February 10, 2019 Hodler’s Digest, February 4–10: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week The mystery around embattled crypto exchange QuadrigaCX deepens, and Facebook acquires a blockchain startup. Top Stories This WeekFacebook Reportedly Acquires Blockchain Startup in First Blockchain-Related AcquisitionSocial media network Facebook has reportedly acquired blockchain startup Chainspace in its first apparent blockchain-related acquisition.…
February 8, 2019 Winklevoss Twins to Pay Out $45,000 in Legal Fees to Charlie Shrem After New Ruling The court decision comes after an asset freeze on Shrem was halted in November of last year.…
February 5, 2019 Forbes ‘2019 Fintech 50’ Lists About Half as Many Blockchain Companies as 2018 Edition The Forbes “Fintech 50” list for 2019 of top fintech firms features little over half as many blockchain companies as before.…
January 31, 2019 Pantera Capital, Coinbase Back Crypto Startup Staked in $4.5 Million Round Staked, a startup aiming to make staking on PoS blockchains easier for institutional investors, raised $4.5 million from Pantera Capital, Coinbase and others.…
January 29, 2019 Gemini Crypto Exchange Undergoes Security Compliance and Data Protection Audit The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has announced the completion of an SOC 2 security compliance review. Gemini crypto exchange, founded by brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, completed a SOC 2 Type 1 security compliance review, according to a post made on their Medium blog on Jan 29.…
January 17, 2019 Winklevoss Capital: Investors Are ‘Thoughtfully Dipping their Toes into Crypto,’ Not Taking the Plunge Sterling Witzke, partner at Winklevoss Capital, says she doesn’t think 2019 will be the watershed year for institutional investors to get into crypto.…
January 14, 2019 Winklevoss Twins Believe Stablecoins, Tokenized Securities Are Future of Crypto Innovation Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have said stablecoins and tokenized securities will usher in a bright future for the digital currency space.…
January 13, 2019 Hodler’s Digest, Jan.7–13: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week The network of altcoin Ethereum Classic undergoes a 51 percent attack, and Fortnite removes Monero from their merch store.…
January 8, 2019 Winklevoss Twins Confirm Commitment to Bitcoin ETF During Reddit AMA During a Reddit Ask Me Anything session with the Winklevoss brothers, Cameron said that “Bitcoin is most likely the winner in the long-term.” Cameron Winklevoss stated that “Bitcoin [BTC] is most likely the winner in the long term” during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit today, Jan.…
January 5, 2019 ‘Crypto Needs Rules’ Says New Gemini Ad Campaign The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has launched a new ad campaign, in which it calls for better regulation of the crypto space.…