One of the biggest problems for the mainstream adoption of crypto is the need for memorizing seed phrases, the inability to get your cryptocurrency back if something goes wrong, the list goes on. Until major issue like this are solved, crypto is going to remain a pretty elite game. Argent is a project which recently […]
View More Argent, a smart crypto wallet app with a banking look, raises $4M from Euro VCsCategory: cryptocurrencies
Today in brighter crypto news: SEC says tokens are securities
Crypto news got a little boost last week after a dark month of crashes, stablecoins, and birthdays. The SEC ruled that two ICO issuers, CarrierEQ Inc. and Paragon Coin Inc., were in fact selling securities instead of so-called utility tokens. “Both companies have agreed to return funds to harmed investors, register the tokens as securities, […]
View More Today in brighter crypto news: SEC says tokens are securitiesBitcoin and the crypto market is once again crashing hard
It’s not been a pretty year for anyone who owns Bitcoin, but the last 24 hours has been a period to forget as the cryptocurrency dropped below $100 billion in market cap for the first time in more than a year. You have to go back to the end of October — the 29th to […]
View More Bitcoin and the crypto market is once again crashing hardMetacert’ Cryptonite can catch phishing links in your email
Metacert, founded by Paul Walsh, originally began as a way to watch chat rooms for fake Ethereum scams. Walsh, who was an early experimenter in cryptocurrencies, grew frustrated when he saw hackers dumping fake links into chat rooms, resulting in users regularly losing cash to scammers. Now Walsh has expanded his software to email. A […]
View More Metacert’ Cryptonite can catch phishing links in your emailTwitter, those ‘verified’ bitcoin-pushing pillocks are pissing everyone off
Elon Musk’s tweets piss me off for two reasons. When he’s not accusing actual heroes of sex crimes or trolling the federal government, it’s what comes after that drives me batshit. The top reply to most of his tweets is some asshat impersonating him to try to trick his followers into falling for a bitcoin […]
View More Twitter, those ‘verified’ bitcoin-pushing pillocks are pissing everyone offPure Bit, a South Korean exchange, pulls a $2.8 million exit scam
Another day, another exit scam. This time it comes to us from South Korea, where an exchange, Pure Bit, has completely shut down after raising $2.8 million in Ethereum from investors. The exchange, which promised to deliver something call Pure Coin, was live yesterday and today is completely shut down after posting “Sorry” and “Thanks” […]
View More Pure Bit, a South Korean exchange, pulls a $2.8 million exit scamBloqboard lets you lend others your hard-earned crypto
Vitaly Bahachuk wants you to share your crypto. His company lets you lend cryptocurrency peer-to-peer via smart contract, ensuring you can send your buds some red hot Ether and, in theory, they have to pay you back. Further, it allows for some other clever tricks to be played with ERC20 tokens including performing some of […]
View More Bloqboard lets you lend others your hard-earned cryptoHong Kong says it may regulate crypto exchanges
Hong Kong may become the next country to regulate crypto exchanges after its securities regulator announced that it is exploring ways to apply quality control and protect consumers from the volatility and uncertainties of digital currencies. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said it is “setting out a conceptual framework” that could be used to regulate crypto […]
View More Hong Kong says it may regulate crypto exchangesCoinbase is now worth more than all but three cryptocurrencies
With its shiny new $8 billion valuation, Coinbase is now worth more than all but the top three cryptocurrencies that trade on the platform. That’s right, the only cryptocurrency assets that are worth more than the platform that trades them are Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Bitcoin Cash, the currency forked from Bitcoin, is a distant […]
View More Coinbase is now worth more than all but three cryptocurrenciesMore than half of crypto news sites are pay-for-play
In a clever bit of sleuthing by Corin Faife at Breaker, we find that over half of the most popular crypto blogs offer pay-for-play posts including “CEO interviews” that are not labelled as sponsored. Further, many sites offer premium services in which blog writers will repost PR content without a sponsored tag. As I noted […]
View More More than half of crypto news sites are pay-for-playPlusOneCoin made a cryptocurrency for upvotes
A team of developers have made something called PlusOneCoin, a clever cryptocurrency that essentially allows owners to upvote content on two financial sites, ADVFN and Investorshub. The idea — to reward people for accessing content and, more importantly, interacting with it — is something many services like Steemit have tried and failed to pull off. […]
View More PlusOneCoin made a cryptocurrency for upvotesMinds, the blockchain-based social network, grabs a $6M Series A
Minds, a decentralized social network, has raised $6 million in Series A funding from Medici Ventures, Overstock.com’s venture arm. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne will join the Minds Board of Directors. What is a decentralized social network? The creators, who originally crowdfunded their product, see it as an anti-surveillance, anti-censorship, and anti-“big tech” platform that ensures […]
View More Minds, the blockchain-based social network, grabs a $6M Series A