Cryptocurrencies
Overstock Airdrops 4.37m Security Tokens to Shareholders
Overstock has successfully distributed its controversial ‘digital dividend’ security token airdrop.
Crypto YouTuber Moves to Saipan to Escape ‘Totalitarian Tyranny’
CoinText founder Vin Armani moved to Saipan in April, fearing being labeled an “undesirable” in the continental US and “disappeared”.
Algorand Targets Insurance Fraud With New Partnership
Blockchain firms Algorand and Attestiv are teaming up to fight insurance fraud using DLT.
Coinbase Will Allow Employees to Work Remotely After Lockdown
Coinbase will transition to a permanent “remote-first” future after the quarantine is over.
No, ISIS Does Not Have $300M in a Bitcoin ‘War Chest’
Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has debunked several high-profile stories about the use of crypto to fund terror groups.
Craig Wright Denies Transferring ‘Satoshi’ Coins, Leaving Him in Legal Catch-22
Wright has denied moving 50 Bitcoin from one of the ‘Satoshi’ accounts he claimed in court as his own, leaving him in a legal quandary.
Chinese Police Arrest 12 Fake ‘Huobi Officials’
Chinese authorities have busted a group of scammers allegedly claiming to be “Huobi officials”.
Mystery Account ‘Rescues’ $6M of STEEM From Hard Fork Seizure
Steem’s latest hard fork has been completed but almost $6 million of STEEM due for seizure was ‘rescued’ in a mysterious transaction to Bittrex exchange.
New Partnership Adds Crypto Payment Routes on Shopify
Shopify sellers can now accept crypto via digital asset payment processor, CoinPayments.
Cardano Development Company to Join Hyperledger Project & W3C
Cardano development company will be joining the Hyperledger Project and W3C focusing on the enterprise use cases as part of its bid for the next five years.
Legendary Cryptographer on Building the First Blockchain in The '90s
Jean-Jacques Quisquater, a legendary cryptographer cited in the Bitcoin Whitepaper, discussed building the first blockchain.
In Congress, a New Bill Asks for Mass Survey of Blockchain Technology in the US
A new bill before Congress asks regulators to put together a massive survey on the state of blockchain adoption and rank the U. S. ’s adoption relative to other nations.