Cryptocurrency News
Thieves Swindle $2M From Coronavirus Preppers With Hand Sanitizer, Face Mask Scams
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 06:00
Scammers purporting to sell face masks, hand sanitizer and medication have stolen at least $2 million in cryptocurrency from panicking consumers, claims blockchain security firm AnChain.AI.
Toyota Reveals Blockchain Lab Exploring Auto-Industry Applications
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 04:00
Toyota is exploring blockchain applications to the auto industry through a newly-revealed group composed of several subsidiaries.
Payments Unicorn Square Gets Limited Bank Charter for Merchant Lending
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 23:42
Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday.
Atari Is Not Releasing an ICO Token... Its Releasing 2 Tokens, and a Crypto Casino
Coin Telegraph - 18 Mar 2020 23:00
The Atari Group will conduct a token sale in March with the goal of launching a cryptocurrency casino
How EOS and ETH DeFi Made It Through Market Turmoil
Coin Telegraph - 18 Mar 2020 22:39
The biggest DeFi projects on Ethereum and EOS have shown a lot of similarities recently, despite all the differences between the two
Hawaii Hints It May Relax Onerous Rule to Lure Crypto Firms
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 22:36
Hawaiian regulators have launched a digital currency sandbox that waives the state's infamous double-reserve requirement for participating crypto firms.
Data Sets You Free: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 3
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 22:27
Coronavirus underscores the value of mass trustworthy data to aid community decisions on our economic and social wellbeing, says CoinDesk's Michael Casey.
Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Continues - Craig Wright Ordered to Pay $165K in Legal Fees
Bitcoin.com - 18 Mar 2020 21:50
While the cryptocurrency community deals with floundering market prices, the billion-dollar Kleiman v. Wright Lawsuit continues in Florida. On March 17, a court filing shows that the self-professed Bitcoin inventor Craig...
Gemini Continues European Expansion With New Institutional Sales Role
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 21:05
Gemini is hiring a new director for institutional sales in its European office.
Coronavirus Financial Crash Is Bitcoin's Biggest Test, BitMEX Says
Coin Telegraph - 18 Mar 2020 20:54
Bitcoin now faces its biggest test in the form of global coronavirus financial market crash, BitMEX Research says
Why Is South Korea's Coronavirus Fatality Rate so Low?
Crypto News - 18 Mar 2020 20:00
With the coronavirus pandemic raging - bringing illness, death, and unprecedented economic decline in its wake, the pressure is on scientists, doctors and statisticians to pick key patterns out of the flood of coronaviru...
Price Analysis Mar 18: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO
Coin Telegraph - 18 Mar 2020 19:58
Bitcoin price appears ready to consolidate for a few days before beginning a new uptrend
PayPal's Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 19:00
The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes.
Controversial Group Behind Coronavirus Tracking App Has Crypto Ties
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 18:00
The coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry.
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 18, 2020
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 18:00
How can you help during the COVID-19 crisis? Some techies have an idea. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.
US Cash Crisis: Withdrawal Limits Spark Bank Run Fear
Bitcoin.com - 18 Mar 2020 17:30
The entire world has been focused on the economy as the coronavirus outbreak has devastated global markets. While stocks, commodities, and barrels of oil plunge in value, there’s been considerable demand for cold hard ...
Canada's Financial Crimes Watchdog Gets Ready for FATF Compliance
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 17:00
Canada's financial crimes watchdog is preparing to implement its broad new virtual currency oversight powers ahead of the Financial Action Task Force's June 2020 deadline.
Fiat Money Printer 'Goes BRRR,' Is It a Time To Sell All Cash For Bitcoin?
Crypto News - 18 Mar 2020 16:53
Source: iStock/D-Keine The Cryptoverse has been seeing calls from some industry players to sell cash for cryptocurrency, claiming that cash is about to become worthless, as the fiat money "printer went brrrrr." However, ...
Tezos Co-Founder Turns to Gaming With 'Hearthstone' Competitor
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 16:00
Coase, a startup launched by Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman, is pushing a new way to make digital card games more fun.
Regulated Exchange Launches in US With Crypto-Backed Visa Card Offering
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 15:35
The new CoinZoom exchange is registered with FinCEN in most U.S. states.
Argentina's Gas Regulator Greenlights Industry Blockchain Built With RSK Tech
Coin Desk - 18 Mar 2020 15:00
Gasnor, a natural gas distributor for two million Argentine residents, has won approval to pilot a smart contract-based platform aimed to speed up the country's chronically slow gas certification processes.
Two Canadians Sentenced to Prison Time in US for Bitcoin Theft
Coin Telegraph - 18 Mar 2020 14:34
Two men impersonated HitBTC support staff on Twitter, convincing an Oregon resident into allowing access to their email and cryptocurrency exchange accounts