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Blockchain Can Give $1.7T Boost to Global Economy by 2030: PwC Report
13.10.2020
A new PwC report claims blockchain technology can add $1.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, with the Asian continent standing to benefit the most
Paxful, Turkey-Based BiLira, Cointral to Expand Crypto Offerings in Eastern Europe
12.10.2020
Paxful said the partnerships will allow users to trade bitcoin and tether using a lira-backed stablecoin
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bumps Close to $11.6K; Ether Options Open Interest Dips
12.10.2020
Bitcoin price jumped after a sleepy weekend while ether options interest has been weaker than the past month
Coinbase Wallet Users Can Now Purchase Crypto Inside the App
12.10.2020
For Coinbase users who don’t want to keep their funds on an exchange, the buying and storing crypto just became a lot easier
Chris Giancarlo’s Digital Dollar Project Proposes US CBDC Pilots
12.10.2020
The proposal games out CBDC scenarios for fundamentally different potential digital currency end users
How HBCUs Are Prepping Black Students for Blockchain Careers
12.10.2020
Several universities are in talks to create a multi-disciplinary blockchain major together, but the work will be slow until there are more funding opportunities available, professors said
Decentralized Governance in the Wild – Lessons from the KuCoin Hack
12.10.2020
Ben Goertzel, founder of SingularityNET, reflects on governance decisions made following the $150 million KuCoin exploit – and why hard forking wasn't the best option
How Investors Are Trading the Election
12.10.2020
As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons
Numerai Hedge Fund Offers $50M in NMR Tokens for Fresh Stock Market ‘Signals’
12.10.2020
Numerai said its new signals monetization system will take any data set, from any source
Amid Confusion About Rules, Indian Crypto Community Pushes for Regulatory Sandbox
12.10.2020
India's crypto businesses are proposing a regulatory sandbox to allow startups to grow while the nation builds rules around the nascent space
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin on Ethereum – The Whos, Whats and Whys
12.10.2020
Elon Musk disupted claims of a Gigafactory Bitcoin ATM, BitMEX hired a head of compliance and there's nearly $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum-tokenized bitcoin
OECD Preparing Crypto Tax Reporting Framework for World’s Largest Economies
12.10.2020
The tax framework may address questions surrounding wallet providers and income not derived from crypto sales
Monero Leads Rally in Privacy Coins, Rising to Two-Year Highs
12.10.2020
Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies jumped on Monday after several countries called for access to encryption software
Securitize Is Taking Ethereum-Based Securities Into the DeFi Realm
12.10.2020
Securitize is teaming with a protocol called Tinlake from Centrifuge, which uses a clever system of NFTs to put real-world assets into DeFi
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 12, 2020
12.10.2020
With BTC back above $11K and China giving away its new digital currency, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Zcash’s Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote
12.10.2020
Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity
Bitcoin and Ether Rally After Grayscale’s ETH Trust Becomes SEC-Reporting
12.10.2020
Bitcoin advanced to fresh two-month highs on Monday while ether clocked three-week highs after Grayscale reported that its Ethereum Trust has become an SEC-reporting company
Maker DAO’s Embrace of Centralized Stablecoins Offers Risks and Rewards
12.10.2020
MakerDAO's ingestion of centralized stablecoins may help maintain a $ peg. But it could also invite more regulatory scrutiny
DeFi Project Aave Raises $25M From Blockchain.com and Other Investors
12.10.2020
Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, and Blockchain.com Ventures all joined the investment for the third largest DeFi protocol
BOJ’s Kuroda Says Central Bank Will Start CBDC Experiments in Spring: Report
12.10.2020
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday that the central bank will begin experiments on a digital yen in the spring