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Australian company Fuel Games adds its hand to the blockchain gaming pot. ETHNews spoke with chief operating officer and co-founder Robbie Ferguson to learn more about the studio’s new game, Gods Unchained. Advertisements Blockchain-based games can be fun, but they often come with a price tag. Want to adopt an adorable kitten through CryptoKitties or […]

“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. Advertisements On July 13, 2018, in its indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers linked to hacking offenses in the 2016 election, the US […]

The credit card giant’s newly published blockchain patent application proposes a different way to obtain proof of payment. Advertisements On Thursday, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a blockchain-related patent application that was filed in January 2017 by American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc., which is a travel-based subsidiary of the American […]

The newly hired Leonardo Real previously worked for BMO Financial Group. But what happened to Tether’s former CCO? Advertisements UPDATED | July 13, 2018: On Friday morning, Kasper Rasmussen, head of marketing and communications for Bitfinex, reached out to ETHNews to explain what happened to Tether’s previous chief compliance officer. “Matt Tremblay is still working […]

As cryptocurrency investment gains popularity, many exchanges are looking into expanding their operations. In fact, this week, two of the world’s largest announced plans to branch out. Advertisements Announced July 10, Canada’s Coinsquare has partnered with blockchain investment bank DLTa21 to launch a Japanese crypto exchange market. The new platform will be dubbed DLTa21X and […]

From hooligans to elites, the World Cup attracts billions of people. Illegal betting rings have been making big profits off some of them. Advertisements According to a July 12 announcement made by the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, the police in the province have launched an extensive enforcement action against illegal gambling organizations. This operation […]

On Thursday, the trading application company gave consumers the ability to exchange bitcoin cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC). Advertisements For US-based financial services companies, there are probably four cryptocurrencies that are considered relatively safe to support from a legal perspective: bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and bitcoin cash. Coinbase has helped set these standards, allowing Ethereum trading […]

The stage is set for the debate over cryptocurrency and blockchain legislation in South Korea. Advertisements South Korean legislators have drafted bills intended to provide a framework for the regulation of cryptocurrency exchanges, initial coin offerings, and blockchain technology, according to The Korea Times. The bills will be submitted during an extraordinary session that will […]

A recent staff analytical note from Canada’s central bank points to increased bitcoin knowledge and utilization across the country. Advertisements This month, the Bank of Canada, the country’s central bank, released a staff analytical note analyzing the results of a survey it conducted to assess the Canadian population’s general awareness of bitcoin. The survey took […]

One month after reports surfaced that R3 was running out of money, the startup has launched Corda Enterprise, which it says includes a “unique Blockchain Application Firewall for businesses.” Advertisements On July 10, 2018, R3 announced the launch of Corda Enterprise, a commercial version of Corda, the company’s open-source blockchain, which has been around since […]