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- Court Takes Control of Funds Amid Crypto Exchange’s Banking Dispute November 13, 2018A Canadian judge ruled that CIBC, which froze some $26 million CAD claimed by QuadrigaCX, must transfer the funds under dispute to the court.
- Traders Now Betting 2-to-1 Bitcoin Cash Fork Will Cause Price Decline November 13, 2018New data is offering insight into how crypto traders are pricing in a coming technical update to bitcoin cash, one that could cause the world’s fourth most valuable blockchain to split into two competing networks. At press time, there are now almost twice as many open short positions betting that the price of bitcoin cash […]
- Bitcoin Cash’s ‘Mining War’ Escalates as Blockchain Hard Fork Approaches November 13, 2018Over the past day, bitcoin cash mining pools supporting Craig Wright's Bitcoin SV have consolidated even more of the relative amount of hash power.
- GMO Reports $5.6 Million Q3 Loss on Crypto Mining November 13, 2018Japanese IT giant GMO has reported a loss from crypto mining in Q3, but there was more positive news for its exchange business.
- Shell, BP Back Blockchain Platform to Modernize Commodities Trading November 13, 2018Oil giants Shell and BP are among a group of firms planning to launch a blockchain platform to automate post-trade processes in the energy industry.
- Bitcoin Back on the Defensive After Price Hits Two-Week Low November 13, 2018Bitcoin's price dropped to two-week lows earlier today and could extend the decline to key support near $6,100.
- What Fork? Asian Traders Are Buying Bitcoin Cash November 13, 2018While bitcoin cash is seeing an internal war ahead of Thursday's hard fork, traders in Asia are betting that the upgrade will result in "free money."
- Australia’s CSIRO, CommBank Complete ‘Smart Money’ Blockchain Trial November 13, 2018Australia's federal science agency CSIRO and CommBank have trialed a blockchain payments prototype they say could save "hundreds of millions" a year.
- Bitmain Sues Alleged Bitcoin Thief in US Federal Court November 13, 2018Bitmain has filed a lawsuit against an anonymous thief in a US federal court, who allegedly stoled 617 bitcoin from the crypto mining giant.
- Michigan Secretary of State Nixes Crypto for Political Donations November 12, 2018A letter from the Michigan Secretary of State's office states that cryptocurrencies cannot be used for political donations.
- Combined Class-Action Lawsuit Against Ripple Moves to Federal Court November 12, 2018Is XRP a security? The question is now sitting before the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
- Hash Power Favors Craig Wright Camp in Looming Bitcoin Cash Fork November 12, 2018Early data suggests that the Bitcoin SV implementation of the bitcoin cash fork may enjoy more hash power than Bitcoin ABC.
- NEM Price Climbs to 9-Week High As Coincheck Brings Back Trading November 12, 2018NEM surged 25 percent today to reach its highest price since early September while accumulating its most 24-hour trading volume in over three months.
- Singapore’s Central Bank, SGX Develop Blockchain Settlement System November 12, 2018The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the nation's stock exchange have developed a blockchain-based settlement system for tokenized assets.
- Accenture Puts Software License Management on a Blockchain Platform November 12, 2018Accenture has rolled out a new software license management application built with distributed ledger tech from Digital Asset.
- Japanese Firms Claim Success in Marine Insurance Blockchain Trial November 12, 2018NTT DATA and a major Japanese insurer have completed a blockchain trial that speeds up marine cargo insurance claims.
- Bitcoin Teases Bull Move After Defense of Key Price Support November 12, 2018Bitcoin could be in for a recovery rally, having defended a key support level over the weekend.
- CFTC Fines Bitcoin Trader $1.1 Million for Crypto Fraud November 12, 2018A bitcoin trader has been jailed and fined over $1.1 million for stealing bitcoin and litecoin, and then defrauding investors to repay the loss.
- Airdrops Are a Marketing Ploy (And That’s OK) November 12, 2018A currency is nothing if not widely used, and that can't be achieved unless people make some cost-incurring effort to encourage widespread usage.
- IBM Says Blockchain Can Power ‘Open Scientific Research’ in New Patent Filing November 12, 2018A patent application from Big Blue hints at a blockchain solution for scientific research.