Russians Indicted for US Election Hacks Used Bitcoin to Fund Operations Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.… Read More
Why Litecoin’s Creator Is Buying Into A Bank (And How It Could Go Wrong) If all goes according to plan, TokenPay and Charlie Lee’s Litecoin Foundation will transform a tiny German bank into crypto’s smoothest on-ramp.… Read More
Lawmakers to Discuss If Crypto Is ‘The Future of Money’ Next Week The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will host a crypto hearing focused on its use as a form of money next week.… Read More
Binance Exchange Backs First-Ever Decentralized Bank in Malta Binance is reportedly among a number of investors backing a decentralized, blockchain-based bank to be launched in Malta.… Read More
IT Giant Fujitsu Is Launching a ‘Ready-to-Go’ Blockchain Service Fujitsu has launched a new blockchain consultancy service it claims will deliver a minimum viable product in just five days.… Read More
100 Tokens By 2020: Ledger Pledges Big Expansion for Crypto Custody Wallet and custody startup Ledger is ramping up the number of cryptocurrencies it supports to meet demand from institutional investors. … Read More
Bank of Queensland Rules Out Crypto Purchases With Mortgage Funds The Australian retail bank has revised its loan agreements to prohibit borrowers from using mortgages to purchase cryptocurrency.… Read More
Cartier Owner Richemont Plans to Track Diamonds With Blockchain A board member at Swiss luxury goods maker Richemont has said the firm will use blockchain to bring transparency to its supply chain.… Read More
Federal Judge Wavers As CFTC Seeks Injunction in Crypto Fraud Case The CFTC is wrapping up its case against accused fraudster Patrick McDonnell – but the hearings in New York this week have been anything but simple. … Read More
CryptoKitties to Debut Mobile App on HTC’s Flagship Phone CryptoKitties will first roll out its new mobile application on select HTC devices by the end of this year.… Read More