June 26, 2018
Andreessen Horowitz Is First VC To Raise Large Crypto Fund
Andreessen Horowitz is now the first venture capital firm to raise a large fund focused on cryptocurrencies. The Silicon Valley investment firm announced the launch of a16z crypto, a $300...
June 22, 2018
Mercari Shows Yen For Online Marketplaces, Trade Wars Dampen GDP...
The best way to describe an initial public offering (IPO) that jumps double digits out of the gate? “Nothing new.” On closer look, however, the best way to describe one...
June 21, 2018
Amid Hacks, Bitcoin Is Still Not Ready For Primetime
What’s a currency to do when it can take down the internet? Gain in price, amid growing clamor for it, of course. No need to trace the minute details of...
June 20, 2018
Bithumb Says $31.5M Of Digital Tokens Stolen
Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, was the subject of a hack — $31.5 million worth of digital tokens were stolen in what is the second attack on a local...
June 18, 2018
Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
Hedge funds investing in cryptocurrencies are seeing returns fall, with digital coins down by 35 percent so far this year. According to the Financial Times, U.S. analytics firm Hedge Fund Research...
June 15, 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Ether Price Soars, William Shatner Stands Up For...
Thursday (June 14) turned out pretty well for ether, which CNBC described as the “world’s second largest cryptocurrency.” The price of ether increased 9 percent after William Hinman, head of...
June 11, 2018
South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack Sends Price Of Bitcoin Lower
Coinrail, a small South Korean cryptocurrency exchange that disclosed over the weekend it was hacked, sent the price of bitcoin lower. The Wall Street Journal, citing data from CoinDesk, reported...
June 08, 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Cybercriminals Steal $1.1B In Crypto So Far This...
In the first half of 2018, cyber criminals have stolen approximately $1.1 billion worth of digital currency, CNBC reported. To make these thefts possible, some criminals are turning to tools...
May 25, 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Criminals Steal $1.2B In Crypto Since 2017, Revolut...
More than $1.2 billion in crypto has been stolen by criminals since the start of last year, according to the non-profit Anti-Phishing Working Group, Reuters reported. The figure, which was released...