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BlockFi Adds an Independent Pricing Partner to Guard Against Flash Crashes
27.8.2020
CF Benchmarks will now update prices on crypto deposits at BlockFi every second, allowing the lender to hedge against sudden market moves
LIVE: CoinDesk Covers Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
27.8.2020
CoinDesk live-blogs Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech on inflation and the economy
First Mover: Monetary Challenges Aren’t Just Virtual as Fed’s Powell Returns to Jackson Hole
27.8.2020
Crypto traders are prepping for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where inflation is on the agenda
Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech
27.8.2020
Bitcoin’s options market foresees little price turbulence in the short-term, even as markets await a key speech from the chairman of the Federal Reserve
WATCH: Fed Chair Powell Lays Out Economic Policy Approach
27.8.2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to announce new measures to control inflation at his annual speech on the U.S. central bank's policy approach during the Jackson Hole symposium Thursday
Libra Taps Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel as New Legal Chief
27.8.2020
The new general counsel is Libra's second in just three months
New Zealand Stock Exchange Hit Repeatedly By Cybercriminals Demanding Bitcoin
27.8.2020
NZX has halted trading for the third day in a row as a result of cybercriminals attempting to extort cryptocurrency
Why DeFi Pulse’s Key Metric Is So Simple It’s Confusing
27.8.2020
DeFi Pulse invented "Total Value Locked." Yet TVL's mechanics have been somewhat confusing to those in the space. Here's how the leading DeFi metric works
NYSE Can Allow Firms to Raise Funding Through Direct Listings, Says SEC
27.8.2020
The New York Stock Exchange may now allow some companies to raise capital via direct listings rather than IPOs
Deribit Suffers Outage Over ‘Hardware Issues,’ May Miss Thursday’s Options Expiry
27.8.2020
Deribit faces missing today's expiry, but said it would "manually adjust" late contracts to reflect the expiry time
Is This the Blockchain Firm That Will Get Enterprise to Finally Embrace Open Networks?
27.8.2020
Concordium, whose CEO is a Volvo board member, is looking to shake up the seemingly glacial world of enterprise blockchain
LINE Launches Digital Asset Wallet and Blockchain Development Platform
27.8.2020
Messaging giant LINE has launched a blockchain platform where developers can issue tokens and run decentralized applications, and a wallet that helps users manage digital assets
How OSL Became the First Crypto Exchange to Win Over Hong Kong Regulators
27.8.2020
Crypto hubs like Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have a clearer regulatory picture going forward and are progressing faster than the U.S. and Europe
Unconfiscatable? Using Bitcoin to Resist Police Extortion in Nigeria
26.8.2020
It's common in Nigeria for police officers to threaten and extort citizens for whatever money they can find. This man uses bitcoin as a hiding spot
How the Battle for Thailand Is Being Fought on Twitter
26.8.2020
The Thai government and pro-democracy protesters are at war over social media. Authorities blocked local access to a Facebook group that was critical of the monarchy. Young protesters now fear the military government is interfering with Twitter as well
Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Could Hint at US Dollar’s Future
26.8.2020
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech Thursday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium highlights how much has changed over the past year
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Braces for $700M in Options to Expire; Record $7B Value Locked in DeFi
26.8.2020
Bitcoin price is trending up while crypto keeps flooding into DeFi
Mathew D’Souza, Crypto Entrepreneur and Hedge Fund Manager, Dies
26.8.2020
Founder, CEO of Blockware Solutions and Blockware Mining, D’Souza passed away on Aug. 21 following a seven-year fight with leukemia
The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes
26.8.2020
How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO Ruben Galindo
NASA Is Bankrolling a Blockchain for Quadcopter Communications in Space
26.8.2020
The space agency has awarded $124,800 in funding to Orbit Logic and Fraunhofer Labs' blockchain system proposal, called SCRAMBL