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Former Goldman Sachs Executive Director Joins Crypto Startup as CEO
Priyanka Lilaramani, former Goldman Sachs Executive Director, has recently joined HOLD, a Maltese crypto startup, as a new CEO, HOLD announced on its Medium blog on May 2.
One of Bitcoin's Biggest Investments Might Finally Be Paying Off
Bitcoin appears to finally be making headway with one of its less-appreciated, but critical challenges: recruitment.
Qtum May Update: Up 25% Over the Past Month On dApp Developments
Qtum has experienced a bullish past month of growth.
Fraudsters Take Aim at Investors in Controversial KodakCoin ICO
A representative for the company behind the long-in-the-making KODAKCoin initial coin offering has accused a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange of "Fraudulent" behavior by claiming that it will host the token sale.
These ICO Investors Are Getting Their Money Back
In what seems like the latest sign concerns are impacting initial coin offerings broadly, Seattle-based Dragonchain is forcing one of its affiliate projects, Norwegian startup Iagon, to return funds it raised from investors back in April - and it's currently unclear why.
Ethiopian Gov't Signs Agreement With Cardano To Introduce Blockchain In Agritech
The Ethiopian government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with cryptocurrency startup Cardano, The Next Web reports May 3.
Mastercard Says Fewer Crypto Purchases Led To Drop in First Quarter Growth
Mastercard's quarterly growth was marked by a slight drop due to a decrease in the number of customers purchasing cryptocurrencies with the company's credit cards, CNBC reported May 3.Consumers can use Mastercard to acquire digital currencies, a practice forbidden by some financial institutions.
Crypto Price Watch: Stellar Lumens, Cardano, NEO, EOS and IOTA Enjoy Glowing Hikes
Stellar Lumens is up by approximately $0.05 since our previous price article.
California City's Blockchain Token Is Definitely Maybe Happening
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the city council of Berkeley, Calif., took a step towards approving the issue of a blockchain-based "Microbond."
Colorado Cracks Down On Two Companies For Illegal ICO Promotion
The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies announced its investigation of two companies for promoting unlawful Initial Coin Offerings to Colorado residents, the Denver Post reported May 3.The Colorado Securities Commissioner said that California-based Linda Healthcare Corp. and Washington-based Broad Investments LLC could potentially be violating Colorado securities law by promoting ICOs.DORA discovered that Linda Healthcare is promoting a "LindaHealthCoin" token on its website, which ostensibly can be used to purchase Linda Healthcare's insurance.
Weekly Price Overview: VeChain, May 3
The subsequent correction took support close to the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement levels of 0.00032752.
Telegram Cancels Public ICO
In January, the popular messaging app, Telegram, announced that it would launch an ICO to fund its Telegram Open Network.
'Dr. Doom' Slams Cryptocurrencies, Says 'Talk Of Decentralization Is Bulls**t'
Economist Nouriel Roubini sharply criticized cryptocurrencies on a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference yesterday, Bloomberg reported May 2.
US: Arizona's Cryptocurrency Tax Bill Sees Rollback On Crypto Acceptance
The Arizona House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1091, a tax bill that would allow citizens to pay their taxes using cryptocurrencies, according to public records May 2.
'Belligerent' Crypto Miners Prompt Power Utility to Beef Up Security
A public utility in one of the U.S. hot spots for bitcoin mining is adopting new security measures in light of harassment of some of its employees.
Revenues Down, Hashrates Up: 2018 Mining Outlook By The Numbers
Bitcoin mining may well be the lifeblood of the cryptocurrency but the industry is in a constant state of flux for a number of reasons.
IOTA Joins Ford, BMW, GM and Renault As Some of the Big Names to Connect with MOBI
On Tuesday at the Future Blockchain Summit in Dubai, it was announced that Ford, General Motors, BMW, and Renault were just some of the big names that have joined MOBI - the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative.
JPMorgan Seeks Patent for Blockchain-Powered Interbank Payments
JPMorgan Chase is seeking to patent a system for using distributed ledgers as a way to facilitate and reconcile financial transactions, newly-released filings show.
Reddit Co-founder Makes Wild Prediction: $15,000 Ethereum Price by End of 2018
The cryptocurrency market is currently awash with bullish predictions, with market analysts such as Thomas Lee predicting massive gains for Bitcoin by the end of the year.
Arizona's Bid to Accept Crypto for Taxes Suffers Setback
Arizona's cryptocurrency tax payments bill was passed by the state's House of Representatives, but with a caveat: it is now almost completely different.
Russian Crypto Blogger Found Dead In Petersburg Apartment
The Russian cryptocurrency investor and blogger known online as Pavel Nyashin has been found dead in his Petersburg apartment, according to local media.
CFTC Officials Want Close Cooperation With SEC on Crypto Rules
Two officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission spoke about regulating cryptocurrencies this week, stressing the need for cooperation between their agency and another powerful U.S. regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bitmain's Latest Crypto ASIC Can Mine Zcash
Bitmain has unveiled a new cryptocurrency mining hardware product dedicated to the Equihash algorithm, which is used by the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency zcash.
Square Books Small Profit for First Quarter of Bitcoin Sales
Digital payments startup Square made more than $34 million in revenue in the first quarter from cryptocurrency purchases.
Cardano Update: Latest Technical Release Reveals Solid Foundation Being Built
The Cardano Project begins to take shape with the announcement of two testnets alongside major advancements in providing a provably secure Proof of Stake protocol.
$750: Ether's Price Hits Highest Level Since Early March
The price of ether, the cryptocurrency native to the ethereum blockchain, broke above $750 Thursday, reaching its highest level since March 8, according to CoinDesk data.
Daily Volatility Decline? Bitcoin Has Seen $1K Range 43 Times In 2018
Bitcoin is famous for its daily price jumps and falls, but lately the charts seem to be bordering on the comatose.
New Ideas Energize Ethereum Though True Signaling Solution Still Elusive
Named "EIP:0," a nod to the platform's process for accepting codes changes - the meeting consisted of members from a variety of startups and non-profits working to advance the technology, with notable members including Parity Technologies, the Web3 Foundation, the Ethereum Foundation, Giveth, Aragon, Consensys, MetaMask and others.
How To Diversify Away Risk In A Crypto Portfolio: Correlation And Variance
Although there are public companies whose stock movements have strong correlations due to those doing similar work in the same industry - oil companies, for example - investors are still capable of diversifying away risk in an equally weighted portfolio by adding stocks with negative correlations to the portfolio.
Crypto Markets Keep Experiencing Mainly Green After Last Week's Market Corrections
Thursday, May 3: after a week of some small dips and small growth, the crypto market is firmly back in the green, with Bitcoin and Ethereum back over the psychological price points of $9,000 and $700 respectively today, May 3.
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