Numerai never did a token sale, but people have its token and they are using it. The numeraire (NMR) was launched in June 2017 as an early departure from the initial coin offering (ICO) template. Now, with the final upgrade of…
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US Government Interested in Tracking Privacy Coins, New Document Shows
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to know if tracking transactions conducted using privacy coins is feasible. A new pre-solicitation document published by the DHS Small Business Innovation Research Program discusses the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin…
Get Ready for Crypto Sanctions Enforcement
Beau Barnes and Jake Chervinsky of Kobre & Kim LLP are litigators and government enforcement defense attorneys who specialize in disputes and investigations related to digital assets. This article is not intended to provide legal advice. For the past year,…
How Silvergate Became the Leading Bank for Crypto Startups
It’s been a long journey for Alan Lane since the Silvergate Bank CEO bought his first bitcoin in 2013. That was around the time his small, deposit-hungry bank, based in La Jolla, California, took on its first crypto exchange as…
Bitcoin Price Ends November With Worst Monthly Decline in 7 Years
Bitcoin just ended its worst-performing month in seven years in terms of month-over-month price declines. The world’s largest cryptocurrency began November at an average price across exchanges of $6,341, but as of 0:00 UTC on December 1 is trading at just…
SEC Fines Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled for ICO Promotions
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges with professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer Khaled Khaled – better known as DJ Khaled – for not disclosing that they were paid to promote initial coin offerings…
The 6 Big Takeaways From SEC Chair Clayton’s Crypto Remarks
The tea leaves were swirling Tuesday after Jay Clayton, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dropped some hints about what regulators in the United States will (and won’t) do in the crypto space in the coming months and years.…
SEC Chair Clayton: Crypto ETF Needs Exchanges ‘Free From Manipulation’
Jay Clayton, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said Tuesday that he doesn’t see a pathway to a cryptocurrency ETF approval until concerns over market manipulation are addressed. “How that [manipulation] issue gets addressed, I don’t have…
Employees Say Startup Civil Hyped Crypto Returns, But Failed to Pay
Civil was supposed to create a more transparent and democratic model for journalism. But so far, journalists working on its platform have yet to receive all of the compensation they say they were promised when hired. According to several current…
Down 36%: Bitcoin Price Faces Worst Weekly Loss Since April 2013
With bitcoin prices dropping further early on Sunday, the cryptocurrency now looks to be heading for its worst weekly loss in over 5 years. At press time, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization is trading at $3,520 on Bitstamp, representing…