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Quadriga CX’s co-founder suddenly died in December and along with him so did over $130 million in cryptocurrency belonging to the exchange’s customers. According to the exchange’s Facebook page, Gerald Cotten, co-founder and CEO of QuadrigaCX died due to complications from Crohn’s disease while helping set up an orphanage in India. Unfortunately Cotten was the only … Read more
Over the course of 2018, failing initial coin offerings that raised billions last year have continued to dominate the news cycle. Despite ethereum losing more than two thirds of its value, ICO projects have been liquidating massive amounts of ETH. ICO treasuries cashed out 433,000 ETH ($52.4M) in December, surpassing every other month this year. … Read more
According to Chinese state media, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have carried out investigations into 30 percent of companies listed on their exchanges that are performing operations pertaining to distributed ledger technology (DLT). Of the companies investigated, less than half were able to demonstrate applications for blockchain technology. Also Read: Chatter Report: Vitalik Doesn’t Believe … Read more
2018 has been rough for cryptocurrencies as a whole, with coins across the board seeing significant losses and general interest in the sphere gradually declining. However, there are a number of projects that have stuck out as performing particularly badly in the first quarter. Here are five of the biggest fails: 5. Verge (XVG) Wraith … Read more
It has always been assumed that a large number of ICOs will fail, be it at the fundraising stage or when it comes to delivering the actual project. It’s hard to settle on a precise figure, however, as most dubious ICOs don’t exit scam: they slowly tiptoe away, like a sneak thief rather than a … Read more
