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CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020
20.1.2020
Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by data analytics firm Skew
South Korea Considers 20% Crypto Tax
20.1.2020
Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance's income tax office have reportedly been reviewing the proposal
CoinDesk at WEF 2020: Crypto Themes to Watch as Davos Gets Underway
20.1.2020
Get your Fourth Industrial Revolution hardhats on. CoinDesk is at Davos to guide you through all things blockchain and crypto at the yearly confab of global leaders and their hangers-on
Blockstream Co-Founder Joins Bitcoin-Only Startup River Financial
20.1.2020
Jonathan Wilkins, a co-founder of Blockstream, is joining up-and-coming bitcoin brokerage River Financial as Chief Security Officer
Palestinian Militant Group Has Received 3,370 Bitcoins in Donations Since 2015: Report
20.1.2020
The report from an Israeli organisation claims the group used bitcoin to avoid sanctions, offer a degree of anonymity to donors and enable cross-border money transfers
Australian Regulator Gives Green Light to App-Based Retail Bitcoin Fund
20.1.2020
The bitcoin fund is being launched by micro-investment app provider Raiz Invest Australia
After Sudden 8% Drop, Bitcoin Bulls Must Defend Price Support at $8,460
20.1.2020
Bitcoin's dramatic overnight fall from $9,200 is telling a tale of buyer exhaustion
London-Listed Argo Blockchain Reports 10-Fold Increase in Bitcoin Mining Revenue in 2019
20.1.2020
For its first full year of operations, Argo says it generated just over $11 million in revenue
Bitfinex Investor’s Crypto Lending Startup Posts $2.3M in 2019 Revenue
20.1.2020
China-based RenrenBit has disclosed it took $600,000 in net income from revenue of $2.3 million in 2019
How Was It Possible for Bitmain to Oust Its Largest Shareholder Overnight?
20.1.2020
Corporate documents reveal new details about the ouster of Bitmain co-founder Ketuan "Micree" Zhan
Why the World Economic Forum Is Creating a Blockchain ‘Bill of Rights’
20.1.2020
Sheila Warren, the head of blockchain for the WEF, argues the technology needs a set of principles for staving off potential misuse
Decentralization Philosophy Part 1 – From Buddha to the Conquistadors
19.1.2020
Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss decentralization in blockchain projects, the historical context of decentralized organizations, the robustness it conveys but also the difficulties it engenders
Plaintiffs Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether
17.1.2020
Three class action lawsuits alleging Bitfinex and Tether manipulated the bitcoin market have been combined in federal court, with the stablecoin issuer promising to fight the claims
Grasping Lightning: Mapping the Key Players in Bitcoin’s Next Phase
17.1.2020
All kinds of groups are developing for lightning, the likely future of bitcoin payments. Here's a guide to notable players and projects
The Prospect of Building a New International Monetary System Is Getting Real
17.1.2020
When world leaders gather in Davos next week, they'll confront an essential question, says Circle's Jeremy Allaire: Can they seize blockchain's ability to create value for people around the world?
Ex-NFL Team Owner Pleads Guilty to Running Unlicensed Money Transmitter
17.1.2020
Crypto Capital co-founder Reginald Fowler pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmission business Friday. Additional charges were dropped
Tyrone Ross on Why Financial Advisors Are Taking Notice of DeFi
17.1.2020
Financial advisor and crypto advocate Tyrone Ross joins for hot takes on financial advisors, DeFi and the most important company in crypto
Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users’ Digital Assets
17.1.2020
Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets
Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization
17.1.2020
The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 17, 2020
17.1.2020
Join CoinDesk Podcast Editor Adam B. Levine and Senior Markets Reporter Brad Keoun for a daily, time saving rundown of top news impacting crypto markets today