Cryptocurrencies
US Marshals to Auction $37M in Confiscated Bitcoin in February
The United States Marshals Service will auction 4,040 BTC in February, requiring a $200,000 deposit to take part.
Electronic Voting With Blockchain: An Experience From Naples, Italy
E-voting experiments worldwide resulted in a lack of security and low voter confidence in the results. What has changed with blockchain tech, and why?.
Top 3 Unknown Cryptos Outperforming Bitcoin in 2020: ICX, WAN, AION
Altcoins have followed Bitcoin’s surge by producing impressive double-digit gains but for how long will it last?.
Some Coinbase Users Can’t Withdraw More Than $10 in Bitcoin a Day
Some Coinbase users cannot withdraw more than $10 per day from the exchange, a Redditor complains.
French Payment Giants Worldline and Ingenico Merge in $8.6 Billion Deal
Ingenico and Worldline merge to become a European payments behemoth.
Why I’m Joining Cointelegraph Magazine as Managing Editor
Cointelegraph welcomes Jon Rice as the new editor of Cointelegraph Magazine.
Price Analysis Feb 3: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, ADA, XTZ
Most major cryptocurrencies are likely to dip in the next few days to shake out the weaker hands, after which the uptrend could resume.
Liechtenstein-Based Startup to Issue Tokens Pegged to Value of Collectible Cars
Investment platform CurioInvest and MERJ Exchange will jointly offer a token backed by collector luxury cars.
Mastercard CEO Reveals Why The Company Left Libra
Mastercard CEO explains his issues with Facebook’s Libra.
Insolar Launches Mainnet, Swaps Ethereum-Based Token for Native Coin
Insolar is launching its own mainnet and debuting its native Insolar Coin to replace its Ethereum-based token INS.
MIT ‘Spider’ Routing Scheme Could Speed Up Cryptocurrency Transactions
MIT researchers have created a new crypto-routing scheme to notably reduce blockchain-based transaction processing times.
IBM Offers Blockchain Solution for Casual Labor Contracts
Tech giant IBM says blockchain can help enterprises manage casual work contract reconciliation.
Privacy on Ethereum: Aztec Protocol Launches on Mainnet
Aztec launches private DAI on Ethereum’s mainnet, says private contracts will come this year.
Singapore: Digitized Securities Exchange Gets Regulator’s Go-Ahead
Singapore’s central bank and regulator MAS has licensed capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX to operate in the city-state.
Crypto Tycoon Winklevoss Brothers Obtain Six Stablecoin Patents
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have been awarded six patents pertaining to stablecoins.
You Can’t Separate Utility from Security Tokens, Say EU Researchers
The difference between utility and security tokens is not all as clear as some regulators make out, argue researchers for the Oxford University Law blog.
Bitcoin Futures: Volatility ‘Coming’ as BitMEX Hits $1B Open Interest
Bitcoin should see a “significant” price move on the back of futures strength, one analyst believes.
Indian Government Policy Think Tank Releases National Blockchain Strategy
Indian policy think tank NITI Aayog explains the need for blockchain in the country in its newly published strategy document.
Bitcoin Price Forms ‘Golden Cross’ as China Panic Prints $170B
China attempts to buoy markets with 1. 2 trillion yuan as markets fall and analysts closely watch Bitcoin’s reaction.
Bitcoin Bull Market is Here But Will Not Top $100K in 2020 Says Trader
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty seems to be driving BTC price in 2020, but are we really in a bull market?.