Monthly Archives: May 2020

One of the core narratives of Bitcoin (BTC) since inception is the oft-stated goal of separating money and state. While this has certainly been a powerful creed in the currency’s early adoption by the crypto-anarchist and techno-libertarian communities, what does this actually mean? It’s quite simply a call for a neutral form of money.When stripped…

InCore bank becomes the first Swiss business-to-business bank approved by the financial watchdog to operate with digital assets. 1226 Total views 53 Total shares The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, or FINMA, has authorized InCore bank to carry out digital assets transactions, allowing customers worldwide to access and transact within the bank.The official announcement represents…

An ongoing ransomware attack targets the public services infrastructure of Weiz. 1255 Total views 41 Total shares Malware team, NetWalker, launched a ransomware attack against the Austrian village of Weiz. This attack affected the public service system and leaked some of the stolen data from building applications and inspections.According to the cybersecurity firm, Panda Security,…

Kingdom Trust, a regulated custodian managing over $13 billion in assets, wants to tokenize the more than 20,000 assets that it currently custodies. 1521 Total views 51 Total shares Kingdom Trust, a South Dakota-based custodian managing more than $13 billion assets, is closely eying the tokenization sector.Speaking to Cointelegraph, Kingdom Trust chief executive, Ryan Radloff,…

This week’s headlines from Japan included GMO Coin exchange polling customers on their view of digital assets, Lisk opening a base in Japan, Bitflyer showing 2019 net losses, blockchain startup LayerX securing significant funding, and two entities reported successful collaborative blockchain-based securities experiments. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by…

Cointelegraph has partnered with the WEF to integrate our crypto industry news and analysis feed to its Strategic Intelligence network. 577 Total views 23 Total shares We are excited to announce that Cointelegraph has joined the World Economic Forum’s Strategic Intelligence contributor network as a content partner, supplying the latest blockchain and cryptocurrency industry news,…

Check out this week’s Bad Crypto News 617 Total views 21 Total shares It’s been a strange week for BTC as we move forward in our new mining rewards era. The price ends the week down but a late rally has pushed it back over $9,000. Technical analysts expect Bitcoin to continue rising based on…

South Korean tech titan names Woong Ah-yoon as the head of their blockchain division. 1630 Total views 43 Total shares Although the company made no official announcement, South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung Electronics seems to have been appointed a new Vice President in its AI PM Group / Blockchain Dev Group.Woong Ah-yoon, a former chief…