Ripple Slapped with [Another] Suit Alleging XRP is a Security

Yet another securities fraud lawsuit has been filed against Ripple in California. In the latest suit, the lead plaintiff, David Oconer, is seeking to have the XRP cryptocurrency classified as a security. The case was filed in California’s Superior Court sitting in San Mateo County and has named Ripple Labs, its chief executive officer, Brad […]

FCA Chooses Blockchain Companies for Fourth Cohort of Regulatory Sandbox

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), responsible for conduct and relevant prudential regulation of financial services firms and financial markets in the U.K., has announced the details of the firms selected to be part of cohort 4 of its regulatory sandbox, according to an FCA post. Of the 29 firms selected, about 40 percent of them […]

Venezuela to Finance Villas for the Homeless with Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency Petro

Venezuela’s minister of Habitat and Housing, Ildemaro Villarroel, recently revealed that the country’s government is planning to finance the construction of villas using its oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro. According to local news outlet Telesur, the villas will be financed as part of the country’s housing project “la Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela (GMVV),” which according to […]

UK Government Body Completes Pilot Tracking Beef Supplies on the Blockchain

The U.K.’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently completed a pilot in which it successfully tracked beef supplies using blockchain technology. It is believed to be the first time that the innovation underpinning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been used to guarantee compliance within the food sector. FSA Successfully Trials Meat Tracking on the Blockchain […]

$731 Million Stolen from Crypto Exchanges in 2018: Can Hacks be Prevented?

Blockchain security firm CipherTrace recently reported that $731 million worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen from crypto exchanges during the first half of 2018. Last year, crypto exchanges recorded around $266 million in losses from security breaches and heists. The first half of 2018 recorded triple the amount stolen from crypto exchanges in 2017, triggering investors […]