Crypto and Laws

• Dharma integrates with Uniswap, opening up trading access to more than 2,000 tokens

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 104

  Crypto lender Dharma announced Thursday that it is enabling support for every token listed on Uniswap v2, with the integration accessible to...

• Circle links up with Genesis Global Trading to advance USDC services, nets $25M in funding from Digital Currency Group

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 104

  The token supply for USDC  hit one billion at the start of July, and Circle — one of the startups behind the U.S.-dollar tied stablecoin — is...

• Chinese authorities have arrested all 27 major suspects of PlusToken Ponzi scheme – report

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 133

  China's Ministry of Public Security has reportedly arrested all 27 major suspects of the PlusToken Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly $3 billion...

• The market cap of Ampleforth’s AMPL token has tanked by over 60%

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 184

  The market capitalization of AMPL, the native token of Ampleforth protocol, has declined by over 60% in the last three days. From about $719...

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• Utreexo: ‘re-thinking’ how Bitcoin works to help it scale without a protocol change

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 182

  Quick Take By storing a cryptographically secure representation of Bitcoin’s UTXO set, Utreexo aims to let Bitcoin users run a full node...

• As Binance slows down asset listings, Poloniex attempts to retake market share

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 212

  Quick Take Poloniex’s slowdown of supporting new assets in 2017 allowed Binance to take over as the dominant cryptocurrency exchange....

• Israel: Law Granting Government Special Authorities to Combat Novel Coronavirus Adopted

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 214

  (July 29, 2020) On July 23, 2018, the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed the Special Authorities to Combat the Novel Coronavirus...

• The Exchange – Institutional Investments from East to West | Full Webinar

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 202

  On July 27th Frank Chaparro hosted the third installment of The Exchange, The Block's APAC focused webinar series.  In this installment, Frank...

• Decentraland’s MANA token added as newest collateral type for DeFi lending protocol Maker

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 135

  An executive vote among MKR token holders in the MakerDAO ecosystem has resulted in the addition of MANA, the native currency of the virtual...

• Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO lays off staff, cuts salaries

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 178

  tZERO, the blockchain subsidiary of online retailer Overstock.com, disclosed Wednesday that it has moved to lay off staff and cut salaries to...

• Chile: New Constitutional Amendment Imposes Term Limits for Certain Public Officials

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 136

  (July 29, 2020) On July 8, 2020, Law No. 21238 , which amends the Chilean Political Constitution to establish limitations on the reelection of...

• Central bank of the Philippines is considering issuing its own digital currency

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 193

  The central bank of the Philippines, locally called the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), is looking at the feasibility of issuing its own...

• Hardware wallet firm Ledger suffers data breach, says customer contact and order information compromised

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 202

  Hardware wallet company Ledger said Wednesday that it suffered a data breach of its marketing and e-commerce database in late June. Contact and...

• Tokens are equity in Internet-native businesses

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 180

  Quick Take Crypto protocols are similar to traditional companies in that they provide a service  — e.g. file storage, lending, or exchange —...

• The future of Robinhood’s crypto products is in doubt amid recent headwinds

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 177

  Quick Take The Block has learned that Robinhood is likely to scale back aspirations for a crypto trading unit. Recent troubles have led...

• Eth2 researchers unveil validator ‘launchpad’ ahead of next month’s Medalla testnet launch

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 179

  The Ethereum Foundation's Eth2 research team shared details about its validator launchpad on Monday as the ambitious blockchain overhaul project...

• DeFi protocol Synthetix is now being governed by a trio of DAOs

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 149

  The team behind the synthetic asset issuance protocol Synthetix said Tuesday that the project is now officially being governed by three...

• Goldman Sachs boosts gold price target, says the U.S. dollar’s reserve status is at risk

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 163

  New York investment bank Goldman Sachs is raising its price target for gold while sounding the alarm about risks to the U.S. dollar.  In a note...

• Israel: New Definition of “Recovery” from COVID-19 Reduces Number of Required Tests

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 109

  (July 28, 2020) On July 21, 2020, Israel’s Ministry of Health (MOH) adopted a new directive providing criteria for approving the...

• Open interest in CME bitcoin futures hits an all-time high of $724 million

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 120

  Open interest in CME Group's cash-settled bitcoin futures has hit an all-time high of $724 million amid bitcoin's price rise. The spike in open...