Blockchain network Tron is at the center of controversy July 8 after footage emerged of Chinese police raiding its offices in Beijing. Users: Tron Turned Blind Eye To $30M…
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US Lawmakers Question Terrorist Use of Facebook Cryptocurrency – CoinDesk
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives questioned Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director Kenneth Blanco about Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Thursday. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN),…
Decentralized Video Platform Built on Ethereum Raises $8 Million – CoinDesk
Livepeer, a decentralized video encoding platform built on the Ethereum network, announced it has received an $8 million Series A venture capital round lead by Northzone. Noticing the prodigious…
BitTorrent Creator Bram Cohen Takes Over as CEO at Chia Network – CoinDesk
BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen has taken over as CEO of his current company, Chia Network, CoinDesk has learned. Co-founder Ryan Singer has stepped away from the company to focus…
A Protocol for Issuing Tokens Launches on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network – CoinDesk
Many bitcoiners thought it would be a cold day in hell when BHB Network co-founder Giacomo Zucco admitted that all tokens aren’t inherently scams. But, as it turns out,…
Enigma Launches Second Testnet for ‘Secret Contract’ Blockchain – CoinDesk
Data privacy startup Enigma is officially launching its second test network for ethereum developers. While the code for the second testnet developer release has been up on GitHub since…
Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ to Arrive in Next Bitcoin Lightning Release – CoinDesk
So-called lightning network “watchtowers” — a much-anticipated next step for securing the network — are coming soon. Watchtowers have long been considered a missing piece of bitcoin’s lightning layer,…
Aion Network Launches First Blockchain Virtual Machine on Java – CoinDesk
Aion Network, a non-profit aiming to “rebuild an internet that puts users first” through broadening the use of blockchain, announced a new virtual machine built on top of the…
CryptoKitties Now Sells Its Crypto Collectible Cats for Around $1
Remember when virtual cat game CryptoKitties collapsed the Ethereum network? The feline frenzy in 2017 saw gaming fanatics spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on digital cats with zero…
Lightning App for Sending Bitcoin Tips on Twitter Is Now Easier to Use – CoinDesk
A Twitter app for tipping by way of bitcoin’s experimental lightning network is now easier to use thanks to a new update. Launched earlier this year, Tippin.me took Twitter’s…