Crypto lender BlockFi is rolling out support for the gemini dollar (GUSD) stablecoin to diversify its lending capital and potentially work with new clients.
The Australian Federal Police has charged a government employee alleged to have misused government IT infrastructure for personal cryptomining operations, earning about $6,200.
Online investment service TD Ameritrade might be giving its users simulated exposure to bitcoin and litecoin through a new, but not-yet-live, offering on NASDAQ.
To ensure a secure shopping experience, Haven leverages the OpenBazaar software and InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a decentralized and distributed file storage system.
The CFTC has fined Joseph Kim for perpetrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme. The same day, a District Court in the Northern District of Illinois sentenced Kim to 15 months on wire fraud charges.
This expansion will add to its offerings in 46 states of the United States, something that required “quite a bit of work,” according to CEO Zac Prince.
“Consumers are starting to lose faith in online services and privacy protections they hoped were in place,” David Chaum told the audience at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas on October 23, 2018.
This is the first time the company is expanding to accept cryptocurrency collateral besides bitcoin and ether. It is also the first crypto-backed lender to support loans backed by GUSD.
SparkSwap is the first crypto exchange to be built on the Lightning Network. It allows users to trade both bitcoin and altcoins in seconds without depositing assets with a third party.
