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Bitcoin Futures Trading Volume Slips to 3-Month Low on CME
20.7.2020
Trading activity in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has cooled as the top cryptocurrency languishes in the price doldrums
Bank of Japan Forms New Team to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency
20.7.2020
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen
Mastercard Now Allows Crypto Firm Wirex to Issue Payment Cards
20.7.2020
Mastercard said Wire is the first crypto company to become a principal member, meaning it can directly issue payment cards to its customers
Canada Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Accused of Wash Trading by Watchdog
20.7.2020
The Ontario Securities Commission alleges Coinsquare manipulated markets with fake trading volumes between 2018 and 2019
Wanted Wirecard Exec Said to Be Sheltered by Secret Service in Russia
20.7.2020
Jan Marsalek, a former board member of Wirecard who is wanted over allegations of fraud, is reportedly being sheltered in Moscow by the biggest Russian secret service
PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say
20.7.2020
PayPal has chosen Paxos to handle the new service’s supply of digital assets, according to two people familiar with the matter
Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)
19.7.2020
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization
Are Stablecoins Eurodollars 2.0? Long Reads Sunday
19.7.2020
Long Reads Sunday features two essays previously published on CoinDesk that show the trajectory of stablecoins in the global economy in 2020
The Origins of the World’s Oldest Bitcoin Metric, Explained
19.7.2020
Bitcoin days destroyed (BDD) was first introduced as a concept back in 2011. At the time, it had only been two years since the creation of the world’s first cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Individuals were already beginning to innovate ways to measure on-chain transaction activity and value
Social Media Is Democracy’s Faultline: The Breakdown Weekly Recap
18.7.2020
From PayPal crypto confirmed to action in central bank digital currencies, these were six themes shaping the week
Novel Charts Dark Side of ICO Mania
18.7.2020
Haydn Wilks' latest novel examines the cryptomania of the 2017 ICO boom
Third Centra Tech Founder Pleads Guilty to ICO Fraud
17.7.2020
Centra Tech one of the most storied scams of the the 2017 ICO bubble. Its founders have fallen like dominoes since
Market Wrap: Derivatives, Altcoins Take Market Spotlight as Bitcoin Dozes at $9,100
17.7.2020
Derivatives and altcoins are providing excitement as bitcoin spot trading stays dull
Colorado Is Betting on ETHDenver and Web 3 for Its Next Lottery Games
17.7.2020
Eyeing a billion-dollar revenue goal by 2023, the state-run lottery is getting creative with its game offerings
What If the Too-Strong Dollar Is a Solved Problem? Feat. Jon Turek
17.7.2020
Finance writer Jon Turek argues that between Federal Reserve swap lines, Europe stabilization and a few other factors, the strong dollar problem may be (temporarily) solved
Twitter Hacker Is Mixing Bitcoin Loot Using a Wasabi Wallet, Elliptic Says
17.7.2020
According to the crypto analytics firm, 2.89 bitcoin associated with Wednesday’s security breach was moved to a Wasabi wallet late last night
Money Reimagined: This Isn’t Good for Bitcoin
17.7.2020
This week's Twitter hack won't make it easier for the crypto industry to win friends in Washington D.C., with possible implications for DeFi and more. How we talk about events like this matters
Malaysia Crackdown Unlikely to Affect Binance, eToro
17.7.2020
Malaysia’s financial watchdog has said Binance and eToro don’t comply with the country’s securities law; it’s unlikely to make much of a difference to their local operations, however
The DOJ Wants to Hire a Crypto Crime Attorney Adviser
17.7.2020
The Department of Justice wants to hire an attorney adviser to specialize in cryptocurrency, dark web and hacking criminal cases
Blockchain Bites: Binance’s Bitcoin Mining, ConsenSys’ Legal Trouble and Why Politicians Blame Twitter, Not Bitcoin
17.7.2020
Binance will consolidate its bitcoin mining, ConsenSys is accused of intellectual property theft and Wonder Woman's illustrator will sell art on Ethereum