London-based West Ham United — a soccer team that plays in the English Premier League — is partnering with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch a fan token ecosystem. The news was…
Unconfirmed: Bitfinex Alleged to Be Mulling Launch of Exchange Token Via IEO
Crypto exchange Bitfinex is allegedly planning to issue a native exchange token, a post from Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong to Chinese social media platform Weibo revealed on April 30. Zhao, who also runs…
Australian Tax Agency Goes After Cryptocurrency Traders in Exchange Data Push
Australia’s tax agency, the Australian Tax Office (ATO), will seek to contact cryptocurrency traders personally about tax issues as part of a new data collection scheme, officials confirmed in a statement on April 30. The…
UAE Becomes World’s Biggest Contributor to Token Sales, Data Shows
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been the world’s biggest contributor to crypto token sales so far this year, according to data recently released by CoinSchedule. More than 25% of funds…
GOLDMAN SACHS ‘MISSING OUT’ AS CRYPTO FUND ASSETS SOAR TO $15 BILLION
Wall Street giants such as Goldman Sachs are increasingly at risk of being left behind as cryptocurrency funds are the fastest growing segment of the hedge fund industry. CRYPTOCURRENCY…
3000 ATTENDEES GATHERED AT BLOCKCHAIN LIFE FORUM IN SINGAPORE
On April 23-24 more than 3000 attendees from 70 countries gathered in the world’s blockchain capital — Singapore. Top crypto companies (Binance, Huobi, Listing.Help, crypto messenger ELVN and others),…
Chinese Government Supports Development of ‘Blockchain City’ in Malaysia
The Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a “blockchain city” in the critical shipping lane of the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The development was announced in a press release shared with…
DIGITEX FUTURES CEO: ONLY WAY WE’LL KILL BITMEX IS IF ARTHUR ‘DIES LAUGHING’
They say that Bitcoin is volatile. But compare that to the savage landscape of altcoins in which one token can gain or lose 75 percent of its value in…
US Prosecutors Charge 2 Foreign Nationals Over Bitcoin Investment Scam
Two Nigerian nationals have been indicted by U.S. prosecutors for allegedly running a fraudulent bitcoin investment scheme. The Oregon District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that the defendants, Onwuemerie Ogor Gift and…
Marco Polo Onboards Three New Members to Its Trade Finance Network
Distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based trade finance network Marco Polo has onboarded three new members for piloting and evaluating purposes, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports on April 26. Marco Polo Network is a…
