Cryptocurrency

A breach at Taylor, the emerging cryptocurrency trading platform startup, resulted in the disappearance of roughly 2,500 ether tokens—valued at approximately $1.5 million—plus 7% of Taylor's own TAY t

At CoinFest UK 2018, ETHBITS' co-founder and Business Growth Manager Matthew Rodbourne outlined the platform's trajectory over the coming months. Established in 2017 by what he describes as cryptocurr

Britain's financial regulator has 24 active probes into cryptocurrency operations, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information request and reported by the Financial Times. The Finan

Revolut is adding Ripple and Bitcoin Cash to its payment app. The London fintech company announced the expansion today, building on the crypto offerings it already provides to customers. The company

CheapAir.com accepted bitcoin for travel bookings starting in 2013. Now the company takes Litecoin, Dash and Bitcoin Cash as payment, becoming the first travel platform to offer all three. The crypto

When Riccardo Spagni entered cryptocurrency, he asked what everyone asked: Would digital money overturn finance? Bitcoin answered that. The protocol worked. Transactions settled without banks. Value m

Ubex hit its soft cap for its token sale within the first day of the offering. The project launched on May 21, 2018, with the sale running through August 13. The raise surpassed 4,000 ETH in that open

The Ontario Securities Commission took action against five companies this week for operating without proper authorization in cryptocurrency. The watchdog issued an alert on May 18 identifying BTCReal,

James Rodriguez, the 2014 World Cup's Golden Boot winner, announced today he signed with SelfSell, a blockchain startup, to launch his own cryptocurrency token. The Colombian midfielder for Real Madri

Brickschain and ULedger have announced a partnership to bring blockchain technology into construction management. The initiative aims to reduce costs and delays while improving how teams track propert

China's blockchain sector is accelerating. The government just documented 249 investment deals in blockchain startups on the books, with capital pouring in at record pace. A whitepaper from China's M

Professor Alex Norta has signed on as scientific advisor to Black Insurance, a blockchain startup building a platform for insurance brokers to launch their own insurance companies without traditional

The crypto sector faces a pivotal question: how will major regulators, especially America's Securities & Exchange Commission, treat tokens and digital coins? Should the SEC determine that token sales

X Genomics announced the Human Variant Genome Project, positioning the Singapore-based startup to serve as a central hub for genetic research data stored on blockchain technology. The platform allows

Shyft, an identity verification and KYC/AML-focused blockchain company, has reached an agreement with Bermuda's government, with Premier E. David Burt taking the lead on the initiative. Under the memo

Blockchain gaming platform Game Protocol has formed a partnership with Bancor, the preeminent decentralized exchange solution for token conversions. At its core, Game Protocol operates as a fundraisin

Consensus 2018 hosted a regulatory panel featuring Bittrex Chief Security Officer Kiran Raj alongside Robert A. Cohen from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), James McDonald from the Commodity F

Scaling has dominated Consensus 2018, just as it did the three years prior. The \"SCALING, LAYER 2 AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC INNOVATIONS\" panel brought together Alin S. Dragos of MIT Media Lab, Amy Yin from Co

Chinese consumers handle nearly 62 percent of the world's mobile transactions. Yet most Android users there cannot install a cryptocurrency wallet that would let them buy things with bitcoin. That cha

Blockchain Valley Ventures opened its doors Thursday in Zug, Switzerland, bringing together veterans from IBM, UBS, and SAP alongside the Swiss startup Lykke to back early-stage crypto companies. The