“A tropical paradise is racked with bankruptcy then smashed by a killer hurricane. In rides a cavalry of digital evangelists selling hi-tech revolution. Will they save the day?”
“The Narodowy Bank Polski (NFB) spent around 91,000 zloty (£19,430; $27,300) on Google, Facebook, and other websites, in a subversive smear campaign aimed directly at attacking the legitimacy of cryptocurrencies — such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc. NFB also paid prominent Polish YouTube network Gamellon to run anti-cryptocurrency videos without disclosing the fact that the videos were technically sponsored content.”
Read more: https://bitcoinist.com/polish-central-bank-paid-youtubers-low-dirty-smear-campaign-cryptocurrency/
“The situation recalls a similar incident in February when MEW was affected by a DNS attack that saw at least $365,000 of crypto stolen from users.”
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/09/myetherwallet-hit-by-attack-hola/
“Brin suggested that blockchain is within the wheelhouse of X, the company’s semi-secret research division.”
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/09/brin-says-google-failed-the-bleeding-edge-blockchain.html
“The news comes nearly a year after Bitmain raised $50 million in a Series A funding round, led by Sequoia Capital China and IDG Capital, as previously reported by CoinDesk.”
Read more: https://www.coindesk.com/report-mining-giant-bitmain-valued-at-12-billion-in-new-funding-round/
“If all goes according to plan, not only will TokenPay and the Litecoin Foundation have a reliable banking partner, they would also transform WEG into an on-ramp for consumers worldwide who want to trade fiat for cryptocurrency or pay for goods and services with crypto.”
Read more: https://www.coindesk.com/litecoin-bank-tokenpay-crypto/
“SIX, the company that owns and operates the Swiss stock exchange, on Friday announced plans to launch a fully regulated cryptocurrency exchange, showing continued institutional interest in the space.”
“Switzerland’s fast-growing cryptocurrency industry could have full access to conventional banking services by the end of the year, removing one of the restrictions to future growth, a top Swiss policymaker has said.”
Read more: https://archive.fo/MH3sJ#selection-1629.0-1629.61
“‘Unlike their 18th and 19th century paper [private money] predecessors, VCs are used globally, disregarding national borders,’ the report reads.”
Read more: https://bitcoinist.com/eu-parliament-study-not-ban-bitcoin/
“The head of the Bank of International Settlements has predicted a bad ending for cryptocurrencies, calling for an end to their production in a recent interview.”
Read more: https://www.coindesk.com/bis-chief-says-stop-trying-to-create-money-in-new-crypto-critique/