Cryptocurrency

During a Wednesday appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box, Nasdaq's chief executive Adena Friedman signaled openness to the cryptocurrency sector. \"Over time, we'd absolutely look at becoming a crypto exchan

Gemini announced on April 25 that it will deploy Nasdaq SMARTS market surveillance technology across its platform. The move aims to strengthen trading oversight and build what the exchange calls a \"ru

On April 24th, 2018, a DNS hijacking attack redirected MyEtherWallet.com traffic for roughly 120 minutes, resulting in the theft of approximately 215 ether from unsuspecting users. The breach unfolded

A blockchain-powered transportation network called DACSEE (Decentralized Alternative Cabs Serving & Empowering Everyone) made its market entrance this week by releasing a consumer mobile app in Malays

Thomson Reuters surveyed more than 400 of its trading solutions clients and found that one in five financial institutions plan to start trading cryptocurrencies within the next year. The survey includ

Blockchain governance sits at the intersection of two domains: the protocol's code and its economic incentives. Since Bitcoin's launch, cryptocurrencies have evolved rapidly, yet they remain early-sta

WhatEOS, an organization uniting EOS blockchain enthusiasts and companies supporting the technology, held its first Australian roadshow in Sydney on April 20 at Portside Centre. Entrepreneurs and cryp

eToro added EOS to its platform on April 23 in response to growing trader demand for altcoin exposure. The social trading platform serves 9 million users and offers access to more than 1,500 instrumen

British consumer expert Martin Lewis is suing Facebook for defamation, accusing the company of failing to stop scammers from using his image and name in advertisements. Lewis, who founded MoneySavingE

MyEtherWallet and Kyber Network launched a token-swap feature allowing users to convert Ether into twenty different ERC20 tokens, including KNC, EOS, OmiseGO, and DAI, without withdrawing from their M

Bitcoin has tumbled from its December 2017 highs, and traders blame multiple culprits: the Mt Gox liquidation, regulatory pressure mounting from Washington, and U.S. tax season. Some observers say th

India's judiciary has thrust itself into the nation's escalating cryptocurrency debate. The Delhi High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India, the Ministry of Finance, and the Goods and Services

E.M. Rogers presented the Diffusion of Innovation Theory in 1962, a framework mapping five stages of how technologies and ideas achieve acceptance. The model applies broadly to all major disruptive in

Wikileaks announced plans for a global boycott of Coinbase on April 21, accusing the exchange of operating outside crypto's core values. The California-based platform had blocked WikiLeaksShop, the me

Blockchain-based anti-spam email platform BitBounce is rolling out CredoEx, its proprietary trading venue for the Credo token. The exchange will initially support Credo paired against Ethereum, with p

Batavia, a blockchain-based platform for trade finance built on IBM's infrastructure, has executed its first live transactions with commercial clients. Six organizations developed the platform: Bank o

Monex Group Inc., Japan's third-largest online brokerage by customer base, finalized its purchase of Tokyo's Coincheck digital asset exchange for 3.6 billion yen (approximately $33.6 million) on Monda

Status, an open source Ethereum-based mobile operating system, is launching Status Incubate, a program designed to fund and support early-stage blockchain startups. The initiative provides capital, te

Kraken has refused to comply with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's information request. The San Francisco exchange received a letter from Schneiderman's office on Tuesday, joining 12 othe

Rare Bits, a San Francisco startup, raised $6 million in Series A funding to build an online marketplace for cryptocurrency collectibles. Spark Capital led the round, with backing from First Round Cap