Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 28, 20181 Unregistered Broker Down, *Many* To GoOriginally posted on The Daily Bit. Yesterday was a doozy for 1Broker. The international securities dealer was dealt the lethal Triple Whammy, receiving charges from the SEC, CFTC, and FBI for an assortment of unregistered/illegal activity taking place on the website: A quick primer on 1Broker: The platform allowed users…Bitcoin3 min readBitcoin3 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 25, 2018Maker’s Not So Stable Governance*Originally posted in The Daily Bit. Yesterday, venture capital firm a16z purchased 6% of the total Maker (MKR) stablecoin supply for $15 million. It’s the latest investment disclosed by the fund since their sizable commitment to the Dfinity Foundation in late August. …Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 24, 2018Debriefing Honeybadger 2018*Originally posted at The Daily Bit. Debriefing Baltic Honeybadger 2018 This weekend, a Bitcoin conference came and went in the country of Latvia. Thirty speakers covered a range of topics, such as Lightning scaling solutions, operational security, and custody. Bad news? We couldn’t attend the event in person. Good news? The entire conference was…Bitcoin4 min readBitcoin4 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 21, 2018Daily Bit #183: XRP & ETFsIndustry Updates The Houston Rockets have a new sponsor for the upcoming NBA season… crypto mining giant, AntPool. Venezuelan President Maduro plans on using the Petro for international trade starting in October. New rulings from California have banned political candidates from accepting Bitcoin as campaign contributions. Binance listed a third stablecoin, Paxos…Investing4 min readInvesting4 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 20, 2018Daily Bit #182: Just Keep BuildingIndustry Updates Following their 20 state expansion in the U.S., OKCoin listed five new tokens — ADA, XLM ZEC, XRP, and ZRX. Brian Books, previously General Counsel @ Fannie Mae, joinedCoinbase as their new Chief Legal Officer. Debunking reports from NY’s AG, Coinbase says they do not engage in proprietary trading. Singapore’s…Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 19, 2018Daily Bit #181: Lock It Up, ExchangesIndustry Updates Several institutional firms are launching a blockchain-based platform for financing the trading of popular commodities. Investors are fading ICOs, and fast — total funding plummeted to $800 million in August from $5.4 billion in June. Hot seat: Bitmain. It’s rumored that IPO investors are threatening to sue the company for…Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 18, 2018Daily Bit #180: All About the RatioIndustry Updates Following the ICO wave of 2017, crypto lawsuits are at all-time-highs (go figure). Shuttle Delivery, the GrubHub of Seoul, is accepting Bitcoin Cash (and Bitcoin) as payment. Ukranian officials are proposing a 5% tax on cryptocurrency-related profits. Unverified accounts on two South Korean exchanges will be unable to complete fiat…Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 17, 2018Daily Bit #179: Better Planets with BlockchainIndustry Updates Coinbase is scaling out their NY operations, looking to hire 100 employees. The long awaited Tezos (TZS) blockchain is launching its mainnet platform. Beta testing for Binance’s Singabore-based fiat-to-crypto exchange starts today. Two gambling platforms on EOS were hacked, resulting in the loss of over $250k. Paycoin’s former CEO will…Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 14, 2018Interview with Dr. Jemma Green, co-founder and chairman of Power LedgerYou’re based in Perth Australia and have been with Power Ledger for a little over 2 years now. Can you break down what is Power Ledger and your involvement with the project? Sure, I’m one of the co-founders and chairman of the company. Power Ledger is a technology company that…Blockchain12 min readBlockchain12 min read
Published in The Daily Bit·Sep 14, 2018Daily Bit #178: Electricity in the PaperIndustry Updates And here… we… go. Morgan Stanley is looking into bitcoin swap trading for clients. Frankie Scoops, aka @fintechfrank, joined The Block as a crypto correspondent — great stuff Frank and well deserved. *applause* Blockchain security company BitGo was approved to provide crypto custodial services in the United States. Ethereum’s next…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
