Pop Icon Peter Gabriel Has Invested in a Blockchain Startup Legendary musician and former Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel has invested in blockchain startup Provenance. … Read More
Fed Chair: Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Great’ For Money Laundering The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell criticized cryptocurrencies during a hearing on Capitol Hill.… Read More
CFTC Official to Congress: Don’t Be ‘Hasty’ With Crypto Rules LabCFTC director Daniel Gorfine advocated for thoughtful regulation of the cryptocurrency space in Congressional testimony Wednesday.… Read More
Baidu’s Blockchain Photo App Launches With Its Own Token Chinese internet search giant Baidu has created a proprietary token to power its new blockchain-based photo validating and sharing service. … Read More
Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Reveals Plan to Reach Venezuela’s Unbanked Paxful says business is surging in developing nations, where mobile phones are abundant and cheap, but access to exchange platforms remains scarce.… Read More
What to Expect When Congress Talks Crypto (Twice) Tomorrow Two Congressional committee hearings will examine whether crypto is the future of money, as well as what sort of regulation the space may need.… Read More
Litecoin’s Lee: Bank Deal Might Lead to New Crypto Services Charlie Lee took to reddit Tuesday to clarify his and the Litecoin Foundation’s roles in the new acquisition of nearly 10 percent of a German bank. … Read More
Mastercard Wins Patent for Speeding Up Crypto Payments Mastercard is looking to improve crypto by designing a payments system that will link accounts holding both fiat currency and cryptocurrencies. … Read More
Russian Firm Will Reward Staff With Crypto Tokens Tied to Profits The blockchain subsidiary of the Russian e-payments firm Qiwi plans to incentivize staff by giving them tokens tied to the firm’s net profits.… Read More
IBM Is Helping Launch a Price-Stable Cryptocurrency Insured By the FDIC The latest attempt to create a crypto pegged to the U.S. dollar, or stablecoin, combines 21st-century technology with an invention from the 1930s.… Read More