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BitClub Promoter Pleads Guilty for Role in $722M Fraudulent Mining Scheme
3.9.2020
50-year-old Joseph Abel pleaded guilty to securities and tax related offenses
Brazil’s Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022
3.9.2020
Brazil's fast-digitizing financial infrastructure could set the stage for CBDC in the next two years, said Campos Neto
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tanks to $10.4K; ETH Market Cap Share at 2020 High
3.9.2020
Bitcoin’s price is dipping while ether’s share of the crypto market is at a level not seen since 2018
US Air Force and Raytheon Are Studying How Distributed Ledgers Could Help Command the Skies
3.9.2020
The $500,000 contract continues USAF's recent history of blockchain investments
DeFi Degens Are Crypto’s Suicide Squad
3.9.2020
A look at the subculture and ethos driving the white-hot DeFi space, which has grown from $2 billion to $9 billion in total value locked in just two months
Stacks Foundation to Spend ‘Majority’ of STX Token Fortune on Ecosystem Development
3.9.2020
Grant ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 will be paid out in dollars. Once Stacks 2.0 goes live, the funding switches over to STX
Wasabi Wallet Patches Flaw That Could Have Thwarted Bitcoin Privacy Feature
3.9.2020
The flaw’s discovery is an example of cooperation in the open-source community, where devs are constantly tinkering to improve their peers’ software
3 Reasons Bitcoin Just Tanked Below $11K for First Time in a Month
3.9.2020
Cryptocurrency analysts attributed the drop to a combination of risk-off sentiment in traditional markets, DeFi exhaustion and miner selling
Russia’s Latest Draft Bill Would Still Largely Ban Crypto, Stifle Miners
3.9.2020
Russia's Ministry of Finance wants to ban any cryptocurrency payments, which could be bad news for the country's mining farms
Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance
3.9.2020
The passport would help businesses cut through redundant red tape and flourish across borders, Saudis said
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Steep Sell-Off, Pornhub’s Crypto Payments, Twitter’s Latest Hack
3.9.2020
Pornhub will accept BTC and LTC payments, a nonprofit wants Coinbase to be more transparent and credit default swaps are coming to the Ethereum blockchain
DeFi Risk Management Startup Cozy Finance Debuts With $2M Funding Round
3.9.2020
Announced Thursday, Cozy Finance has raised a $2 million seed round, led by Electric Capital and including Variant Fund, Dragonfly Capital, Robot Ventures, Slow Ventures, Volt Capital, Spencer Noon, Moncada and others
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 3, 2020
3.9.2020
With the price of bitcoin pulling back sharply and U.S. legislators again advocating for blockchain, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity
3.9.2020
The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system
Bank of England Governor Wants Global Regulations as Stablecoins Pick Up Steam
3.9.2020
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey wants coordinated global regulation around stablecoins as the payment method picks up steam
Buterin, Ethereum Developers Focus on Congestion as Fees Spike Over 600% in One Month
3.9.2020
Median fees have spiked nearly 900% in the since Aug. 2
First Mover: As Bitcoin Falls for Second Day, Long-Term Holders Probably Won’t Care
3.9.2020
The growing number of long-term bitcoin investors might be the cryptocurrency's most simple bullish indicator – more so than "600,000 asteroids."
Jump Trading Invests in Decentralized Exchange Serum, Signs On as Market Maker
3.9.2020
Secretive market maker Jump Trading has made an undisclosed investment into decentralized exchange Serum, which only launched last week
Bitcoin Plunges $403 in 1 Hour to Lowest in Month
3.9.2020
Price plunge came after reports that traders were selling an elevated level of bitcoin to exchanges for potential liquidation
New Crypto Derivatives Let You Bet on (or Against) Tether’s Solvency
3.9.2020
Credit default swaps (of “The Big Short” infamy) have come to the Ethereum blockchain. Opium Exchange says they can help crypto investors manage risk