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Card network fees, EMV regulations and merchant liability are creating an opportunity for crypto payments to become a serious thing. Advertisements At first glance, you wouldn’t expect to encounter much technological nuance amongst the bustling corridors of the crowded Wushan Night Market in Hangzhou, China. I remember browsing vendors in those crowded streets one humid evening, […]

Congressman Tom Emmer has praised the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for clarifying that ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, ether, is not a security. Advertisements As previously reported, last week, the SEC’s director of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, told the audience at the Yahoo! All Markets Summit: Crypto conference that “current offers and sales of ether […]

Sure the cypherpunks love CryptoKitties, but turns out luxury fashion brands are also taking a shine to the digital fluffballs. Advertisements Or at least, they’re into the technology behind the ethereum-based decentralized application that captured the hearts and minds of crypto enthusiasts in December of last year. According to French startup Arianee, which boasts former […]

Hydro-Québec proposes rules that would require mining companies to place bids for their electricity. Advertisements Quebec’s power company, Hydro-Québec, has developed a plan to manage cryptocurrency miners’ thirst for electricity. Hydro-Québec announced on Thursday a new policy proposal (French) that would require each cryptocurrency company to bid for its electricity and prove it needs the […]

UPDATED | June 22, 2018: Advertisements Tom Hannaford, an account supervisor for Wachsman PR, reached out to ETHNews and explained that there had been a miscommunication with Reuters during the initial coverage of Phil Potter’s departure from Bitfinex. He provided a revised statement from Potter, who said, “As Bitfinex pivots away from the US, I […]

Will criminal cases force the US Supreme Court to make a definitive ruling as to whether crypto should be treated the same as fiat? Advertisements The US Supreme Court mentioned bitcoin and cryptocurrency while issuing a ruling on a seemingly unrelated case. On June 21, the Supreme Court issued its opinion on the case of […]

China furthers its blockchain research efforts with a new lab. Advertisements The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the premier Chinese research institution, announced the creation of its Big Data and Blockchain Lab at a symposium on June 15. The lab will be used to study blockchain technology from a mathematical perspective and foster talent in the […]

A group of crypto startups and organizations are sponsoring a new blockchain research center headquartered at Stanford University. Advertisements The Center for Blockchain Research is being led by Dan Boneh and David Mazières, two professors who have specialties in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. The research outfit plans to “develop best practices” for blockchain by bringing the university […]

John McAfee no longer promoting ICOs on his Twitter, Sprint building blockchain-powered smart car platform, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements Sprint has announced a partnership with NXM Labs to launch a blockchain technology-powered 5G connected car platform. Image from MNBB Studio. Sprint Partners With NXM Labs to Create Blockchain-Powered Smart Car Platform Sprint, the U.S.’ […]

ConsenSys is launching Tachyon, the first ethereum-focused accelerator program in San Francisco, the firm announced Thursday. Advertisements Starting in September, up to 15 projects will receive between $75,000 to $100,000 in investments, plus access to an eight-week program. According to the company, the new venue will feature everything from educational workshops to public demo days […]