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Kentucky Pushes Mining Tax-Breaks in Bid to Attract Crypto Community
5.3.2021
The Kentucky House Budget Committee approved a bill in a 19-2 vote to eliminate the sales tax on electricity for use in cryptocurrency mining operations. The bill, designed to attract more miners to the state, is now in the Kentucky Senate for review. Lawmakers Urge Greater Crypto Appeal Despite...
Brave acquires search engine in bid to offer alternative to Google Search
3.3.2021
Privacy-focused browser Brave has acquired open search engine Tailcat to introduce its own alternative to Google Search later this year
Justin Sun Denies Bid to Enlist 13.6m-sub YouTuber as Tron ‘Shill’
16.2.2021
Marques Brownlee. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Marques Brownlee
A YouTuber with over 13.6 million subscribers and over 5 million followers on Twitter said he was approached about promoting the tron (TRX) token – a charge which Tron chief Justin Sun has rushed to deny, despite skepticism...
Billionaire Bitcoin investor backs away from California governor bid
5.2.2021
Citing the need to focus on business, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has put his political aspirations on hold
Travel Firm Backed for USD 50m in Bid to Develop ‘Killer DeFi App’
18.1.2021
Travel industry player Maps.me has taken the DeFi plunge with a USD 50m fundraising effort it has described as “an investment into the embedded DeFi ecosystem.”
In a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the firm revealed that its backers in the USD 50m drive include the Berkeley and Hong...
Biconomy Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding for Bid to Simplify Blockchain Transactions
11.1.2021
Biconomy aims to enable blockchain developers to provide a simplified onboarding and transaction experience for users of Web 3.0 and blockchain projects
Oasis Protocol Adds Shyft Network in Bid to Attract Institutions to DeFi
7.1.2021
Oasis Labs, creator of Oasis Protocol, appears to be looking to build an institution-friendly version of Ethereum's DeFi ecosystem
Aegis Custody Clears Hurdle in Bid for South Dakota Trust Charter
11.12.2020
Aegis Custody wants to build a tokenized bridge between U.S. investors and trade finance opportunities in Asia
YIELD Raises $4.9M in Bid to Simplify DeFi
10.12.2020
YIELD sets out to simplify the process of investing in DeFi products
Bitcoin ‘Making Progress’ on Bid to Oust Dollar, Morgan Stanley Chief Global Strategist Says
9.12.2020
Bitcoin's success should force governments to grapple with falling public trust in fiat currencies
Stocking Stuffers: Bid on 12 of Crypto’s ‘Most Influential’ NFTs
9.12.2020
Most Influential 2020 features art from Alotta Money, XCopy, Osinachi, Matt Kane, Sarah Zucker, Yonat Vaks and Olive Allen
Aave Launches V2 in Bid to Make Borrowing Against Volatile Assets Less Risky
3.12.2020
DeFi platform Aave has rolled out its second version, with several features that should make it more flexible and more capital efficient
Crypto Exchange Upbit Brings in Withdrawal Delay in Bid to Tackle Fraudsters
27.11.2020
The South Korea-based exchange has announced a 24-hour cryptocurrency withdrawal delay in an effort to protect user accounts from malicious attacks
Thai SEC Revises Net Capital Rules in Bid to Open Liquidity, Support Digital Asset Businesses: Report
18.11.2020
The revised requirements are aimed at adding liquidity to the Thai market, while also allowing digital asset businesses to hold part of their required capital in cryptocurrencies
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Run, Uniswap’s Hemorrhaging Value, Anchorage’s Banking Bid
17.11.2020
Bitcoin is nearing all-time highs in price and market cap last set three years ago
Galaxy Digital Makes Twin Acquisitions in Bid to Strengthen Institutional Appeal
14.11.2020
The cryptocurrency merchant bank has acquired a lending firm and a trading company as it seeks to become the "go to" platform for institutional access to digital assets, the firm said Friday
Kadena Partners With Stablecoin-Maker Terra in Bid to Expand Its DeFi Offering
10.11.2020
The hybrid blockchain maker, Kadena, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Terra and will be adding Terra’s stablecoin Luna to its decentralized exchange (DEX) Kadenswap
Cayman Islands Announces Legal Framework in Bid to Attract Crypto Businesses
2.11.2020
The Cayman Islands is building a regulatory framework for "virtual asset service providers" with some measures already enacted
Verizon’s newsroom to use blockchain in bid for absolute transparency
30.10.2020
News requires an element of trust. Blockchain may be able to help
Australian Firm to Accept Tether in Sydney Stock Exchange IPO Bid
29.10.2020
The Australian capital-raising platform STAX has announced that its client the West Coast Aquaculture Group (WCA) is to become the country’s first business to launch an initial public offering (IPO) that will accept a blockchain-powered token, the stablecoin tether (USDT), as part of...