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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stumbles to $11,300; USDC Lending Rates Skyrocket
11.8.2020
Bitcoin experienced heavy selling Tuesday, while traders are finding profits in stablecoin borrowing strategies
VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline
11.8.2020
People in Belarus are discovering anti-censorship tools as the country experiences a major internet outage
Some Traders Now Taking Bets Ether Will Break $1K by December
11.8.2020
Some option traders are now betting ether will rise to $1,000 by year’s end
How Much Ether Is Out There? Ethereum Developers Create New Scripts for Self-Verification
11.8.2020
Ethereum and Bitcoin advocates have engaged in spirited exchange since Friday to answer an ostensibly simple question: What’s the total supply of ether?
Joe Rogan for Fed Chair! Feat. Hugh Hendry
11.8.2020
Former hedge fund manager and financial dissident gives his take on what ails the U.S. economy and why the Federal Reserve should be more, not less, irresponsible
Coinbase Exits Industry Lobbying Group in Protest Over Recent Unspecified ‘Decisions’
11.8.2020
Coinbase cited recent board decisions that could "irreperably impair" the Blockchain Asso
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s $250M Bitcoin Bet, India Booms, Banks Open to Custody
11.8.2020
MicroStrategy bets $250 million on Bitcoin's safe haven thesis. Indian crypto is booming. And David Marcus has a new role at Facebook
Elliptic Hires Former Revolut CFO as it Prepares for Asia Expansion
11.8.2020
David MacLean will oversee the crypto tracer's finance and personnel operations
Binance Denies Report It Was Blocked From Installing Its CEO on Board of Failing Bank
11.8.2020
Crypto exchange Binance said the FMA had not rejected an application for CEO Chanpeng Zhao to join the board of the now-defunct Union Bank
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 11, 2020
11.8.2020
With bitcoin increasingly acting like gold and one company betting a quarter of a billion dollars on BTC, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your news roundup!
Alchemy Goes Public With Developer Platform in Bid to Grow DeFi Ecosystem
11.8.2020
Blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy just launched its full suite of products to the public, after a two-year closed beta serving teams like MakerDAO and Kyber Network
DEX Aggregator 1inch Raises $2.8M From Binance Labs, Galaxy Digital and More
11.8.2020
Launched by software engineers from Porsche and NEAR Protocol, the startup has raised $2.8 million in a funding round led by Binance Labs
Coinbase’s Existing $8B Valuation Means It Doesn’t Need an IPO, Lawyer Says
11.8.2020
An IPO would do little to boost Coinbase's following or $8 billion valuation, said a lawyer that specializes in getting startups to a public offering
Bison Trails Now Supports ‘Flow’ Blockchain From CryptoKitties Maker Dapper Labs
11.8.2020
Bison users can now build apps, games and more on Dapper Lab's scalable blockchain
Chia Network Raises $5M to Rival New Crop of DeFi-Friendly Base Layers
11.8.2020
Chia Network, led by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen, just raised another $5 million in an equity round led by Slow Ventures
Riot Blockchain Mined 227 Bitcoin in Q2
11.8.2020
Riot reported a current mining capacity of 556 petahash per second
Riot Blockchain Mined 508 Bitcoin in Q2
11.8.2020
Riot reported a current mining capacity of 556 petahash per second
Bitcoin Rally Stalls as Increasingly Correlated Gold Drops Below $2K
11.8.2020
Bitcoin is increasingly taking cues from gold, a tried-and-tested store of value asset
10 Reasons Quant Strategies for Crypto Fail
11.8.2020
The terms "crypto" and "quant" go together perfectly. The reality is more complicated
MicroStrategy Buys $250M in Bitcoin, Calling the Crypto ‘Superior to Cash’
11.8.2020
Digital gold is now the "principal holding" of MicroStrategy's revamped treasury reserve strategy