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Trump Administration Said to Mull Putting Digital Payments Giant Ant Group on Trade Blacklist: Report
14.10.2020
The move comes as Ant, a global leader in digital payments, is readying to go public in what could be an offering worth up to a record $35 billion
A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset
14.10.2020
Stone Ridge Holdings Group announces $50 million in new funding for its digital asset subsidiary as well as significant BTC treasury holdings
Bloq Enters DeFi World With Simplified Staking Product ‘Vesper’
14.10.2020
Vesper will pool and stake deposited ether (ETH), wrapped bitcoin (wBTC) or tether (USDT) across DeFi protocols selected on the basis of a user’s risk preference starting mid-November
A Russian Company Is Opening a Mining Farm in the Arctic
14.10.2020
The Arctic mining farm will host ASICs for customers, who will be charged for their electricity consumption
Binance’s CZ Views ‘CeDeFi’ as a Complement, Not a Competitor, to DeFi
14.10.2020
Binance’s latest experiment to integrate decentralized finance with its centralized platform, Binance Smart Chain, is not here to beat DeFi, said the company’s CEO during CoinDesk’s invest: ethereum economy program
CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC Fintech Week
14.10.2020
The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Monetary Fund to discuss stablecoin regulation, central bank digital currencies...
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Power Users, Composability Questions, Staking Solutions
14.10.2020
This special edition of Blockchain Bites covers everything you need to know from invest: ethereum economy and the news from elsewhere in the cryptoverse
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 14, 2020
14.10.2020
With bitcoin traders eyeing $12K and Litecoin pivoting to privacy, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Calls on Power Users to Move to Layer 2 Scaling
14.10.2020
Talking at CoinDesk's invest: ethereum economy event, the Ethereum founder called for users of the second-largest blockchain to move over to scaling solutions that are “already here."
New York Regulator Calls for More Social Media Oversight After Twitter Hack
14.10.2020
NYDFS said cybersecurity must be treated as critical infrastructure by governments and corporations alike
High Gas Fees Prevent Ethereum From Being Ethereum
14.10.2020
Miners are incentivized to keep Ethereum gas fees high, and in doing so limit one of the network's principal use cases
Blockchain Bites: Your Guide to Invest Ethereum Economy
14.10.2020
The fully virtual CoinDesk invest: ethereum economy goes live today. Here's everything you need to know about the event
Brainwallets: The Bitcoin Wallet You Probably Shouldn’t Use (Unless You Have To)
14.10.2020
A “brainwallet” refers to a private key that is stored in the user’s memory in the form of a seed phrase or a passphrase
Grayscale Announces Best Ever Quarter With Over $1B Raised
14.10.2020
Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has posted its best quarterly results to date, having brought in just over $5 billion in investment across all of its cryptocurrency products
First Mover: Privacy Is Litecoin’s Ace in the Hole as JPMorgan Touts Bitcoin
14.10.2020
After lagging behind bitcoin for the past couple years, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee is looking to privacy features as his ace in the hole
If This New Tech Works, You Won’t Need 32 Ether to Earn Staking Rewards
14.10.2020
Ethereum startup Blox is introducing shared staking pools, allowing users to aggregate their ether holdings to participate in Eth 2.0
The US Crypto Enforcement Framework Is a Warning to International Exchanges
14.10.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice’s cryptocurrency enforcement framework is a warning shot to exchanges worldwide: Comply with U.S. law or face the potential wrath of the federal government
Bank of Russia Seeks Limit on Amount of Digital Assets Retail Investors Can Buy
14.10.2020
Non-qualified investors would be able to buy no more than 600,000 rubles worth of digital assets in one year, or about $7,740
Bitcoin Steady Above $11,400 as Hashrate Reaches New High
14.10.2020
Bitcoin's record hashrate indicates fundamentals are stronger than ever, according to Skew Markets
WEF Releases Report Assessing Global Blockchain Standards
14.10.2020
The Global Standards Mapping Initiative is the most "comprehensive" attempt so far to survey blockchain technical standards, the WEF said