Author: Laima Nandi

Coinbase, a popular U.S. based crypto exchange has found itself at the receiving end of a lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that Coinbase allegedly suppressed Bitcoin. Is Second Time the Charm for Jeffery Berk? Based on a recent report, Jeffery Berk filled a lawsuit against the crypto exchange, accusing the company of insider trading. According to…
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Amidst the intense bear market the cryptocurrency market is currently experiencing, a top executive of a Coinbase—U.S based crypto exchange, has jumped ship and is now with a top ranking Venture Capitalist Firm- Andreessen Horowitz. Mike Lempres Left Coinbase The exec has been identified as the exchanges’ Chief Policy Officer, Mike Lempres. Mike joined Coinbase…
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In order to ensure that adequate safety precautions are being taken by its workers and also to ensure that they do possess the needed credential to work in a construction site, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), has completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) of a blockchain based credential management system. The Swiss National Rail Proof-of-Concept (PoC) System…
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Based on a recent document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a California-based financial institution Silvergate Capital, is set to go public. The company is set to have its initial public offering (IPO) and is looking to raise $50 million from investors. The Silvergate Bank The Silvergate Bank, a child company of…
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The Manhattan police department has recently arrested a 21-year-old Manhattan resident, who goes by the name Nicholas Truglia. Truglia was arrested for his involvement in a crypto theft that saw about $1million worth of cryptos stolen. He is also been accused of hacking the mobile devices of some Silicon Valley executives in order to access…
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One of the top tobacco retailers in France, Tobacconists has recently made it known that it will commence the public sales of bitcoin starting from next year. Tobacconists to Start Selling Voucher in 2019 According to a report from a top ranking France-based radio station, Europe 1, from January 1, 2019, Tobacconists will commence the…
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Based on a recent report, the University of Tokyo has joined the league of universities around the world offering blockchain related courses. The university through donations from several blockchains focused organizations and individuals like, Ethereum Foundation and Sumitomo Mitsui have started offering a blockchain course at its graduate engineering school. $800,000 Donated to the University…
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Based on a recent report, the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) has launched a full-scale investigation on a Cryptocurrency loan platform— Salt Lending. The SEC has reportedly sent a subpoena to the company. Salt Lending had a $50 Million ICO According to a previous report, the investigation by the SEC is as a result of the…
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According to a recent report, Microsoft is now the number one Enterprise Blockchain company in the world. This report places Microsoft’s Blockchain-as-a-Service (Baas) platform ahead of other top-ranking platforms like that of IBM, Cisco, SAP, HPE, Huawei etc. Microsoft is Leading The ranking report was compiled by a market foresight advisory firm called ABI Research.…
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