Shin’ichirio Matsuo is a research scientist in cryptography and information security at Georgetown University and a co-founder of the BSafe.network, a global blockchain research test network used by 25 universities. Since 2015, when bitcoin became an issue for regulators like…
Last weekend, two privacy coin conferences heralded the future of cryptocurrency governance: the hybrid startup model versus grassroots experimentation. Over 200 people gathered in Croatia for Zcon1, organized by the nonprofit Zcash Foundation, while roughly 75 attendees gathered in Denver…
The early-access code for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency hit GitHub two weeks ago — and in that time, critics and would-be trollers have taken aim at the project. Spun-up by the social media giant and presently managed by the non-profit Libra…
Ami Ben David is founder and CEO of institutional digital securities blockchain Ownera, co-founder of SPiCE VC, previously co-founder of Securitize and investor in security token companies. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a free newsletter for the institutional market,…
Craig Wright appeared in Federal court today to show cause why he had not certified facts pertaining to the list of bitcoin holdings he acquired prior to December 31, 2013. The plaintiff, Ira Kleiman is suing on behalf of his…
Executives from multi-million dollar startup Golem Factory are launching a new non-profit initiative called the Golem Foundation to pursue more ambitious research and development opportunities. As stated in a June 28 blog post by Julian Zawistowski, CEO of the Golem…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon indicated in a recent interview with Yahoo Finance that he had not spoken with Facebook about the development of Libra. “But it’s very possible someone in the company did,” Dimon said. “Blockchain is real,” he…
Billionaire investor and philanthropist Henry Kravis is dipping his toe into the world of crypto assets. According to a piece by Bloomberg on Friday, Kravis – who is co-founder of global investment firm KKR & Co. – is said to have invested in a…
Bitcoin’s price continued a downward trend Thursday, falling nearly $1,000 in a 20-minute period according to data from Coinbase Pro, which indicated the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap dropped from $11,700 at 16:05 UTC to $10,800 by 17:44 UTC.…
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