Tag: cryptocurrency news
Kik ICO Raises Nearly $100 Million
Web messaging platform Kik Messenger has concluded the much-hyped initial coin offering (ICO) for Kin, the platform’s new native currency. Including contributions from a...
Government Debt Getting Downgraded, Thankfully Bitcoin Backed Only By Math
The biggest argument against cryptocurrencies is that unlike fiat currencies, they do not have the backing of any government. As multiple rating downgrades show,...
Better in Byzantium? Ethereum Takes Baby Steps Toward a Privacy Boost
Ethereum users may soon be getting a much-needed privacy boost.
Long a shortcoming for all public blockchain networks, the world's second-largest blockchain is nonetheless aiming for big...
Aussie Solar Startup Power Ledger, Energy Giant Origin Begin Blockchain Trial
Australian solar startup Power Ledger has partnered with retail energy giant Origin to begin a trial based on Power Ledger’s blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy marketplace.
Power...
Bitcoin Mining Farms Invited to Russian Leningrad Region
Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the Leningrad region in Russia, issued a general invitation to miners to use land in the region for mining farms, per...
Dubai Financial Regulator Issues Warning on ICOs
A financial services regulator in Dubai has issued a warning on initial coin offerings (ICOs) to investors.
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), in a...