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- US Charges Stanford Crypto Group Director With Defrauding His Former Employer – the Fed October 29, 2020Lawrence Rufrano allegedly hid his work at Stanford and blockchain startup Factom from disability benefits regulators.
- ConsenSys, Polychain, Tron, CipherTrace: Blockchain Startups Got $30M+ in US ‘PPP’ Bailout Loans July 6, 2020At least 45 crypto and blockchain startups, ranging from Bittrex to the Electric Coin Company, received U.S. Paycheck Protection Program loans, new filings show.
- US Homeland Security’s Tech Scouts Reissue Call for Blockchain Startups June 24, 2020The Silicon Valley Innovation Program challenged blockchain startups to build Social Security number alternatives, an essential worker license and supply chain solutions for DHS.
- Blockchain Bites: COMP x2, Reddit Scales and Factom Goes Bankrupt June 19, 2020The COMP governance token is seeing massive gains and potential listings on Coinbase Pro and CoinFlip, while Reddit looks to scale its Ethereum-based project.
- Blockchain Company Factom Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy June 19, 2020Factom Inc.'s board has presented a proposal for restructuring the business, which will now be assessed by the administrators.
- Market Wrap: Oil Rebounds As Crypto Makes Gains, Especially Ether April 22, 2020Oil’s bounceback performance seems to be taking the driver’s seat in market activity. Bitcoin is also up, and ether’s price performance is even better.
- Miners Trick Stablecoin Protocol PegNet, Turning $11 Into Almost $7M Hoard April 22, 2020The millions in tokens were later destroyed, painting a confusing picture of the attacker's motives.
- Blockchain Bites: ‘Immunity Passports,’ a Darknet Pharmacist and How Bitcoin Miners Prepare for the Halving April 13, 2020Cryptography can solve privacy concerns stirred up by COVID-19; Bitfinex moves more than one billion dollars worth of bitcoin for less than a dollar.
- Factom’s Two Employees Press On Despite Investor’s Call to Liquidate April 10, 2020Factom, Inc. cut 80 percent of its 10-person staff. “The protocol is going to run whether Factom, Inc. continues or not,” said COO Jay Smith.
- Factom Inc. ‘Faces Liquidation’ After Investors Refuse Request for More Funding April 2, 2020The blockchain firm's biggest investor, FastForward, is now its receiver.
- Off-Blocks Launches US Government-Tested Digital Signature Service in Beta January 14, 2020Digital signature platform Off-Blocks is bringing its Department of Homeland Security-tested file verification tool to the public.
- PODCAST: Altcoins and Ancient History With Litecoin’s Charlie Lee December 1, 2019The hosts are talking network effects, ad-hoc audits and more with early Bitcoin developer and Litecoin creator Charlie Lee.
- Statechains, and Trading the Panopticon for Magical Internet Money November 24, 2019CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle and Thiel Capital's Eric Weinstein talk Magical Internet Money; the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! host and Somsen Ruben discuss statechains.
- PODCAST: ‘Let’s Talk Bitcoin!’ Hosts Discuss Libra, China and Cargo Cults November 17, 2019Every Sunday, CoinDesk plays host to deep, nuanced discussions about the complex issues we cover, with the cast of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! podcast.
- US Homeland Security Taps Canadian Blockchain Firm to Track Oil Imports November 11, 2019DHS has hired Mavennet to track oil imports into the U.S. by retrofitting existing tracking technology with blockchain.
- UK Banking Pilot Aims to Streamline Compliance Using Factom Blockchain October 31, 2019Crypto startup Knabu is launching a 30-day pilot today to put regulatory reporting on the blockchain.
- US Energy Department Funds Trial of Factom Blockchain to Secure Power Grid September 5, 2019Factom, one of the earliest firms to pitch blockchains to businesses, is participating in a U.S.-funded trial of the tech to protect the power grid.
- Florincoin – The 2013 Altcoin You Don’t Remember – Is Attracting Real Users May 9, 2019An obscure cryptocurrency that first started getting noticed during the 2014 altcoin boom is showing itself a true diamond in the rough.
- Pantera, Coinbase Join $4.5 Million Round for Staking-as-a-Service Startup January 31, 2019Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $4.5 million round for Staked, a firm that helps investors back proof-of-stake cryptos.
- Tim Draper Invests $1.25 Million in Bitcoin Payments Processor OpenNode December 18, 2018U.S.-based venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested $1.25 million in OpenNode, a bitcoin-only payments processing startup.