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The NSC Labels Blockchain a National Security Issue
17.10.2020
On the weekly recap, NLW looks at growth in institutional investment, big interest among the G20 in CBDCs and a new National Security Council report
Institutions Take Record Bullish Bets in Bitcoin Futures, Shrugging Off Exchange Missteps
17.10.2020
Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news
Filecoin Settles Near $40 After Wild Opening Day of Trading
16.10.2020
Filecoin popped then dropped in an erratic first day of trading
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Has Light Response to OKEx While Ether Options Traders Make Beacon Bets
16.10.2020
Bitcoin’s price is rebounding after an OKex-related dip. Meanwhile, ether options traders have a bearish "beacon chain" attitude
E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden’s Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age
16.10.2020
Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for his central bank
Ripple Donates $10M to Mercy Corps for Increasing Financial Inclusion
16.10.2020
The donation will be used to support fintech solutions that leverage blockchain technology and digital assets to further financial inclusion
Decentralized Data Storage’s Only Competition Is the Public Cloud
16.10.2020
Ben Golub, CEO of Storj, sends a complimentary note to Filecoin. Competition is good and so is countering the extreme concentration of cloud storage
Huobi Guarantees Normal Operations During OKEx’s Suspension of Crypto Withdrawals
16.10.2020
Huobi, one of OKEx’s biggest competitors, ensured its users that its platform is “currently operating normally,” after OKEx announced that it has suspended all cryptocurrency withdrawals indefinitely
RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture
16.10.2020
Grammy-winning recording artist RAC explores the business of music and how crypto experiments could shift the balance of power
This New Service Plays Matchmaker Between Solo Miners, Big Mining Farms
16.10.2020
Compass by HASHR8 matches individual miners with mining farms to host their hardware
Bank of Spain to Weigh Digital Currency Design Proposals, ‘Implications’ Through 2021
16.10.2020
The "priority" research comes as Spain weighs a global pivot to digital economies
Russian Metal Giant’s Tokenization Firm Expands to America
16.10.2020
U.S. investors can invest in tokens representing rare metals as Russian mining giant Nornickel expands its tokenization firm
How DeFi Can Avoid the Irrelevance of P2P Lending and Crowdfunding
16.10.2020
To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems
Mt Gox Rehabilitation Plan Deadline Extended Yet Again, This Time to Dec. 15
16.10.2020
Mt Gox's rehabilitation plan deadline of Oct. 15 has been extended yet again
Digital Euro Within Decade ‘Very Likely,’ Says Finland’s Chief Central Banker
16.10.2020
Olli Rehn believes a digital euro "in one form or another" is all but inevitable
Blockchain Bites: OKEx Freezes Withdrawals, DeFi Audits Queue, Nigeria Urges Crypto Adoption
16.10.2020
OKEx has frozen withdrawals, audit firms are experiencing a backlog of DeFi projects and the Trump administration is examining DLT for national defense
Coinbase Received Over 1,800 Law Enforcement Information Requests in the First Half of 2020
16.10.2020
Coinbase received more than 1,800 request for information from law enforcement in the first half of 2020, largely in the form of subpoenas, the company announced Friday
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 16, 2020
16.10.2020
With BTC dropping, OKEx halting withdrawals and Filecoin launching, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Reginald Fowler May Reopen Plea Talks in Crypto Capital Case
16.10.2020
The "shadow banker" previously balked at prosecutors' $371 million forfeiture demand
Money Reimagined: How Ethereum 2.0’s ‘Lock Up’ Will Drive DeFi Innovation
16.10.2020
As Ethereum's 2.0 upgrade locks up serious ether volume, we're likely to see financial ideas that unlock value without undermining mission