Merging traditional finance and DeFi is critical for mass adoption
4.2.2021
If we want to achieve mainstream adoption, we must move toward an industry where DeFi can also serve legacy financial institutions
New antitrust legislation aims to put an end to tech monopolies in the US
4.2.2021
The era of tech giants buying up their up-and-coming competitors will be over if these senators get their way
Robinhood saga reveals deeper flaw about Web 2.0: Oasis Labs executive
4.2.2021
Robinhood’s ability to limit tradable assets on a whim reflects the limitations of Web 2.0 interfaces, according to the COO of a privacy-focused blockchain network
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 4, 2021
4.2.2021
With ether breaching another all-time high and payments giant Visa expanding its digital currency roadmap, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup
Croatia’s Tifon Gas Stations Hope to Tap Tourist Trade With Crypto Payment Support
4.2.2021
Forty-six fuel stops will accept bitcoin, ether, stellar, XRP and EOS through a partnership with local platform PayCek
Crypto Is the Libertarian Cheat Code in the Final Battle Over State Coercion
4.2.2021
A normie Mario fights Bowser to save Princess Peach; a libertarian Mario builds her an escape hatch
VC Stars & LL Cool J Hunting 'Extraordinary Momentum' In Crypto
4.2.2021
LL Cool J during a 2001 performance in Germany. Source: Wikipedia/Mikael 'Mika' Väisänen
Private equity veteran Glenn Hutchins together with other business partners has launched a new venture capital crypto fund, Yahoo! Finance reported, citing Hutchins.
Among the investors in the fund that...
The Unexpected Challenges of CoinDesk’s First Staking Venture
4.2.2021
How we decided to participate in staking on Ethereum 2.0, the challenges we had to overcome and the implications of the controversial move
$72M Crypto Fund Backed by Paul Tudor Jones and LL Cool J Comes Out of Stealth
4.2.2021
Led by Glenn Hutchins, the new fund has already invested in Dapper Labs and other crypto projects
FTX Boss Bankman-Fried Says He Is Worth a ‘Mostly Illiquid’ USD 10B
4.2.2021
Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/FTX Official
One of President Joe Biden’s biggest campaign backers in the 2020 presidential election has been grabbing the limelight in the mainstream media – as Sam Bankman-Fried (28), the CEO of the crypto derivatives platform FTX, continues...
Circle Launches USD Coin on the Stellar Network
4.2.2021
Circle and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that the second-biggest stablecoin is now available within their network. USD Coin (USDC) is accessible through five integrated wallets, and it can be tradeable on their ecosystem, said the USDC issuer. Stellar Has Been the Official...
First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin
4.2.2021
Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot