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Ethereum Logged Its Busiest Week on Record
16.6.2020
It’s costing more to use Ethereum and that may be because more users are flocking to the platform than ever before, according to one key on-chain metric
Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals
16.6.2020
The Bank of Canada is preparing to design its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), detailing its plans in a new job posting
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Makes Biggest Jump in 29 Months
16.6.2020
Miners now face the fourth-most difficult two-week mining period in Bitcoin's history, even though it's only been a little over a month since the halving
Blockchain Bites: Canaan’s Plunge, Revolut’s Control and Lightning Nodes in Africa
16.6.2020
Canaan Creative's stock is at the lowest price since going public while Revolut is simultaneously ceding ownership of and exerting control over client's crypto holdings
Venezuela Is a Testing Ground for Digital Dollarization (and Zelle Doesn’t Like It)
16.6.2020
With their economy crumbling from hyperinflation, Venezuelans are finding new workarounds to get hold of digital dollars
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 16, 2020
16.6.2020
Stocks keep crypto down while Africa gets Lightning Nodes. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
If Crypto Is Anything Like Fixed-Income, It’s Going to Need a Fatter Textbook
16.6.2020
Expect digital assets investing to mirror fixed income investing and become more specialized and complex over time, says our columnist
ConsenSys Spins Up Staking Service in Anticipation of Ethereum 2.0
16.6.2020
Ethereum development house ConsenSys is being backed by heavy hitters like Binance and Huobi to test its new “staking-as-a-service” offering
BlockFi Taps Defense Department, Microsoft Alum as Security Chief
16.6.2020
BlockFi is adding a former Bakkt and Microsoft employee to their lineup to take charge of the firm's security
Coda Protocol Sets Aside $2.1M in Tokens for Development Grants
16.6.2020
The project plans to use $2.1 million worth of tokens to incentivize development on its lightweight blockchain
Bitcoin Rises to $9.6K as Stocks Cheer Additional US Stimulus Plans
16.6.2020
A fresh stimulus "bazooka" from the Fed Reserve and the U.S. government lifted prices for both stocks and bitcoin
First Mover: Negative Rates or More Money Printing – Bitcoin May Benefit Either Way
16.6.2020
Central bank stimulus – negative interest rates or asset purchases – are just two sides of the same coin that both strengthen the case for bitcoin
Tokensoft Teams With Signature Bank to Launch Real Estate Security Token Platform
16.6.2020
Tokensoft has partnered with New York-based Signature Bank in a bid to make security tokens click for real estate investors
Fireblocks Adds Crypto-Tracing Tool to Guard Against Money Laundering
16.6.2020
Fireblocks has teamed up with Chainalysis to help flag high-risk transactions passing through its platform
BitPay Launches Prepaid Crypto Mastercard for US Customers
16.6.2020
The new debit card enables U.S. customers to spend their crypto holdings as fiat currency
One Man’s Mission to Deploy Solar-Powered Bitcoin Nodes Across Africa
16.6.2020
A Nigerian entrepreneur has released a $500 kit for building solar-powered Lightning nodes in hopes of expanding bitcoin adoption across Africa
Capital One Patents AI Fact-Checker to Make Crypto Trading Safer
16.6.2020
Capital One believes its patented artificial intelligence system can better assess whether crypto-related news and data are more reliable than humans for tradings, according to its patent filing
Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan’s Stock Hits Record Low 1 Month After Halving
16.6.2020
Shares of Canaan Creative, one of the few publicly traded crypto miner manufacturers, fell below $2 Monday, their lowest after going public last year
US Supreme Court’s Computer Fraud Ruling Has Big Implications for Crypto
15.6.2020
The case, which turns on how to interpret the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, could set precedents for crypto in the years ahead
US Air Force Gives Blockchain Firm $1.5M to Build Supply Chain Network
15.6.2020
SIMBA Chain, a blockchain-as-a-service company, has two years and $1.5 million to further build out its supply chain logistics platform for the United States Air Force