Hackers have launched a 140 000-machine botnet DoS (denial of service) attack against servers hosting popular Bitcoin wallet service Electrum, Hard Fork reports, and…

Crowdsourcing Week recently held their inaugural BOLD Awards near Venice. Organizers selected winners in 12 categories plus three special awards. The event itself was…

Following its acquisition of MarketSnacks to bring users financial news, Robinhood announced the improved version of Robinhood Gold Experience. According to Robinhood, Robinhood Gold…

Whey Forward Health, a UK-based multi-brand and wellness company, has successfully secured its initial £700,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The company,…

This week, the Early Investing team attended the Cannabis Science Conference (CSC) in Baltimore. CSC was unlike most cannabis conferences I’ve been to in…

Bakkt, the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE’s) forthcoming “digital asset” trading platform and crypto custody service, has hired former PayPal VP Engineering and former Google Engineering…

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating its intent to do a reverse split on issued and…

Online lender Avant is said to be in “late-stage discussions” concerning the approval of an Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Fintech charter.…

In the wake of increasing Chinese state reticence towards a once supported industry, the biggest Chinese crypto mining firms have been steadily expanding or…

Global online payment service provider PayU announced on Friday it has acquired digital payments company Wibmo for $70 million. PayU reported that the acquisition…