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Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?
16.8.2020
After a Winklevoss encounter highlights Elon Musk’s space mining dreams, maybe we should remind ourselves of the right-here-at-home benefits bitcoin brings
15 Ways to Stay Sane While Trading Crypto
16.8.2020
24/7 markets. Big price swings. Hacks. Trading crypto can be tough on the nervous system. Here, based on interviews with leading traders, are tips for maintaining equilibrium
What Venezuelans Think About Bitcoin and American Media
15.8.2020
Venezuelan journalist Javier Bastardo and CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen talk about cryptocurrency and the American media industry
Ether’s Rally to 25-Month High on DeFi Boom Drives Record Demand for Derivatives
15.8.2020
Record open interest in ether derivatives suggests the recent price rally has legs
Bitcoins Are Being Tokenized Faster Than They’re Mined as DeFi Craze Continues
15.8.2020
The decentralized finance craze is causing demand for tokenized bitcoin to surge
Here Comes the Most Bizarre Bull Market Yet
15.8.2020
Social unrest on the one hand, “Degen Finance” on the other. Strap in for a very weird bull run
Enterprises Would Use DeFi, if It Weren’t so Public
15.8.2020
For DeFi to go mainstream, it needs to adopt the privacy large enterprises require
PayPal Co-Founder, DCG-Backed BTC Mining Firm Layer1 Accused of Patent Infringement
15.8.2020
Data center power management firm Lancium filed a lawsuit against Layer1 today, alleging that the BTC mining firm’s operations had infringed upon its patent
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces to $11.8K as Ether Option Traders Go Bearish
14.8.2020
Bitcoin broke through $11,800 Friday while traders are anticipating an ether fall based on the options market
Newest DAO Project Was Thrown a Curve, but the Team Is Rolling With It Anyway
14.8.2020
An anonymous DeFi user deployed Curve Finance’s DAO and token smart contracts without the team’s permission, but the Curve team is adopting it anyway
Fortnite vs. Apple and Google Is the Internet’s First ‘World War’
14.8.2020
What’s truly at stake in Epic Games' battle with Apple and Google is the power to shape and profit from the future of digital experiences
A WeChat Ban Should Be the Moment for Decentralized Tech. But It’s Not.
14.8.2020
President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat could disrupt the communication of millions of people. Decentralized technology is one solution, but will people really use it? Not necessarily, industry watchers say
Lending Protocol Aave Eyes Tokenized Mortgages With Launch of V2
14.8.2020
Tokenized mortgages may be coming to decentralized finance (DeFi) following Aave v2’s specification announcement Friday
Money Reimagined: How a Dangerous Idea Could Work
14.8.2020
Modern Monetary Theory, which says deficits don't matter, has some truth to it. But putting it into practice would be risky without modern controls
Bove Says Dollar’s Dominance Challenges Include Cryptocurrency
14.8.2020
The noted says a possible end to U.S. dollar-ruled financial system "frightening, yet the probability is quite high."
Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Rebuff, DeFi’s ‘Degens’ and China’s CBDC
14.8.2020
Both the U.S. and China are advancing on their central bank digital currency (CBDC) designs while a Bitcoin developer created a new programming language
Masternodes in Legal Limbo as Regulators Fail to Act
14.8.2020
U.S. regulators have yet to issue clear guidance about whether masternode operators are breaking securities laws
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 14, 2020
14.8.2020
With traditional finance and crypto traders both enjoying market madness, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your latest crypto news roundup!
Crypto Exchange INX Plans $117M US IPO With Small Israeli Underwriter
14.8.2020
Crypto exchange INX has told the SEC that its upcoming IPO will be underwritten by a relatively low-profile Israeli company called A-Labs
Crypto Savings Accounts Are Coming to Fintech Firms That Use Wyre
14.8.2020
Crypto payments startup Wyre is offering white-labeled savings accounts that dole out interest on crypto, the company announced Friday