Trump’s Fed Nominee Advocates a Gold-Backed Currency, Even a Crypto One
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Federal Reserve board of governors is reiterating her advocacy for the gold standard — and adding digital...
Harmony Blockchain Mainnet Now Supports Staking Along With Sharding
The open blockchain platform Harmony announced that it will now support staking in a bid to create a blockchain infrastructure that attains high...
Miner Revenues Crash, But This Has Always Marked Bitcoin Price Bottoms
The revenue of Bitcoin (BTC) miners dropped to early 2019 levels for the second time in 2020. Every time it declined to a...
Researchers in Philippines Track Crypto Use By Terrorists
A report published by the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR) reveals that terrorist groups related to Islamic State (IS)...
Algorand Targets Insurance Fraud With New Partnership
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm Algorand has partnered with blockchain-based tamper-proof media verification platform Attestiv to target fraud within the insurance industry.The firms...
No, ISIS Does Not Have $300M in a Bitcoin ‘War Chest’
Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has published a report debunking a number of popular narratives surrounding the use of crypto to finance terrorism.The report...
Mystery Account ‘Rescues’ $6M of STEEM From Hard Fork Seizure
As part of the long-running Steem drama, the Steem (STEEM) network experienced another fork today. Particularly designed to tackle “constant attack from malicious...
Chinese Police Arrest 12 Fake ‘Huobi Officials’
Chinese authorities have dismantled a group of alleged scammers posing as Huobi exchange officials, who were operating an over-the-counter (OTC) website.As reported by...
New Partnership Adds Crypto Payment Routes on Shopify
A partnership with crypto payment processor CoinPayments means bolstered digital asset payment compatibility for Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify. "Shopify is a natural fit for us,"...
In Congress, a New Bill Asks for Mass Survey of Blockchain...
On May 19, Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the “Advancing Blockchain Act.” Per a May 18 draft of the legislation obtained by CryptoNewspeople,...
