Author: Gurpreet Thind

Gurpreet Thind is pursuing Masters in Electrical Engineering at University of Ottawa. His scholarly interests include IT, computer languages and cryptocurrencies. With a special interest in blockchain powered architectures, he seeks to explore the societal impact of digital currencies as finance of the future. He is passionate about learning new languages, cultures and social media.

Gurpreet Thind

Gurpreet Thind is pursuing Masters in Electrical Engineering at University of Ottawa. His scholarly interests include IT, computer languages and cryptocurrencies. With a special interest in blockchain powered architectures, he seeks to explore the societal impact of digital currencies as finance of the future. He is passionate about learning new languages, cultures and social media.

Industry News

Grayscale Investments raised $600M in 2019

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 16, 2020

Grayscale Investments raised six hundred million dollars ($600M) in 2019 as per the company’s latest official investment report. Such numbers …

Regulation News

Malaysia bans ICOs; gets strict with IEOs

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 16, 2020

Malaysia bans ICOs in the latest ruling released by the Malaysian Securities Commission. The commission has recommended banning ‘Initial coin …

Bitcoin News

BTC mining rewards cross 80% of total $18M mining paycheck

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 16, 2020

BTC mining rewards are reaching new highs. Rewards of Bitcoin miners represent a substantial chunk of emoluments in the blockchain …

Exchange News

Coinbase Crypto Ratings Council adds 3 new members

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 16, 2020

Coinbase Crypto Ratings Council has welcomed three new members to its fold. The organization work towards creating a ‘cryptocurrency assessment …

Industry News

Nickel Digital Gold Institutional fund launched

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 15, 2020

Nickel Digital Gold Institutional fund has been launched by the renowned cryptocurrency investment firm Nickel Digital Asset Management. Based in …

Altcoin News

Wisdomtree stablecoin coming in 2020

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 14, 2020

Wisdomtree stablecoin is coming in 2020. The United States-based Wisdomtree Investments Inc. sponsors exchange-traded funds and manages assets close to …

Industry News

Simba Chain funding round fetches $1.5M

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 13, 2020

Simba Chain funding round has resulted in seed financing of one and a half million dollars ($1.5M). Simba Chain is …

Exchange News

Coinbase class action lawsuit by Cryptsy users settled at $1M

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 13, 2020

Coinbase class action lawsuit has been settled at one million dollars ($1M). Cryptsy, a former cryptocurrency exchange, users filed the …

Regulation News

British FCA to oversee CTF/AML compliance of crypto firms

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 10, 2020

British FCA will now be responsible for monitoring counter-terrorist funding and anti-money laundering (AML) activities related to companies operating in …

Industry News

Bobby Lee demonstrates hardware wallet Ballet at CES 2020

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 10, 2020

Bobby Lee demonstrated hardware wallet Ballet at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. He co-founded BTCC crypto exchange, …

Regulation News

Crypto defaulters face $220K fine under Austrian FMA rules

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 10, 2020

Non-compliance with Austrian FMA rules can result in heavy fines for crypto businesses. Authorities in Austria will extract fine from …

Bitcoin News

Bitcoin Taproot proposal awaits developer feedback

By Gurpreet Thind Jan 09, 2020

Bitcoin Taproot proposal is closer to a public launch. It was first revealed by Greg Maxwell, a core developer of …

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