Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift is shifting around its management team ahead of a major revamp. The startup is looking for a new chief financial officer to succeed Justin Blincoe, who is taking on a new role at the company, chief marketing officer…
A hands-on preview of Samsung’s just unveiled flagship phone, the Galaxy S10, reveals new details of the device’s upcoming crypto features. The first official specs of the phone were announced in the U.S. on Wednesday, but only brief mention was…
The Thai government is moving to allow blockchain-based securities to be issued and traded in the country. According to a report from Bangkok Post on Friday, Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly has approved an amendment to the Securities and Exchange Act legalizing…
Token launch platform CoinList is rolling out its first offering of 2019. Announced Thursday, Ocean Protocol, a decentralized data-sharing protocol, is aiming to raise $8 million at 25 cents a token through the CoinList platform. The sale starts March 1…
A Brazilian investment bank is planning to raise millions of dollars through the offering of a security token. In an announcement Thursday, Banco BTG Pactual said it will back its blockchain-based token with distressed Brazilian real estate assets, with the expectation of…
Cryptocurrencies seized by Belgian law enforcement from online drug dealers are to be put under the hammer by an Ireland-based auction house. Wilsons Auctions announced Monday that it has signed an agreement with the federal government of Belgium to hold…
The total volume of all cryptocurrency trading as tracked by market metrics leader Coinmarketcap hit a 300-day high Tuesday, reaching $33.85 billion, the most observed in 10 months. As such, the data point is the latest to suggest that trading activity in…
Crypto startup Gladius Network LLC has settled charges of running an unregistered securities offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulator announced Wednesday. Gladius Network conducted an initial coin offering (ICO) near the end of 2017, raising…
Blockchain and cryptocurrency security firm CipherTrace has raised $15 million in funding from investors including Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, the firm announced Tuesday. The round was led by Aspect Ventures, with Neotribe Ventures and WestWave Capital also participating. CipherTrace provides analytics and forensics…
Canadian law firms Miller Thomson and Cox & Palmer will represent as many as 115,000 customers of Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX in the coming weeks. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Judge Michael Wood ruled Tuesday that the firms would get the nod after…