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The alleged BTC-e money launderer may be tried in France. Advertisements UPDATED | July 31, 2017: A court of appeals has now ruled in favor of an additional extradition request filed by Russia. With extradition requests from France, the US, and Russia having all been approved, it is expected the Greek Minister of Justice will […]

The video game developer recently pulled “Abstractism” from the Steam web store due to allegations that the game had been scamming customers, but some believe the application was also used for unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. Advertisements As reported by Polygon, Valve Corporation has yanked a game called “Abstractism” from its digital video game marketplace, Steam. Certain […]

LendLedger explanation video On this week’s episode I talk to the CEO of LendLedger, Gautam Ivatury. We discuss the LendLedger project, the live private presale, the current lending business and more! LendLedger unlocks data on informal and small business borrowers, making it viable for lenders to offer trillions in loans to these untapped segments. Think […]

Updated Bitcoin ETF timelines suggested; Telegram launches ID verification tool; new report from Gallup shows strong interest in cryptocurrency! Advertisements Photo from Shutterstock Latest Reports Suggest Bitcoin ETF Will Not Happen Soon The SEC has seen multiple applications regarding a Bitcoin ETF, including the Winklevoss ETF that received another rejection a few days ago. As seen […]

If cryptocurrency is decentralizing the world of money, a new bitcoin wallet startup thinks it could also help decentralize the world of work. Advertisements Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Misthos launched its multi-signature wallet Monday on top of Blockstack‘s decentralized application platform. One of the first enterprise products launched on Blockstack, the wallet is designed for […]

The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts have created a taskforce to investigate the use of blockchain to improve the country’s court system as part of the Smart Dubai initiative. Advertisements The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (DIFC), a specialized court system that handles commercial disputes, has announced it is attempting to create what it is […]

This English town wants to become the first climate-positive city by using blockchain technology. Advertisements According to a recent announcement, the Liverpool City Council has partnered with the nonprofit Poseidon Foundation to integrate blockchain technology into the city’s daily operations, with the goal of becoming a climate-positive city by the end of 2020. Through Poseidon’s […]

The commissioner discusses why she disagrees with the SEC’s denial, her vision of the SEC’s mission, and her status as a champion for capital markets. Advertisements Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) denied a rule change proposal by the Winklevoss twins that would have allowed the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust to be publicly […]

IBM and settlement processing company CLS are working with a collection of tech and financial companies to create an online, blockchain-based app store. Advertisements On Monday, IBM announced a partnership with CLS to develop a project called LedgerConnect, which is intended to allow financial and software developer companies to share blockchain-related applications. According to the […]

What if ethereum looked more like monero? Advertisements Fusing the privacy features of the latter into ethereum would make many of the platform’s stakeholders, including developers who have been working on privacy-enhancing features for some time, excited. But privacy techniques are rarely utilized because of the serious trade-offs presented – such as larger storage requirements […]