Bitmain Gets Go-Ahead for US Bitcoin Mining Operation A Washington state county has agreed to allow Bitmain subsidiary Ant Creek LLC to lease 10 acres of land with an option to buy. … Read More
BitGo Co-Founder Ben Davenport Is Stepping Down BitGo co-founder and CTO Ben Davenport will step down from his position next week, he announced Friday.… Read More
Yahoo Japan Buys Stake in Cryptocurrency Exchange Yahoo Japan confirmed that it has invested in Japanese crypto exchange BitArg through a subsidiary. … Read More
Coinbase Acquires Ethereum Wallet Startup Cipher Browser Decentralized app browser and ethereum wallet Cipher Browser is joining Coinbase and Toshi.… Read More
Morocco Extradites Alleged ‘Bitcoin Store’ Fraudster to U.S. Moroccan authorities have extradited a British national to the U.S. on fraud charges for running the “Bitcoin Store” exchange under false pretenses. … Read More
Mayor of Cash-Strapped Louisiana City Pitches ICO The mayor-president of Lafayette thinks the local government needs a cryptocurrency, but is vague about what purpose it would serve.… Read More
Zcash Completes ‘Powers of Tau’ Privacy Ceremony The zcash community has finished its Power of Tau ceremony in anticipation of the Sapling hard fork, which will occur later this year.… Read More
XVG, EOS, ONT: These 3 Cryptos Are Leading the Market Recovery Lesser-known cryptocurrencies such as XVG, EOS, and ONT continue to outperform the majors. … Read More
Bitcoin Thief Could Be Caned for $300K Robbery in Singapore Two bitcoin brokers in Singapore were assaulted and robbed by nearly $300,000 in cash while meeting with a prospect bitcoin seller offline.… Read More
Kenya’s Central Bank Chief Warns Again On Crypto Risks Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is now in line with other banks in blacklisting digital currencies and warns customers and banks dealing with it.… Read More