Category: Crypto Flash News

Blockport, an Amsterdam-based currency exchange, has filed for bankruptcy after its Security Token Offering (STO) failed to meet expectations. According to a blog post published in April 2019, the co-founder and chief product officer Sebastiaan Lichter said the company failed…

Samourai Wallet, a privacy-enhanced bitcoin wallet app, just received its first round of venture funding. Katana Cryptographic, the company that maintains the Samourai Wallet, received a $100,000 investment from Cypherpunk Holdings with the purpose of developing new features to enhance…

The long list of cryptocurrency exchange hacks tells the story of one of the Bitcoin industry’s biggest problems to date: Custodial exchanges are a big target for attackers and a centralized point of failure for those that rely on them.…

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of crypto exchange Bits of Gold in its legal battle with Bank Leumi, the country’s second-largest bank. The ruling means Bank Leumi has to open banking services to the exchange, although the bank…

In the beginning, there was Bitcoin Core. Satoshi Nakamoto’s seminal software implementation for the Bitcoin network was a one-stop shop for early users: For the earliest adopters, it functioned as a full node, wallet and miner. Ten years and a…

In this episode, Dave and Grahm sit down with Jameson Lopp to discuss his recent op-ed, which appeared on BitcoinMagazine.com on May 8, 2019. “How Many Wrongs Make a Wright” is a comprehensive investigation into Craig Wright and his questionable…

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has questions in its ongoing investigation into the mysterious $190 million collapse of Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX, so it’s turning to previous customers of the exchange for answers. Yesterday, the agency posted a…