin adoption rate could soon witness spike as Congresswoman and member of Democratic Party Maxine Waters’ proposal to hand out two thousand US dollars ($2000) to each American citizen as a means to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic could drive people towards Bitcoin, Mati Greenspan told CoinTelegraph.…
March 13, 2020 Voatz ‘Blockchain’ App Used in US Elections Has Numerous Security Issues, Says Report An audit report of Voatz platform confirms numerous issues previously discovered, and the voting app declines to make all the necessary changes. Voatz, the Massachusetts-based company touting a blockchain-enabled mobile voting app, has been met with public criticism for a lack of transparency, among other things, particularly when it comes to data security.…
March 5, 2020 BitGo Launches Its First Institutional Crypto Lending Service BitGo, a crypto firm that claims to handle over 20% of all Bitcoin transactions, is launching an institutional-level crypto lending. As the cryptocurrency lending industry continues to grow, another major crypto company is getting into the business.BitGo,…
March 4, 2020 Crypto Exchange Digitex Removes KYC to Protect User Data Adam Todd, CEO at Digitex Futures Exchange, reveals that the exchange will completely take down all KYC as of April 2020 in response to earlier data leakage. While some global cryptocurrency exchanges move to expand Know Your Customer (KYC) rules, some major rivals claim that crypto platforms don’t need KYC at all.Digitex,…
