According to a new blogpost written by researchers for the Columbia Law School blog, many companies which promised to incorporate ‘blockchain’ in their business were doing it purely for speculative purposes. Recently, we reported on how Long Island Iced Tea changed its name to ‘Long Island Blockchain’ in an opportunistic attempt to pump their own […]
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PrimeTrust Ramps up Security Measures with Help from Fireblocks
Security First A pair of U.S. based companies has just announced a new working partnership, which will see PrimeTrust utilize services by Fireblocks. To elaborate, these services are tailored around increased security when dealing with digital assets. Services by Fireblocks include the following capabilities: Multiparty Computation (MPC) Chip Isolation Technology Elimination of private key theft […]
Kik Issues 131-Page Rebuttal to the SEC
The SEC and Kik are continuing their feud. The regulatory body pressed charges against the crypto-company earlier this year for their unregistered $100M ICO. Kik is fighting back at the SEC and accusing the regulatory body of supposedly “twisting the facts.” The SEC brought a lawsuit against the crypto-company in June for an ICO held […]
Prime Trust To Upgrade Its Crypto Custodian Protection By Using Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks
A prominent cryptocurrency custodian called Prime Trust is set to use the technology of Fireblocks in order to upgrade the protection of the digital assets it keeps. Fireblocks is a company backed by the giant Fidelity Investments and it is focused on creating security solutions that can be used to protect token holders and exchanges […]
Antiguan Government Signs MOU with Globex to Launch Government-Backed Security Token Marketplace
As of August 7th 2019, Globex, the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance (MFCG), and Julius Capital Bank, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement aims to leverage the Ethereum blockchain in making Antigua a global hub for security token issuance and secondary market trading. MOU Between Antigua and Globex […]
tZERO to Welcome Retail Investors on Security Token Exchange Aug.12
tZERO Going Live On August 12, retail investors will be granted access to the digital securities exchange run by tZERO. This date represents one year since the initial sale of their in-house tokens, distributed through an STO. Accredited investors have had full access to the exchange since it originally went live in January, 2019. Supported […]
Tezos (XZT) Becomes Available to Buy, Sell and Store on Coinbase Right Now
You can now trade Tezos (XZT) tokens on Coinbase, according to a recent blog post from their official blog, users are now able to buy, sell, send, receive and store the tokens starting on August 8. Customers will be able to access the asset from desktop computers or by using the Android and iOS apps. […]
Overstock’s tZERO to Bring Security Token Trading to Retail Investors Next Week
tZERO, the security token trading platform and Overstock.com’s subsidiary, has announced that it will open its security token market to virtually all investors. The platform went live earlier this year, but has been strictly limited to wealthy accredited investors. How tZERO’s Platform Will Soon be Available to Retail Investors tZERO’s security token trading platform went […]
EZ365 – Play. Trade. Learn.
Who is EZ365? Operating out of, self-titled, ‘blockchain island’, Malta, EZ365 is a newly developed digital asset ecosystem. EZ365 also maintains ties to Canada, as this is where most of the founding team calls home. The company indicates that their goal is to ‘facilitate the mass adoption of cryptocurrency’. They intend to achieve this through […]
Binance Hackers Used Crypto Coin Mixing Service Chipmixer To Launder At Least 4,836 BTC
As you may know, Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, was recently hacked and it lost over 7,000 BTC. Now, the criminals were reported to have laundered at least 4,836 BTC of the stolen tokens on a crypto mixer called Chipmixer. The attack happened in May and then attackers started to launder the […]
