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Block.one Paid $30 Million for a Domain - CoinDesk

Social networking is so hot right now but is it hot enough to spend $30 million on the domain name Voice.com? Block.one thought so. The blockchain consulting ou...

Decentralized Video Platform Built on Ethereum Raises $8 Million - CoinDesk

Livepeer, a decentralized video encoding platform built on the Ethereum network, announced it has received an $8 million Series A venture capital round lead by ...

Facebook Has Yet to Answer US Lawmakers' Questions About Libra Crypto - CoinDesk

Facebook is still working on its responses to a plethora of consumer protection questions about the Libra cryptocurrency asked by a group of U.S. senators last ...

Facebook's New Crypto Faces Scrutiny From European Authorities - CoinDesk

The unveiling of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency was immediately met with political opposition in Europe. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and German memb...

Russian Hackers May Have Carried Out Largest Ever Crypto Exchange Theft - CoinDesk

Russian hackers, not North Korean, may be the bad actors behind probably the biggest ever theft from a cryptocurrency exchange. Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun...

Russia's Central Bank Is Considering Launching a Digital Currency - CoinDesk

The head of Russia’s central bank has said the institution could one day launch its own digital currency. Chairwoman Elvira Nabiullina told a student conference...

It's FATF's Way or the Highway for Crypto Exchanges. That's a Big Mistake - CoinDesk

In a few weeks, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to adopt a proposal to impose the standards of wire transfers on blockchain transactions. Des...

Bitcoin Surpasses 1 Million Daily Active Addresses - CoinDesk

Bitcoin just passed an interesting milestone today, one we haven’t seen since November 27, 2017. According to CoinMetrics.io, there are now over a million daily...

Smart Contract Startup Tapped By Google As Blockchain Partner - CoinDesk

Google has tapped a startup token project, Chainlink, as an official Cloud Partner and the relationship suggests a deep and detailed interest in blockchain tech...

Crypterium Introduces Global Crypto Payments Card - CoinDesk

Crypterium – a financial technology startup based in Estonia — launched the Crypterium Card, the first crypto card available globally. Prior to this launch, cry...

A Protocol for Issuing Tokens Launches on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network - CoinDesk

Many bitcoiners thought it would be a cold day in hell when BHB Network co-founder Giacomo Zucco admitted that all tokens aren’t inherently scams. But, as it tu...

Report: Uber, PayPal, Visa to Back Facebook's GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber are all backing Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the s...

Huawei Considering Launch of Blockchain Services in Latin America By Cointelegraph

Chinese telecommunications hardware giant Huawei is studying the entire Latin American market and considering expanding its operations, Cointelegraph Brazil rep...

John McAfee's New Crypto Trading Platform 'Magic' Goes Live - CoinDesk

Noted cybersecurity expert and eccentric crypto fan John McAfee has just launched a cryptocurrency trading platform. Dubbed “Magic,” the site is touted as allow...

Tezos Foundation Snags Former PwC Blockchain Expert As CFO - CoinDesk

Tezos Foundation, a non-profit, educational wing of the smart contract and Dapp platform, announced Roman Schnider, co-creator of PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzer...

Brazilian President Rebuffs Cryptocurrency as His Administration Explores Blockchain - CoinDesk

Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has come out publicly in opposition to bitcoin. In an interview aired on national television, the Brazilian president commen...

Ex-R3 Director Tim Swanson Joins Blockchain Builder Clearmatics - CoinDesk

Outspoken blockchain analyst Tim Swanson is joining U.K.-based Clearmatics, one of the top rivals to his former employer R3. Swanson, the founder and director o...

Old fort | Старый форт

Old fort | Старый форт This fort was restored several times and is one of the oldest structures in my locality. The fort is set at the intersection of ancient t...

Fidelity, Tenaya Capital Fund Crypto-Security Firm Fireblocks - CoinDesk

Fireblocks, a platform for securing digital assets in transit, announced today $16 million in Series A funding from investment heavyweights including Cyberstart...

Ripple Launches Office in Brazil, Targets Further Expansion Across Latin America

Ripple, the firm behind third-biggest crypto by market cap XRP, has launched a Brazilian office with the aim to expand across Latin America, Cointelegraph Brazi...