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Japan’s SBI Invests $15 Million In Crypto Card Wallet Maker Tangem
Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has invested $15 million in slimline cold wallet provider Tangem.
Digital Garage to Test Yen-Pegged Stablecoin on Blockstream Network
A Digital Garage subsidiary has partnered with blockchain tech firm Blockstream to test atomic swaps of a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin.
Proof-of-Stake Could Lead to Crypto Banking. Let's Avoid That
"Staking as a service" is taking off. We need to think hard about what this means for crypto's evolution, warns Michael J. Casey.
Why 'Mainstream Adoption' Is an Unfair Success Metric for Dapps
We are way too early for “mainstream adoption” to be a sensible success metric for dapps, says Coleman Maher.
How BlockEx Went from $24 Million ICO to Layoffs in Less Than a Year
BlockEx, a London-based platform for launching and exchanging tokens, was beset by a series of setbacks that led to downsizing.
Ethereum Devs Propose Activating Constantinople Hard Fork in Late February
After a security vulnerability was found in ethereum's next system-wide upgrade just days prior to activation, core developers now hope to execute the upgrade at the end of February.
Chip Maker TSMC Reports 'Big Drop' in Crypto Mining Revenue
Chip-making giant TSMC has reported a significant drop in revenue for its crypto mining segment in 2018.
One Year Later, What's Holding Back SegWit Adoption on Bitcoin?
SegWit was activated on the bitcoin network over a year ago. But only an estimated 36 percent of all bitcoin transactions are using it. Why?
'Critical' Vulnerability in Beam Wallet Could Have Put Funds At Risk, Devs Say After Fix
The "critical vulnerability" found by developers of the mimblewimble privacy coin Beam is said to have put user funds at possible risk of being stolen.
Ethereum Clients Release New Software In Wake of Hard Fork Delay
Major ethereum clients are releasing new versions of their software to prevent the now-delayed Constantinople hard fork from triggering.
