Grantee Roundup: February 2021
This month, we’ve got the latest on from two groups doing great work to grow the Ethereum ecosystem! Couger for education and community building in Japan Specializing in AI, Couger…
Read More »Our Statement On Recent Market Participant Activity
The public and press have only heard the story from the SEC’s side, and we’ll be filing our response in a few weeks to address these unproven allegations against Ripple. …
Read More »Reviewing 2020’s Central Bank Policies
2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s price action, technological development, community growth…
Read More »Bitcoin’s Inception: A 340-Page Book Compiles All of Satoshi’s Writings in Chronological Order
Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, first appeared on the web when the software programmer (or programmers) published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween 2008. After the paper published and the…
Read More »Ripple to Invest in Japan’s SBI Subsidiary MoneyTap
Ripple plans to invest in MoneyTap, the blockchain payments app birthed through a joint venture between the San Francisco-based firm and SBI Holdings.
Read More »Crypto Exchange Coincheck to Launch Japan’s First IEO
Major Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck aims to launch its first Initial Exchange Offering project for Hash Palette, a content distribution platform for Japanese comic and graphic novels, anime and music…
Read More »Blockchain Empowers Women Worldwide
Worldwide, 42% of women are unbanked—excluding them from access to modern financial services. Blockchain technology provides a secure and inexpensive way to complete financial transactions including global payments, presenting a…
Read More »Japan’s Covid-19 Stimulus Payments Didn’t Flow Into Crypto
Covid-19 relief money does not seem to have been spent by many Japanese on cryptocurrencies.
Read More »Japanese Government to Consider CBDC in Economic and Fiscal Policy
The Japanese government is looking to include a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its 2020 economic and fiscal policy framework. Japan to Collaborate with the U.S. and Europe on…
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