Dutch bank ABN AMRO announced that it is launching a blockchain inventory tracking platform dubbed Forcefield. Dutch bank ABN AMRO announced that it is launching a blockchain inventory tracking platform dubbed Forcefield in a press release published on May 17. Per the announcement, the platform is an Internet of Things solution that allows the monitoring of physical trade inventories with sensors and near-field communication chips. Forcefield was developed over the past year as a stand-alone product and became an independent company following a successful proof-of-concept that was […]

The U.S. IRS has prioritized issuing tax guidance on cryptocurrencies in response to a request from 21 representatives. The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has prioritized issuing tax guidance on cryptocurrencies, according to a May 16 letter. The letter from the IRS comes in response to a request from 21 representatives in Congress, including Rep. Tom Emmer, to provide clarity on reporting taxes on cryptocurrency holdings. In the letter to the tax authority, the representatives then claimed that there is still “substantial ambiguity on a number […]

Investors are returning to cryptocurrencies following the recent rally that briefly took bitcoin above $8,000. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Bitcoin rallied about 101.55% between April 2 and May 14. This sharp rally after a long bear phase surprised many, including us. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase […]

The U.S. SEC has added a 35 day period in order to hear more opinions on VanEck and Bitwise’s ETF proposal. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the VanEck and Bitwise bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal, according to an official SEC filing on May 20. The SEC has added a 35 day period for gathering more information and opinions on the proposal, which was initially filed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) last year. In January, CBOE withdrew […]

Austria-based fiber supplier Lenzing Group plans to apply blockchain to track its fiber supply and to “green up the textile industry.” Major global fiber producer Lenzing will implement blockchain tech to bring more transparency to its fiber supply chain, the firm announced on May 17. Headquartered in Lenzing, Austria, the fiber manufacturer partnered with Hong Kong–based blockchain firm TextileGenesis to incorporate the technology in its fiber business TENCEL. According to the press release, Lenzing expects to launch its supply chain traceability platform in 2020, while in the […]

White hat hackers reportedly earned $32,000 in bounties in the past two months for finding and documenting crypto and blockchain security issues. White hat hackers have earned $32,000 in bounties over the last two months by reporting security holes in crypto and blockchain projects, according to a report by Hard Fork on May 20. This lump sum of over $30,000 was distributed by 15 firms from March 28 to May 16 and documented in 30 public bug reports, per the article. The rewards for a single discovery […]