Haven Protocol Devs Reassure Community After ‘Exit Scam’ Concerns
Following concerns that startup Haven Protocol was a “crypto exit scam,” an alleged member of its team reassured the community that the project was intact in a Twitter thread Jan. …
Poll: 63 Percent of Senior Execs Lack Understanding of Blockchain Tech
In a survey of institutional investors by the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), 63 percent of respondents believe that senior business executives have a poor understanding of blockchain technology. Cointelegraph …
London Stock Exchange Trading Tech to Power New Hong Kong Crypto Exchange
LSEG Technology, the technology solutions provider for the London Stock Exchange Group, has announced that its matching engine will be used to power a new Hong Kong-based digital assets exchange. …
JP Morgan-Backed Firm Partners with Blockchain Startup Owned By Former Deloitte Exec
JP Morgan-backed digital services firm Smartrac has partnered with SUKU Ecosystem, a blockchain startup owned by former Deloitte exec Eric Piscini, according to a tweet on Tuesday, Jan. 22. SUKU, …
NYSE Operator’s Long-Awaited Crypto Platform Bakkt Announces New Key Vacancies
Bakkt, the cryptocurrency platform created by the operator of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that they are hiring for a number of high-up positions in a tweet Jan. …
Who Scales It Best? Inside Blockchains’ Ongoing Transactions-Per-Second Race
Open-source project Qtum representatives claim that their enterprise blockchain dubbed ‘QtumX’ can accommodate “more than 10,000” transactions per second (TPS), according to a press release recently shared with Cointelegraph. With …
South Africa Is Making Strides Toward Crypto Clarity With the Reserve Bank’s Latest Report
A working group of South African financial regulatory organizations has released a consultation paper focused on cryptocurrencies, calling for public input to develop a cryptocurrency regulation policy for the country. …
Coinbase Adds Cross-Border Wire Transfers for High-Volume Customers in Europe, Asia
High-volume Coinbase Pro and Prime users in Europe and Asia can now fund their accounts via international SWIFT wire transfer from non-United States bank accounts, a post on the official …
ING Bank Signs 5-Year Licensing Deal With R3 for Access to Its Blockchain Platform Corda
Dutch international bank ING has signed a deal with enterprise blockchain consortium R3 for access to R3’s commercial blockchain platform, according to a press release published Jan. 22. As a …
New Analysis Suggests $16 Million in Crypto Stolen in Cryptopia Hack
As much as $16 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) and ERC20 tokens were stolen in the recent hack of New Zealand exchange Cryptopia, according to an analysis from blockchain infrastructure …