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Cannabis Shops Are Using Zap’s Lightning App During Coronavirus Cash Crunch
1.4.2020
The Lightning Network startup now offers fiat-friendly bitcoin payment tools. Cannabis dispensaries in Colorado are an early proving ground
Zero Interest Rates Could Hamper the Stablecoin Business
1.4.2020
Negative interest rates will force stablecoins to look at their fee structures and cut costs. Only the fittest will survive, says our columnist
HIVE Blockchain to Double Bitcoin Mining Capacity Through $2.8M Share Deal
1.4.2020
HIVE shares have increased 10 percent since the deal to acquire a bitcoin mining farm in Canada became public
BitMEX Operator Ups Grant for Bitcoin Development to $100K
1.4.2020
HDR Global Trading has supported bitcoin maintainer Michael Ford since he was appointed last summer
Amended Lawsuit Against Ripple Now Offers Theory That XRP May Not Be a Security
1.4.2020
While the lawsuit against Ripple Labs still alleges the firm broke securities laws, the plaintiffs now seem to be hedging their bets
GitHub Is Burying Bitcoin Code Inside an Arctic Mountain to Ride Out the Next 1,000 Years
1.4.2020
Deep inside a forsaken coal mine on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, the Bitcoin Core code repository will be kept on film reels and stored for centuries
Tether CTO Claims USDT Stablecoin Can Boost DeFi Liquidity
1.4.2020
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino believes the USDT stablecoin can boost the decentralized finance ecosystem
Bitcoin Ends Q1 Down 10%, Outperforming Equities in Coronavirus Crisis
31.3.2020
Bitcoin ended the first quarter of 2020 down from the start of the year, but not as badly as the record-setting losses suffered by global equities
Bitcoin All-Time High in 2020? Chances Are Only 4%, Options Market Signals
31.3.2020
The options market shows just a 4 percent chance of bitcoin crossing above $20K before year’s end, according to data from analytics firm Skew
Bitcoin’s Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With Micropayments
31.3.2020
With paywall systems for a whole bevy of assets, crypto payments could revolutionize the media industry – if demand actually matched supply
Crypto-Powered Internet Helps Work From Home During Coronavirus
31.3.2020
Althea brings the internet to under-served places, offering households crypto to be part of a mesh system
Nic Carter: ‘If You’re Not Radicalized, You’re Not Paying Attention’
31.3.2020
Castle Island Ventures and Coin Metrics co-founder joins to discuss cascading crises, crypto dollarization and the state of the bitcoin narrative
Remote Working Proves Unexpected Hero as Half of US Economy Shifts to Home Offices
31.3.2020
To those who believe in a digital future in which decentralization makes systems more resilient, the coronavirus crisis has expedited the inevitable
IoT App Nodle Moves From Stellar Blockchain to Polkadot
31.3.2020
IoT platform Nodle announced it is switching from the Stellar blockchain to a custom build on Parity Technologies’ Substrate network
Ex-State Street Blockchain Team Drops DLT From New Data-Privacy Startup
31.3.2020
Data privacy startup Manetu goes live early next month with $3.5 million in backing from Castle Island Ventures and others
View From Manila: Life During Coronavirus
31.3.2020
Leah Callon Butler works out where to stash her cash and tries to tell fact from fiction amid the shutdown in the Philippines
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 31, 2020
31.3.2020
A popular Ethereum game is dropping crypto while France explores digital banks. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily
Ex-Royal Mint Team’s Crypto Insurance Now Provides $1M Cover for All Civic Wallets
31.3.2020
Coincover is now providing automatic insurance cover on all new signups for Civic's wallet
Crypto Holders Still Face Issues Reporting Tax Liabilities, Survey of CPAs Finds
31.3.2020
Certified Public Accountants familiar with crypto largely believe their clients might face audits or penalties for under-reporting holdings in past years, according to a survey
Bitcoin’s Recent Recovery Won’t Salvage a Terrible Month for Prices
31.3.2020
While bitcoin has recovered sharply from recent lows below $4,000, the cryptocurrency is still on track to end March with a double-digit price loss