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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020
2.12.2020
CoinDesk marks its seventh Most Influential list with two CoinDesk Live events Dec. 7-8
What Is Sharding?
2.12.2020
"Sharding" is a proposed method of splitting Ethereum's infrastructure into smaller pieces in an attempt to scale the network
$10.8M Stolen, Developers Implicated in Alleged Smart Contract ‘Rug Pull’
2.12.2020
Rogue developers seem to have rug-pulled their own project, Compounder Finance, netting some $10.8 million in funds from the project’s investors
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Announces 9-for-1 Stock Split
2.12.2020
Existing shareholders will receive 8 additional ETHE shares for each one held, with each new share being a ninth the value and price of the current ones
OKEx CEO Says Exchange Updating Procedures to Prevent Repeat of Withdrawal Freeze Issue
2.12.2020
Jay Hao pledged in an AMA that his firm has taken steps to ensure that cryptocurrency withdrawals can't again be stuck by the absence of a key holder
First Mover: Short Shrift for XRP Token’s 169% Price Surge as Traders Obsess Over Bitcoin
2.12.2020
XRP soared 169% in November, topping performance of the CoinDesk 20 digital assets during a month when bitcoin dominated headlines
Visa May Issue USDC Credit Card After Adding Circle to ‘Fast Track’ Program
2.12.2020
Visa Wednesday announced it’s linking its payments network of 60 million merchants to the U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC) digital currency developed by Circle Internet Financial on the ethereum blockchain. This story is developing and will be updated when more information is available. Read...
1inch Raises $12M to Keep Up With DeFi’s Growing Crop of DEX Aggregators
2.12.2020
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has closed a $12 million funding round led by Pantera Capital
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Tells Web Summit the ‘Time Is Now’ for Crypto
2.12.2020
Dan Schulman took to the stage at Web Summit tech event on Wednesday, telling attendees that cryptocurrency is on the way to the mainstream
Ukraine’s Draft Crypto Bill Passes First Parliamentary Hearing
2.12.2020
Ukraine's parliament has approved the first version of a draft cryptocurrency bill, bringing regulation of the industry a step closer
Valid Points: The Risks and Rewards of Staking on Eth 2.0
2.12.2020
Breaking down Ethereum 2.0 and its sweeping impact on crypto markets, weekly
XRP Led November’s Crypto Bull Run With 169% Gain
2.12.2020
XRP jumped 169% in November to top the performance rankings among digital assets in the CoinDesk 20, outperforming bitcoin and ether
Bitcoin Sees Record Number of Active Users as Price Almost Hits $20K
2.12.2020
As bitcoin set a new price high closer to $20,000 on Tuesday, the network also saw record-breaking user activity
Dusk Network Takes ‘Around 10%’ Stake in Dutch Stock Exchange
2.12.2020
Security token platform Dusk Network has become a shareholder of a Dutch stock exchange as part of both firms' plans for share tokenization
Crypto.com Secures Australian Financial Service License
2.12.2020
Crypto.com has secured an Australian Financial Service License through its acquisition of The Card Group
Australian Crypto Exchange Exposes Personal Data of 270K Users
2.12.2020
BTC Markets, one of Australia's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has accidentally exposed users' data, raising the risk of phishing attacks
Crypto Buying App Ziglu Bags Largest Raise of 2020 on UK Crowdfunding Site Seedrs
2.12.2020
U.K.-based bitcoin app Ziglu raised over $8 million in a crowdfunding campaign, the largest equity raise on the Seedrs platform this year
Institutional Bitcoin Shop NYDIG Raises $150M for Twin Crypto Funds
2.12.2020
New York Digital Investments Group (NYDIG) raised $150 million for two new funds to invest in cryptocurrencies, a move that underscores the one-stop crypto shop’s skyrocketing clout on the institutional bitcoin scene. As revealed in two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, NYDIG...
CEO of World’s Largest Asset Manager Says Bitcoin Can Possibly ‘Evolve’ Into Global Asset
2.12.2020
The head of the world's largest asset manager has provided a bullish take on the world's first cryptocurrency
Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a ‘Non-Issue,’ Experts Say
1.12.2020
Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot