Blockchain

In what seems like an about-face, global banking custodian State Street has drastically cut down its Decentralized Ledger Technologies team, as sources indicate. Rather than focus on building a complete DLT ecosystem from scratch which hitherto before now had been the strategy that State Street pursued, the custodian has decided to focus on digital assets which include tokenized stocks and bonds as well cryptocurrencies. Such an approach is to be applied instead of a bottom-up strategy which...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 764. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: China Firewall blockiert ETH Blockchain Explorer, UpBit Hacker bewegen gestohlene Ethereum & Bank darf seinen Mitarbeitern Bitcoin verbieten. 1.) Ethereum China Shutdown? – Firewall blockiert ETH Blockchain Explorerhttps://cryptomonday.de/ethereum-china-shutdown-firewall-blockiert-eth-blockchain-explorer/ 2.) Upbit-Hack-Update: Hacker bewegen gestohlene...

Recently, Live Bitcoin News published a story regarding Virgil Griffith, a man who last April, traveled to North Korea despite U.S. regulatory scrutiny to deliver a blockchain seminar.Griffith Has a Few DefendersDuring the lecture, it is believed that Griffith may have provided cryptocurrency knowledge to listeners regarding how they could potentially utilize both cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to override U.S. sanctions. This didn’t sit well with the American government, and...

Social media entertainer Supercar Blondie has revealed a limited edition bitcoin watch linked to a Mt. Gox wallet.An investigative Redditor followed the clues and wonders whether the owner, possibly a member of the royal family, is linked to the Mt. Gox scandal.This wallet has a cool $17.7 million stored in it.Popular social media entertainer Alex Hirschi may have opened a whole new can of worms on Monday after she revealed a high-profile bitcoin wallet on Twitter. The catch? This is no...

Veteran entrepreneur and noted crypto proponent John McAfee has announced that his 2020 presidential campaign has officially begun. Of course, with U.S. authorities looking for him, McAfee would likely be arrested as soon as he set foot on American soil, but since when has he let a few pesky details stop him?McAfee made the announcement Tuesday morning on Twitter, boasting that he is “a perfect candidate to disrupt this system.”The McAfee 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaign has now formally...

FinAccel, an Asian fin-tech company involved in leveraging deep data analytics across users’ digital footprint in order to automate credit risk scoring and access to credit in Southeast Asia, has announced it raised $90 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Asia Growth Fund, jointly established by Mirae Asset and Naver Corp, and Australia-based venture capital firm Square Peg. Among other investors were Singtel Innov8, Telkomsel Indonesia, Cathay Innovation and Kejora...

American multinational investment bank and financial services company Morgan Stanley has changed its rating on stocks from Roku, the on-demand video streaming platform backed by Fox. Even though Roku has had an amazing year and climbed quite explosively in the stock market with 400% year-to-date YTD returns, Morgan Stanley dropped its Roku rating from equal weight to underweight.In a recent note to the company’s investors titled “It’s All Priced In”, Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne,...

Blockchain company Socios has partnered with football club Juventus to launch a $JUV token.Fans can buy the token and use it to vote on which song the club will play in the Allianz stadium.Yet another example of a project that doesn’t need a blockchain or a token.File this under: things that absolutely don’t need a blockchain. Juventus fans can now vote on which song will be played at the Allianz stadium when Ronaldo or Dybala score. The catch? You need to buy $JUV tokens through the...

On Monday, December 2, there was palpable disappointment in the finance atmosphere as the U.S. stock market’s major indexes, including Dow, saw a sharp fall, the largest 24-hour loss in the last eight weeks. The loss has left quite a number of investors rattled as some believe that it might be an important factor in deciding how well or poorly the general stock market will end 2019.For specifics, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) ended the day at 27,783.04 points, losing 268.37, a 0.9%...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 763. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: CryptoBridge Exchange stellt den Betrieb ein, Bitfinex ermöglicht Lightning Network Zahlungen & Niemand nutzt Auslieferung von BTC bei Bakkt. 1.) CryptoBridge stellt den Betrieb ein – Regulierung bereitet dezentraler Börse Problemehttps://bitcoin-kurier.de/cryptobridge-stellt-den-betrieb-ein-regulierung-bereitet-dezentraler-boerse-probleme/ 2.) Bitfinex ermöglicht...