Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Tops $5.5B in Staked Ether
12.2.2021
The amount deposited represents 2.67% of Ethereum’s total supply
Money Reimagined: Musk Masters the Attention Economy
12.2.2021
Bitcoin's recent surge shows the power of celebrity and how, like it or not, influencers create value in the modern economy
DeFi aggregator 1inch stages new ‘vampire airdrop’ to Uniswap users
12.2.2021
A new 1inch airdrop retroactively sends tokens to Mooniswap and Uniswap users
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says ‘the Misuse of Cryptocurrencies Is a Growing Problem’
12.2.2021
Janet Yellen, the new U.S. Treasury Secretary, has warned about “a growing problem” from “the misuse of cryptocurrencies.” She emphasized that “cryptocurrencies have been used to launder the profits of online drug traffickers; they’ve been a tool to finance...
Blockchain Bites: Canada Approves Bitcoin ETF, Options Markets Not Pricing for $100K BTC
12.2.2021
Also: Did the CFTC "pop" the 2017 bitcoin bubble?
Crypto Payments Provider BitPay Adds Apple Pay Support
12.2.2021
Apple Pay functionality will allow cardholders to make purchases in store and online using the crypto held in their BitPay wallet
A new trend? Non-crypto CEOs and celebrities embrace Bitcoin on Twitter
12.2.2021
Are business leaders signaling the technological future they believe is coming to pass — i.e., international and decentralized?
Canada OKs Its First Bona Fide Bitcoin ETF, JPMorgan on BTC + More News
12.2.2021
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The Ontario Securities Commission has green-lighted Canada’s first fully-fledged, publicly-traded bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund...
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 12, 2021
12.2.2021
With bitcoin slipping after hitting a new all-time high around $49K and Canadian regulators approving a bitcoin ETF, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup
JPMorgan will get into Bitcoin ‘at some point’, says co-president
12.2.2021
JPMorgan co-president Daniel Pinto said that the current demand “isn’t there yet” for the firm to get into Bitcoin, but he is sure that “it will be at some point.”
BlockFi Boosted Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings by 11.9M Shares, Now Holds $1.7B GBTC
12.2.2021
The disclosure comes as BlockFi prepares to launch a competitor bitcoin trust product
Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo Stumps for Digital Dollar
12.2.2021
"Crypto dad" made his case for the next evolution of America's greenback