blockchain

Waves CEO and Founder Alexander Ivanov sold his stake in the Vostok project to GHP Group senior partner Mark Garber. Details of the transaction were not disclosed, but both parties have already confirmed the fact of sale, according to Gazeta.ru. According to Ivanov, the reason for his decision was the desire to concentrate on the development of the main platform Waves. I decided to focus on the international […]

Former congressman and US presidential candidate Ron Paul supports the development of the blockchain and cryptocurrencies, as he likes the competition between currencies. He stated this in an interview with CNBC. According to Paul, cryptocurrency is “a great idea,” and the state’s role in regulating them should only be to prevent fraud in this area. "I speak for the minimum […]

In the run-up to Tuesday’s speech by David Markus, head of the blockchain division of Facebook in Congress, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held a press conference at which he stated that the Trump administration had “very serious doubts” about both the digital currency Libra and Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency in general. It is reported by Bloomberg. In particular, Mnuchin said that digital […]

Calibra CEO David Marcus has published a written version of his upcoming speeches in the US Congress. In it, he stressed that the activities of the Libra Association consortium will be regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervision Authority (FINMA), and the launch of the Libra project will not take place until the doubts of regulators are resolved. Marcus Testimony 7-16-19 by ForkLog on Scribd “I expect the period […]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is studying the structure of the Libra digital currency project and intends to determine whether it has the characteristics of a stock exchange traded fund (ETF). It is reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the situation. In the event that the Commission recognizes Libra as an ETF, Facebook will be forced to get permission from the department […]

The developers of the 0x protocol were forced to temporarily suspend their decentralized exchange, explaining this by the discovered vulnerability in version 2.0. According to the representatives of the project, user funds are safe and sound, but they need to migrate to the new version of the platform. Important updatehttps: //t.co/wtdoaoqzIZ – 0x (@ 0xProject) July 13, 2019 As chapter 0x informed Will Warren, a vulnerability in a smart contract, […]