Category: Cryptocurrency News

Emma Channing is the CEO and general counsel of the Satis Group, an investment group focused on blockchain and digital finance. The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review. As specialists in the ICO market, we assist our clients in optimizing the execution of their ICOs, and understanding the constantly shifting state of crypto capital markets is no small part of that exercise. Looking back, 2017 was wild ride, with huge contrasts between some predictable developments (such Read more …

Altcoins Centra, an initial coin offering (ICO) noted for having been promoted by Floyd Mayweather, is now facing a class action lawsuit. The ICO is accused of violating securities laws by misrepresenting the cryptocurrency as comprising a utility-based token. Also Read: Trading Bitcoin for an Altcoin Won’t Shield You From the IRS Anymore The Suit Has Been Filed on Behalf of Plaintiff Jacob Zowie Thomas Resel The action states state that “Between approximately July 30, 2017, and approximately Read more …

Australian Solar Startler Power Ledger thinks that Blockchain Technology can stimulate the energy industry to more efficiency, reducing both distributor waste and consumer costs. Since finalizing its initial offer of 34 million Australian Dollars (ICO), the company has participated in several blockchain studies, including one financed by the Australian government. Power Ledger was co-founded by Dr. Jemma Green, a researcher at Curtin University in Western Australia. Before setting up his Power Ledger, Dr. Green worked as an investment banker at Read more …

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has surged to well over $2,000 today, apparently in response to the news that Bitcoin payment service BitpPay will begin accepting payments in the coin. According to a post from Friday on BitPay’s company blog, the need for more currency options for merchants has become increasingly clear. Over time, the service plans to add payments options in “other Blockchains which Bitcoin has inspired,” starting with BCH. Detailing the Bitcoin Cash addition, the BitPay team stated, We will Read more …

Get Trading Recommendations and Read Analysis on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Bill Miller’s MVP 1 fund is now half invested in bitcoin, his biggest single concentration of an asset in an investment fund, Miller told Consuelo Mack in a WealthTrack podcast. (Podcast below) Miller launched Miller Value Partners in 2016 after working for 35 years at Legg Mason. He managed a fund there that surpassed the S&P 500 for 15 years through 2005. Biggest Asset Allocation Miller has Read more …

Crowdfunding The holidays are coming, and as bitcoin has increased in value, many crypto-proponents are donating their funds during this year’s “season of giving.” There’s a whole lot of charitable efforts and causes accepting bitcoin this year, and we’ve hunted down a wide variety of nonprofits for your convenience. Also read: Options Giant CME Launches Bitcoin Futures — Here’s What to Expect Every year people donate to charities across the globe but during the month of December, well Read more …

Intel has filed a patent for a type of Blockchain system that uses energy from proof-of-work (POW) crypto mining for genetic data sequencing. Eliminating waste Bitcoin has frequently been criticized for the network’s high energy use, and waste of energy is in fact one of the leading arguments for proof-of-stake (POS) protocols. Intel is seeking not to reduce Bitcoin’s energy use per se, but to harness the power that’s already being consumed to serve another purpose. Since miners would be Read more …