Facebook is hiring. The social media giant now has five job openings for blockchain talent at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters in the areas of data science, software engineering and marketing. While the firm’s possible…
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, has officially banned security token offerings (STO) in a continuation of its restrictive legislation governing digital currencies. China: STO is ‘Illegal Financial Activity’ In continuation…
Security token offerings (STO) – essentially initial coin offerings which are backed by tangibles such as a company’s revenues, profits or assets – are now officially banned in China. This emerged after the People’s Bank…
Bitcoin (BTC) still has the potential to drop towards $3,000, despite a minor bounce from 15-month lows seen on Friday. The leading cryptocurrency by market value picked up a bid at $3,210 three days ago…
Cryptocurrency debit card provider Wirex has introduced Iban support for all EUR accounts in the past few weeks. Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) are now able to fund their accounts by bank transfer…
Despite the criticism it is receiving for being a pseudo-decentralized blockchain project, EOS is performing exceptionally well on the trading front. The EOS/USD rate during the weekend noted more than 16% surge. The upside action…
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday…
The long drawn out bear market of 2018 has been very painful for a lot of crypto traders. However, it may be just the reality check the industry needs in building more stability for future…
A malware used to mine the Monero cryptocurrency is relying on constant improvements to avoid detection and increase the chances of success. According to researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies, the malware…
A Japanese lawmaker has proposed a number of changes to current taxation regime in order to ease the burden for cryptocurrency users and encourage adoption of cryptocurrencies in the country. In a meeting held earlier…
