An interview with reclusive Bitcoin programmer @Fiatjaf on building the Nostr protocol to offer an alternative to Twitter and other centralized social media
Which Should Developers Care About More? Quentyn Kennemer / SlashGear : Twitter Alternative Bluesky Hits 100k Members Before Exiting Beta Tweets: @j3s7m4n : “500,000 daily Nostr users have sent each o...
Digital asset bank Custodia sues the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for “unlawfully” delaying its master account application
Michael del Castillo / Forbes :
Coinbase becomes a Visa Principal Member, allowing it to issue bitcoin debit cards for other crypto companies and traditional firms
Michael del Castillo / Forbes :
SEC commissioner proposes a three-year grace period from a startup's first token sale to achieving a level of decentralization sufficient to pass SEC evaluation
it wld need coordination w/ states tho, bc SEC has no jurisdiction over property that's not securities—that's states' jurisdiction. During grace period tokens wld be property (not securities necessari...
Stablecoin project Basis, backed by Bain Capital, GV, and a16z, confirms it is closing due to regulatory issues and will return the $133M capital raised
Michael del Castillo / Forbes :
Veem, which uses bitcoin in connecting customers' bank accounts with clients and suppliers, raises $25M led by Goldman with GV, Kleiner Perkins among investors
Michael del Castillo / Forbes :
AlphaPoint raises $15M Series A from Novogratz's Galaxy Digital to help build cryptoasset exchanges and digitize assets like gold and real estate via blockchain
Michael del Castillo / Forbes :
Winklevoss' Gemini exchange to add support for Zcash on May 19, along with Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash at a later date, after receiving approval from NY regulator
Michael del Castillo / Forbes :
Winklevoss' Gemini exchange to add support for Zcash on May 19, along with Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash at a later date, after receiving approval from NY regulator
Michael del Castillo / Forbes :
BitGo, maker of multi-signature cryptocurrency wallets for enterprises, raises $42.5M Series B led by Valor Equity Partners
Michael del Castillo / CoinDesk :