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Brian Brooks, Crypto-Friendly Bank Regulator, Expected to Step Down This Week: Report
12.1.2021
The Acting OCC head will reportedly end his brief tenure running the federal banking regulator by the end of the week
Acting SEC Enforcement Director Berger to Step Down
12.1.2021
Berger presided over the enforcement division when it launched the Ripple suit
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Rebounds, Addresses Above 2017 Peak, Sci-Hub Decentralizes
12.1.2021
Content moderation decisions from Amazon, Shopify and Twitter following the Capitol riots in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 have put efforts to “decentralize” the web into sharp relief
Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Already 25% of 2020 Total
12.1.2021
$14.5 billion in bitcoin options have traded on Deribit in the first two weeks of 2021
Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 12, 2021
12.1.2021
With BTC regaining lost ground and a special feature on what long-timers in the crypto industry think about this year's rally, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup
Fidelity International Invests $6M in Firm Behind Hong Kong’s OSL Crypto Exchange
12.1.2021
BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing
UK Treasury Calls for Feedback on Approach to Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Regulation
12.1.2021
The U.K. government is focusing on stablecoins for the next phase of its development of crypto regulations
Tron Is Out, Dai Is Back: CoinDesk 20 List Updates for 2021 Q1
12.1.2021
Volume on eight trusted exchanges used by CoinDesk hit $239.98 billion in Q4 2020, up from $90.08 billion in the prior quarter
Anchorage Hires Celsius’ Asaf Iram as Head of Risk
12.1.2021
Digital asset custodian Anchorage has hired its first Head of Risk
First Mover: Market Signs Look Healthy as Bitcoin Sell-Off Subsides
12.1.2021
Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets.
Grayscale Once More Accepting New Clients for Most Crypto Trusts
12.1.2021
Grayscale's ether and XRP trusts are still closed to new investors
NYDIG Taps Fintech Firm Moven to Bring Bitcoin to Your Bank
12.1.2021
“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it too,” said Moven founder Brett King
HashKey Capital Invests $5M in Decentralized Storage Project Filestar
12.1.2021
The $5 million grant will go towards funding the day-to-day operations of Filestar's foundation
FinCEN’s Crypto Rules Aren’t as Unfair as Jack Dorsey Says
12.1.2021
Crypto companies complain about FinCEN's new "unhosted wallets" proposal. But the rules aren't unreasonable, says our columnist
As Bitcoin Regains Lost Ground, Options Traders Bet on $52K Move By Late January
12.1.2021
Some bitcoin traders are buying bullish call options at $52,000 and higher strike prices
New Zealand’s Financial Watchdog Warns on Crypto Investment Risks
12.1.2021
The warning comes a day after the regulator's U.K. counterpart, the Financial Conduct Authority, also raised similar concerns
Avatar Social Platform IMVU Launches Ethereum Token to Power Its Virtual Economy
12.1.2021
The VCOIN token launch got the green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late last year
Bitcoin Whales Kept Accumulating During Monday’s Crash
12.1.2021
Larger investors, or whales look to have reacted differently than retail investors amid this week's bitcoin price drop
Ethereum-Based Nexus Mutual Expands Its Decentralized ‘Insurance’ to Centralized Exchanges
12.1.2021
A way to be covered in the event of an exchange hack
Shanghai Government Invests $5M in Blockchain Startup Conflux
12.1.2021
The Shanghai government has invested over $5M in public permissionless blockchain startup Conflux while putting the project in the list of 57 companies that focus on emerging technologies such as 5G and aerospace