The Supreme Court of British Columbia has issued a major ruling in a case stemming from a dispute over ethereum (ETH) tokens mistakenly sent to an initial coin offering (ICO) investor, and it could have implications for cryptocurrency users or exchanges outside of the litigants involved in the case. The ruling, which was issued by […]
The city of Dubai has plans to launch its own digital currency. Emcash will be rolled out in the coming years and is being made possible by a state-backed firm called emcredit. Emcash to be Launched Later This Year, Pending Full Approval Those living in Dubai will soon be able to make payments for a […]
Top-three cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is pushing back against claims that call its solvency into question. The Hong Kong-based company released a blog post on October 7, 2017, that states, contrary to recent rumors, it is not insolvent. In its defense, the company provides links to its public wallet addresses, stating that hearsay in spite of […]
During an interview with Investopedia on Oct. 5, Tron CEO Justin Sun stated that its developer community is more vibrant and active than Ethereum. When asked by the publication to provide five reasons why Tron is better than Ethereum, Sun said: “At TRON we always emphasize the importance of accessibility and our dedication to the […]
Following the release of IBM’s much hyped World Wire product, the U.S. tech giant is now further solidifying their position in the blockchain industry with the introduction of a new product that makes tracing food significantly more efficient. The product, called the IBM Food Trust Platform, has been in the testing phase for the past […]
In what may be a sign that business in the cryptocurrency space is in a winding down phase, U.K.-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is bidding adieu to half of its staff. The company, which claims to be the oldest crypto exchange in London, has roughly 40 employees. More than half of them will be let go, […]
A man has plead guilty to stealing electricity from the Chinese state to power his Bitcoin mining operation. Xu Xinghu will be forced to serve a three and a half year prison sentence and pay around a $14,500 fine for his crime. Dwindling Profit Margins Cause Bitcoin Miners to Steal Power According to reports in […]
ESMA intends to report on how it may regulate ICOs by the end of 2018, chair Steven Maijoor told a European Parliament committee.
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, said that it will make new cryptocurrency listing fees transparent and donate 100 percent of those fees to charity. The exchange made the announcement today, October 8, 2018, in a blog post where it stated that a listing fee would now be more appropriately called a “donation.” […]
The U.K.’s communications regulator, Ofcom, received £700,000 to study potentially using blockchain in managing the nation’s 1 billion phone numbers.