cryptocurrencies
ICOs Raised Around $160 Million in First Half of January
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) completed by Jan. 15 have raised around $160 million, according to report from ICO rating service ICObench. The number of ICOs that were held in January is more than 150,...
MIT and Stanford Professors to Create New Cryptocurrency
Professors from seven U.S. colleges including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley have teamed up to create a cryptocurrency, dubbed Un...
Bitwage Lets U.S. Firms Pay Salaried Staff in Crypto
Cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage is partnering with a Texas-based payroll company Simply Efficient HR to give more firms the ability to pay their workers in cryptocurrency. The initiative, ...
Google Blacklists ‘Ethereum’ Key Word
Google has blacklisted “Ethereum” keyword on its Google Ads platform — the keyword is no longer available on the platform. Serbia-based blockchain startup Decenter has told in i...
Swiss Watchmaker to Launch Watch with Crypto Wallet
Swiss luxury watch manufacturer A. Favre & Fils has announced the launch of mechanical timepiece with a built-in crypto wallet. The pre-production model of the watch will be launched during the Q2...
French Tobacco Shops Start Selling Bitcoin
Six tobacco shops have started selling Bitcoin (BTC) in Paris, France, Reuters reports Tuesday, Jan. 8. However, according to the French magazine Capital, there are 24 shops currently offer crypt...
Lite.IM Adds Bitcoin to Facebook, Telegram, and SMS
Lite.IM, a crypto wallet that allows users to make transactions via Facebook Messenger, Telegram, or SMS, has added support for Bitcoin. The chat bot currently supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and...
France’s Yellow Vest Plan Bank Run Similar to BTC Proof of Keys Event
Yellow Vests movement that has rocked France are planning a bank run similar to Bitcoin’s Proof of Keys.
Cryptocurrencies are Too Varied to be Considered One Asset Class
Cryptocurrencies are governed by different economic realities, have different market structures and have different return characteristics. They are simply too varied to be aggregated into one asset cl...