“We’ve been fucking up this mixnet idea for 39 years.” That’s how lead developer David Stainton introduced the mixing tech that powers Nym Technologies, a stealth anonymity startup that sports a roster of privacy activists and cryptography heavyweights from around…

Ethereum browser startup Status.IM is cutting a quarter of its staff due to the ongoing downturn in cryptocurrency prices. Announcing the move internally on Monday, co-founder Jarrad Hope said that the startup is much larger than can be sustained due…

The European Parliament (EP) has called for measures to boost blockchain adoption in trade and business across the region. The legislative body adopted a resolution on Thursday, dubbed “Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy,” setting out how the nascent technology could…

Basis, the most well-funded stablecoin startup, has confirmed that it is shutting down and returning all of its remaining funds to investors. The company realized that the regulatory landscape was too unfavorable to launch the project, according to an interview…

STO technology platform TokenSoft is launching a regulated broker-dealer as part of its push to offer greater services to token issuers and startups. The firm – which is known for assisting startups with token sale launches – announced the new regulated…

Hybrid blockchain platform Orbs has raised over $15 million in cryptocurrency with help from South Korean app provider Kakao. A Kakao representative told CoinDesk that its investment arm had joined the funding effort because it “always seeks to invest and…

The most-used ethereum software client has published code that includes an activation time for Constantinople, a proposed upgrade that, if enacted by users, would bring additional features and enhancements to the network. Go-ethereum (Geth) v1.8.20, released on Tuesday, sets the…

BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans against crypto collateral, has raised $4 million in its latest round this year. The New York-based firm announced Wednesday that the funds have been raised in convertible debt investments in a round…

Andreas Utermann, chief executive officer and global chief investment officer of Allianz Global Investors, has said cryptocurrencies should be banned by regulators. According to a report from Reuters on Tuesday, Utermann was speaking during a panel discussion in London alongside…

Internal chat logs from a town hall held Friday by ethereum production studio ConsenSys show that employees are grappling with uncertainty in the face of recently announced layoffs. A day after confirming that 13 percent of its staff would be cut…