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Gemini’s Head of Risk on How Crypto Beats Traditional Finance
7.1.2020
The arc of crypto bends toward regulation, so we might as well be prepared, says Gemini's risk chief and the president of the Virtual Commodities Association, Yusuf Hussain
Bitcoin Climbs as Tether Gets $500M Injection in 5 Minutes
7.1.2020
Bitcoin's price jumped Monday as tether's market capitalization swelled by $500 million in a matter of minutes
Taking the TON Out of Telegram
6.1.2020
Discussing how bitcoin might react to Iran and a rise in instability, plus news that TON won’t be in Telegram and reviewing the Nakamoto.com dust up
Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? US-Iran Tensions Rekindle Debate
6.1.2020
Bitcoin’s recent price jump after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian official has rekindled a long-running debate among investors: whether it will work as a safe-haven asset like gold in times of heightened geopolitical and economic turmoil
Join CoinDesk at CES This Week
6.1.2020
Join us on Jan. 8 for an evening of brews and blockchain
Baidu Adds Service to Help Developers, Small Businesses Build Dapps
6.1.2020
Chinese internet giant Baidu launched on Monday a blockchain-based service for developers and small and medium-sized businesses to build decentralized applications, or dapps
MARKETS DAILY: Who Should Be Allowed to Invest?
6.1.2020
With bitcoin rising for the fourth straight day, now at a two-week high around $7500, up about 10 percent from Friday’s lows, it's CoinDesk's Markets Daily for todays news and analysis
AuthenTrend’s At.Wallet Offers Fingerprint Security in Ultrathin Package
6.1.2020
The AT.Wallet is a thin hardware wallet with an e-ink screen and fingerprint sensor
Telegram Tries to ‘Clarify’ Gram Crypto Project Amid Ongoing SEC Fight
6.1.2020
Telegram will not integrate a crypto wallet into its messaging app, at least until it gets the green light from U.S. regulators, the company said Monday on its official website
IBM Blockchain App Promotes ‘Virtuous Cycle’ for Sustainable Coffee
6.1.2020
IBM is launching a new app that uses blockchain to allow consumers interested in sustainability to trace the coffee they buy along the supply chain
Rivals Signature Bank and Prime Trust Team up to Offer Instant Payments for Institutions
6.1.2020
Crypto banking rivals Prime Trust and Signature Bank have partnered to offer "real-time" settlements for institutional digital asset trades
South Korean Presidential Commission Wants to Bring Crypto Into Mainstream Finance
6.1.2020
Financial institutions should be allowed to launch cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, according to a government advisory body
Bitcoin Mining Power Hits Fresh All-Time High
6.1.2020
Bitcoin's hash rate reached record highs this week, likely as some miners scale up operations ahead of the reward halving event later this year
Bitcoin Eyes Price Breakout Amid US-Iran Tensions
6.1.2020
Bitcoin is drawing bids amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and could soon rise above key resistance at $7,580, confirming a short-term bullish breakout
We Still Don’t Know Bitcoin’s Real Volume
6.1.2020
CoinDesk Research analyst Galen Moore unpacks the differences in reported trading volumes from three major data aggregators
Closer Look at SEC ‘Accredited Investor’ Revamp Suggests Little Will Change
6.1.2020
For the first time in decades, the SEC is lowering the barrier to investing in private securities, including crypto tokens. How much lower is unclear
How Libra Failed, and How It Could Succeed in 2020
4.1.2020
Libra was the seminal crypto event of 2019, says management consultant Richie Hecker. But, in its current form, it is doomed to fail
Professor Ben Noys: What Crypto Sees in Accelerationism
4.1.2020
Benjamin Noys found a link between fringe, online philosophies and digital-native currencies. Here he explains "accelerationism."
While We Wait for Laws, We Need Better Interpretations of Existing Regulation
4.1.2020
Congress isn't likely to pass crypto-favorable legislation in 2020. In the meantime, we have to hope for action from the SEC
Longfin CEO Reaches $400,000 Settlement With SEC Over Fraud Charges
3.1.2020
Venkata S. Meenavalli has agreed to pay $400,000 in both disgorgement and penalties related to a 2017 Regulation A+ offering the SEC deemed fraudulent