First-ever fund-of-funds for cryptocurrencies
Protocol Ventures, the first-ever fund-of-funds for cryptocurrencies, has been launched by serial tech entrepreneur and investor, Rick Marini.
Swiss mountain bunker contains millions of bitcoins
It is important to clarify that the vault does not store actual bitcoins, rather it stores private, cryptographic keys. These keys form pairs with public-facing keys, and provide the users with access to the balance of coins that is stored on the Bitcoin network.
Bitfinex announces termination of services to US-based users
The popular cryptocurrency trading platform intends to terminate all its services to US users by 9 November.
Coinbase users can soon buy Bitcoin directly from their bank accounts
Users will be able to buy up to $25 000 worth of either bitcoin, litecoin, or ethereum directly from their bank accounts.
Tezos ICO crowdsale breaks record with $232 million
The Tezos ICO crowdsale raked in a historic $232 million.
Ethereum blockchain is updating to Byzantium
The Byzantium hard fork will improve the performance of the blockchain network with an addition of new security features.
ICO tokens can be commodities, states CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has already confirmed that bitcoin, and other cryptocurrency assets, will be treated as commodities. Recently, it was disclosed that tokens issued through initial coin offerings (ICOs) may be considered as commodities as well.
Thousands of Bittrex accounts mysteriously closed
Several users have had their Bittrex accounts closed recently without reason.
Microsoft announces Azure for government use
The government can soon use the blockchain technology to safely store sensitive data.
Initial coin offerings raise another billion in under two months
Around this time last month, the amount raised by ICOs in the crypto market surpassed $2 billion. Within the past 30 days, it has increased by more than another billion dollars.
