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Crypto.com Rolls Out Visa Card to 31 European Nations
15.5.2020
Crypto.com is now shipping its crypto-to-fiat card, the MCO Visa, across the European Union
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 15, 2020
15.5.2020
BTC hovers at $9K while Australia knocks out Bitcoin sales. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Central Banks Mull Creating a CBDC, but Not on a Blockchain: Survey
15.5.2020
Forty-six central banks would consider a broader form of distributed ledger technology for a CBDC but aren't crazy about putting it on a blockchain
CZ’s Twitter Feed Swayed New CoinMarketCap Ranking That Put Binance on Top
15.5.2020
CoinMarketCap's new exchange ranking gives its new owner Binance a perfect score. The site's CEO said the decision was in part based on the Twitter "presence and feed" of the exchange's CEO
Blockchain Bites: What You Need to Know About the Last Day of Consensus: Distributed
15.5.2020
From bitcoin mining workshops to VR meetings about VR meetings, everything you need to know for the last day of Consensus: Distributed
Visa Patent Filing Would Allow Central Banks to Mint Digital Fiat Currencies Using Blockchain
15.5.2020
The filing details a way for fiat currencies, like the U.S. dollar, to be turned into a central bank digital currency
CoinDesk 50: Bakkt – Financializing Bitcoin
15.5.2020
Bakkt's eagerly awaited debut offers new ways for institutions to get exposure to bitcoin. And it's just getting started
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again, and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?
15.5.2020
Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying or selling. Or if they're HODLing
Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week
15.5.2020
Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event
50-Year-Old Australian Woman Charged With Unlawfully Exchanging Over $3M in Bitcoin
15.5.2020
The woman is believed to be involved in a crypto money-laundering syndicate, according to a report
BitGo Now Providing Custody for India’s Largest Crypto Exchange
15.5.2020
One of the oldest crypto custodians, BitGo has started securing crypto assets at India's largest exchange by trade volume, CoinDCX
Pantera Capital’s Crypto Hedge Funds Are Losing Double Digits, But Its Bitcoin Fund Is Up 10,000% to Date
15.5.2020
Internal documents show that Pantera Capital's bitcoin fund is vastly outperforming its more exotic crypto-asset fund counterparts
First Sovereign Wealth Fund Joins Libra Association
15.5.2020
One of the Singapore government’s two sovereign wealth funds, Temasek, is joining the Libra Association, alongside Paradigm and Slow Ventures in the latest round of additions to the stablecoin project
Blockchain Bites: Will Enterprise Blockchain Find a ‘Killer App’ or Be Killed?
14.5.2020
IBM, We.Trade and Microsoft executives spoke about the trials and tribulations of capitalizing on enterprise-grade blockchain at Consensus: Distributed
Aggrieved Investors Mull Suing Telegram Over Canceled TON Blockchain Project
14.5.2020
Some backers of the now-shelved TON blockchain project are in talks to sue Telegram over their refund structure
Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Price Up 12% Since the Halving
14.5.2020
Bitcoin has seen double-digit gains in price since the halving. Institutional investors doing more trading in crypto options on CME is a sign of continued interest
Meltem Demirors, Caffeine and Curiosity
14.5.2020
CoinShares' Demirors on her legacy: "My memoir will be short and sweet - 'Meltem. She had a good time.'"
Surveying the Carnage: Movies, Sports and Education in Crisis
14.5.2020
As the COVID-19 crisis grows, some industries will recover quickly, but some won’t recover at all. In this episode we help you understand which is which
Copper Claims New Tool Removes Credit Risk From Crypto Trading
14.5.2020
Copper's ClearLoop tool lets two parties finalize all details of a trade before transferring the seller's assets to the buyer's possession, rather than force the seller to store these assets on an exchange
Bequant Launches Crypto Prime Brokerage to Compete for Institutional Money
14.5.2020
London-based Bequant becomes one of only a few companies in crypto to offer a full range of prime brokerage services for hedge funds