The Month in Crypto — August 18

NYSE owner launches a regulated crypto exchange, China crackdown continues, a16z and Polychain Capital lead $102M round in Dfinity.

The Month in Crypto — July 18

Bitcoin ETF rejected, Bitmain $1.1B profit in Q1, SBI launch first bank-backed exchange in Japan.

The Month in Crypto — September 18

$60M hack in Japan, Bitcoin ETF postponed, Winklevoss stablecoin, xRapid release drives ripple up…

The Month in Crypto — November 18

Markets tumble, AWS enter the blockchain space, Nasdaq & VanEck to offer bitcoin futures, Bitcoin…

The Month in Crypto — October 18

Bitcoin 10 years old, Fidelity Investments announce custody services, Coinbase valued at $8 billion…

The Week in Crypto 27/04/18

The News

• Nasdaq’s CEO announced that the exchange is open to becoming a cryptocurrency exchange, when enough regulation is in place to protect investors. At the same time she also announced a collaboration with Gemini, one of the large American…

The Week in Crypto 02/03/18

The News

• Circle, the international payments company, acquired Poloniex for $400M. Poloniex are one of the large token to token exchanges based in the US. Leaked documents indicate Circle plan on turning the exchange in to the first fully regulated token…

The Week in Crypto 23/02/18

The News

• Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan president has claimed that the petro (petroleum backed cryptocurrency) has raised $735M in an ICO pre-sale. He didn’t release any information to verify this. It has also been reported that he has ordered all state…

The Week in Crypto 02/02/18

The News

• Coincheck, an unlicensed Japanese exchange was hacked and $530M USD worth of a currency called NEM was taken, making it the largest hack ever. It has prompted an investigation by the Japanese Financial Services Agency. The exchange has promised…