Calls for Crypto Exchange Oversight Grow Louder After Bitfinex Hack Leaves Customers With 36% Losses
Three weeks after hackers drained 119,756 bitcoin from Bitfinex — roughly $72 million at the time of the theft — […]
Darknet Markets Embrace Monero While Global Regulators Race to Keep Up With Crypto
TL;DR AlphaBay, the world’s largest darknet marketplace, officially begins accepting Monero (XMR) on August 22, 2016, signaling a shift toward
Smart Contract Accountability Debate Intensifies as DAO Hack Fallout Forces Legal Community to Reassess Blockchain Governance
The cryptocurrency world spent July and August 2016 grappling with the consequences of The DAO hack, and the reverberations have
Bitfinex Socializes $72 Million Hack Losses Across All Users as Industry Demands Stronger Exchange Safeguards
Less than two weeks after hackers drained 119,756 bitcoin from Bitfinex — then worth approximately $72 million — the Hong
Ethereum Hard Fork Raises Fundamental Legal Questions About Blockchain Immutability and Governance
The Legislative Move Eleven days after the Ethereum network executed its controversial hard fork at block 1,920,000 on July 20,
Replay Attacks and Exchange Policies Expose Regulatory Gaps in Ethereum’s Chain Split
The Core Argument The Ethereum hard fork of July 20, 2016, was designed to resolve a crisis — the theft
Replay Attacks and Exchange Policies Expose Regulatory Gaps in Ethereum Chain Split
The Core Argument The Ethereum hard fork of July 20, 2016, was designed to resolve a crisis — the theft
Bitcoin Challenges Traditional Tax Systems as IRS Struggles with Digital Currency Taxation
July 2016 marked a critical juncture for cryptocurrency taxation as Bitcoin’s rapid growth created unprecedented challenges for the IRS and
Ethereum Foundation Publishes DAO Hard Fork Specification as Community Prepares for Network Split
The Ethereum community faces what may be the most consequential decision in the young blockchain’s history as the Ethereum Foundation
SolidX Files for Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca as Congress Proposes Blockchain Resolution
The Legislative Move July 14, 2016 marks a pivotal day for the intersection of cryptocurrency and traditional finance in the