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US Regulator FCC Eyes Blockchain in Wireless Spectrum Management Shake-Up
United States regulator the Federal Communications Commission is considering blockchain for wireless network licensing, IT and fintech magazine ComputerWorld reported on May 6.
Craig Wright Ordered to Disclose Bitcoin Addresses in Kleiman Court Case
A U.S. federal court has ordered self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright to disclose his bitcoin addresses in an ongoing lawsuit filed against him by the estate of a former business partner.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett Offers Fresh Metaphor for Bitcoin as a 'Seashell'
Outspoken crypto critic and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has again derided bitcoin for its purported lack of real use value, likening the coin to a seashell that "Just sits there."
Bitfinex, Tether Formally Contest US Court Case Over Alleged $850 Million Fraud
The operator of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin Tether is planning to vacate the court order that accuses it of an $850 million funds loss, a document confirmed on May 5.
Bitcoin Risks Pullback After Rejections at Key 2018 Price Hurdle
BTC has failed to close above that level for three days in a row, indicating a price pullback may be needed to fuel a sustained move to $6,000.
Bitfinex's Price for Bitcoin, $300 Higher than Market Rate, Excluded from CoinMarketCap
Market data resource CoinMarketCap has excluded Bitfinex's price for bitcoin from its global average, its website showed on May 6.The embattled exchange's BTC price was $5,986.
Maker's Dai approaches $1 peg following aggressive interest rate hikes and Tether fallout
Interest rates for MakerDAO have exploded to 19.5 percent over the course of three months to combat its stablecoin Dai from trading below its $1 peg.
PepsiCo Blockchain Trial Brings 28% Boost in Supply Chain Efficiency
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has conducted a blockchain trial that brought a 28 percent boost in supply chain efficiency.
CFTC 'Can Get Comfortable' With Ether Futures Product, Says Anonymous Official
United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is open to the idea of ether futures trading, cryptocurrency industry news outlet CoinDesk reported on May 6.
SIX Stock Exchange May Issue Its Own Token, Says Exec
Switzerland's top stock exchange SIX could issue a token to meet its goal of digitizing traditional assets, according to its head of securities and exchanges.
Bloomberg Report: Fidelity Will Start Institutional Bitcoin Trading Within Weeks
United States $7 trillion investment firm Fidelity will reportedly roll out bitcoin trading for institutional clients in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported on May 6.
Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says
The CFTC is willing to let an ether futures contract go to market after soliciting market feedback last year.
Bitfinex's Bitcoin Price Excluded from CoinMarketCap Average Calculation
Cryptocurrency data provider CoinMarketCap has excluded bitcoin prices provided by the troubled Bitfinex exchange from its weighted average calculation.
CoinMarketCap removes Bitfinex from exchange calculations
After a week of drama surrounding iFinex Inc., which operates Bitfinex and owns Tether Ltd., CoinMarketCap has decided to remove Bitfinex's price data from its calculations.
Banking, Bitfinex and the Hidden Irony of Crypto's Newest Controversy
There's a case to be made that new crypto technologies and business models will foster a sufficient mix of greed and fear to drive banks into a more accommodating stance with crypto entities.
MIT Professor Christian Catalini Is Working on Facebook Coin: Report
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Christian Catalini is on leave and working on the development of Facebook coin, cryptocurrency news Coindesk reported on May 3.
US Court Orders Craig Wright to Provide Bitcoin Ownership Records
The United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida issued an order on May 3 requiring self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright to produce a list of his public bitcoin addresses.
Top 5 Crypto Performers: ATOM, DASH, MIOTA, BTC, BCH
ATOM/USDAtom, the native crypto asset of the Cosmos blockchain, made an impressive start as it made a place for itself among the top 15 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization within a very short span of time.
Emi?n Gün Si?rer on Rethinking Blockchain, Promoting Good Crypto Use and Leaving Stagnation Behind
Why wouldn't we have another one? How are you going to get your wealth out? Surely, that people would have enjoyed taking their wealth on a USB stick - if they could, back on the day - instead of leaving everything behind: their breakfast, their table, their houses.
Bitcoin active nodes outnumber XRP active addresses
Bitcoin has more full nodes than XRP has active addresses, observed one crypto commentator.
May 5: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week
Vitalik Buterin Tweets ETH Development Proposals After Elon Musk's "Ethereum" Tweet Bait.Elon Musk, tech entrepreneur and Tesla CEO, and Ethereum's co-founder Vitalik Buterin engaged in a relatively one-sided Twitter discussion this week after Musk tweeted one word: "Ethereum." In response, Buterin extended an invitation for Musk to attend Ethereum's DevCoin in October, with Musk parrying back with a question concerning future Ethereum network development.
Bitcoin's Lightning Comes to Apple Smartwatches With New App
You can now receive bitcoin's experimental lightning payments with a few taps of an Apple smartwatch.
Bitfinex Shareholder Starts Pre-orders for Exchange Token's Public Sales
The parent company of Bitfinex, has not published an official white paper for its exchange token offering, one of its shareholders has already kicked off pre-orders for the token sale.
NYAG Requests That Bitfinex Be Forced to Release Tether Deal Documents
The New York State Attorney General Letitia James has requested the disclosure of documents concerning an alleged deal made between cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin operator Tether.
Ripple Adds SBI President To Its Board of Directors
Blockchain payments startup Ripple has added new director to its board, Yoshitaka Kitao, who is currently president, representative director and CEO of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings.
Beware the Fake Bitfinex White Papers Appearing Online
As speculation and impatience arises over the upcoming Bitfinex token sale, opportunistic fakers are creating bogus white papers that purport to describe the details of the upcoming sale.
Ethereum 2.0's Nodes Need to Talk
While many aspects of the upgrade are still under research and presently being finalized, on April 23 new code was unveiled that, if approved and ultimately implemented, will facilitate the basic communication between nodes that run the ethereum 2.0 software.
Margin trading for BTC, BNB, ETH, TRON and XRP could soon come to Binance
A Reddit user may have found some margin trading features on Binance API that could be pointing out that the exchange will soon allow margin trading on the platform.
Bitfinex 'Official Doc' Confirms Plans to Raise up to $1 Billion in IEO for Its Token LEO
Zhao Dong, a shareholder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has released new promotional material detailing the exchange's upcoming initial exchange offering for up to $1 billion.
How Security Tokens Can Prevent an Impending Financial Crisis
An investigation of the systemic weaknesses that led to the crisis points to the promise of a new financial instrument that has entered the market - tokenized securities.
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