FinLab EOS VC Fund and several angel investors have invested a combined $2 million in Uplandme, maker of a digital property-trading game running on top of the EOS blockchain….
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Russia: Holding Bitcoin is Okay, But Using and Mining It Isn’t
The Duma (parliament) representative in Russia may finally have given some clarity on cryptocurrencies, albeit inadvertently. While announcing potential fines for miners, it stated that owning bitcoin was possible….
Is a “Franc Token” for Switzerland a Good Idea? • Live Bitcoin News
A national cryptocurrency has been an idea that many countries have either played with or are playing with at press time. Now, Switzerland is joining the mix and considering…
Stolen Bitfinex BTC Is on the Move – CoinDesk
Stolen bitcoins have been spotted moving on the blockchain after three years of lying dormant. In a series of transactions beginning at 06:00 UTC Friday, 172.54 BTC or about $1.37…
Vancouver Saw the First-Ever Bitcoin ATM. Now Its Mayor Wants to Ban Them – CoinDesk
Bitcoin ATMs have become “an ideal money-laundering vehicle,” according to the Vancouver Police Department, prompting a proposed city-wide ban by the mayor, and potential federal legislation, The Star reports….
Facebook’s ‘GlobalCoin’ Crypto Will Be Tied to Multiple Currencies: Exec – CoinDesk
Yet more details have emerged about Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency, said to be called GlobalCoin, and this time they come directly from the company. Speaking to German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche earlier…
Bitcoin-Skeptic Warren Buffett to Host $4.37M Lunch With Tron Founder
On Monday Tron Founder Justin Sun excitedly tweeted that he had won an auction to have lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. Will Sun shill Buffett on the merits…
Anti-Patent Troll Consortium Is Recruiting Blockchain Startups – CoinDesk
Three blockchain technology companies have joined a multi-industry consortium dedicated to protecting members against the threat of patent assertion entities (PAEs) – more commonly known as patent trolls. Revealed…
North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Exchange UPbit’s South Korean Users – CoinDesk
North Korean hackers have allegedly attacked users of South Korean exchange UpBit with a clever phishing exploit. According to data released by the security company East Security, the hacker…
State Farm, USAA to Pay Each Other Insurance Claims on Blockchain by 2020 – CoinDesk
U.S. insurance giants State Farm and USAA have entered advanced testing of a blockchain to automate the time-consuming and paper-heavy processing of automobile claims. Announced Thursday, the companies developed…