Search
The Man Who Forecast a Currency Cold War
5.5.2020
David Birch's book "The Currency Cold War" foresees a world of competing digital currencies. COVID-19 brings that future closer, he says
First Mover: Amid Economic Meltdown, Bitcoin Is Winning as ‘No Value’ Buffett Eats Crow
5.5.2020
Bitcoin is beating stocks this year, but it's also crushing the shares of Berkshire Hathaway, whose billionaire CEO said in February that the cryptocurrency had "no value."
Bitcoin Briefly Hits $9K, Investors Remain Bullish
5.5.2020
The cryptocurrency has again failed to keep gains above $9,000 even as active bitcoin addresses spike to 11-month highs
Bitcoin Fails at $9K Hurdle Again, But Data Suggests Investors are Bullish
5.5.2020
The cryptocurrency has again failed to keep gains above $9,000 even as active bitcoin addresses spike to 11-month highs
IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building ‘Ecosystems of Trust’
5.5.2020
Mastercard, IBM and the provincial government of British Columbia are among the founding members of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation
IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform
5.5.2020
IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with power grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna to help facilitate the transition to renewable energy
Iran Issues License for Nation’s Biggest Bitcoin Mining Operation
5.5.2020
A Turkish firm has been granted a license to operate a data center with up to 6,000 bitcoin mining machines
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High in Final Adjustment Before Halving
5.5.2020
Bitcoin mining difficulty increased to 16.10 trillion (T) on Tuesday, close to the network’s all-time high of 16.55 T recorded in March
Telegram Withdraws Offer to Repay Investors With Gram Tokens
5.5.2020
Telegram says it won't be repaying investors in its 2018 TON token sale in gram tokens, one week after saying it could do so once the network launches
IBM, Merck Declare FDA-Backed Drug Tracing Blockchain a Success
4.5.2020
IBM, Merck, Walmart and KPMG’s drug-tracing blockchain pilot exceeded the interoperability benchmarks set by the Food and Drug Administration, the group said
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $8.8K but Optimism Seen Continuing Ahead of Halving
4.5.2020
After a flurry of trading late last week, bitcoin dipped on lower volume
Why Warren Buffett’s Bearishness Should End V-Shaped Recovery Talk
4.5.2020
NLW unpacks a meaningful shift as the famously optimistic Warren Buffett struck a more sober note at Berkshire Hathaway’s first virtual annual meeting
Stablecoins Push Ethereum’s Transaction Count to Highest Since July 2019
4.5.2020
Ethereum’s transaction counts have surged by 72% since mid-February
Blockchain Bites: Bitfinex Sues, Miners Prepare, Congress Considers
4.5.2020
The U.S. Senate is considering blockchain voting during the COVID-19 crisis, while crypto becomes a mainstay in the Middle East
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 4, 2020
4.5.2020
May the BTC be with you. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
NEAR Protocol Launches Following $21M Token Sale Led by Andreessen Horowitz
4.5.2020
NEAR announced Monday the closing of a $21.6 million token sale involving a16z, Pantera and others. It also revealed the stealth-mode launch of the NEAR mainnet on April 22
Marketing Ethereum 2.0 and Herding Cats With Hudson Jameson
4.5.2020
CoinDesk's Nolan Baurle speaks with the Ethereum Foundation's Hudson Jameson about private transactions, client improvements, dealing with FUD on Ethereum and more
Hackers Plant Crypto Miners By Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt
4.5.2020
Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software
Kyber to Offer Delegated Token Staking After Coming Network Upgrade
4.5.2020
A new partnership with StakeWith.US will allow community members to delegate staking if they don't have time or knowledge to get directly involved in governance, said Kyber
The Stablecoin Surge Is Built on Smoke and Mirrors
4.5.2020
Are stablecoins fully backed by reserves? Are they FDIC-insured? Stablecoins may be too good to be true, says our columnist