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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Clings to $10.4K; Ether in Smart Contracts Highest Since 2016
22.9.2020
Bitcoin price holds steady while ether in smart contracts reach a level not seen in four years
0x, Kraken and Stellar Awarded Board Seats at Top Crypto Lobbying Association
22.9.2020
The new board members represent decentralized finance and institutional crypto alike
Marty Bent on Why Bitcoin and Big Energy Are Unlikely Allies
22.9.2020
Bitcoin mining can help big energy companies produce more efficiently, increasing American energy independence in the process
Supply of Tokenized Bitcoin on Ethereum Now Tops $1.1 B: Here’s Why
22.9.2020
The supply of BitGo’s wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) topped 76,000 after setting an all-time record of nearly 21,000 WBTC minted within one week. Here’s why
The Currency Cold War: Four Scenarios
22.9.2020
Stablecoins. Bitcoin. Libra. China's DCEP. Digital $. By 2030, there could be dozens of competing currencies. How will the money wars play out?
Bitcoin Traders Say Options Market Understates Likelihood of Chaotic US Election
22.9.2020
Analysts warn against reading too much into the complacency suggested by the volatility metrics
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Stablecoin Guidance, EU’s Digital Euro Plans, Chamath’s Bitcoin
22.9.2020
The OCC published guidance allowing U.S. banks to work with stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, the ECB thinks the term stablecoin can be "misleading."
Startup Behind Siacoin Storage Platform Raises $3M, Rebrands as Skynet Labs
22.9.2020
Skynet Labs has raised a $3 million funding round led by Paradigm, aiming to offer developers decentralized storage solutions for all types of applications
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 22, 2020
22.9.2020
With bitcoin at risk of falling to four figures and new guidance from the OCC, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Bitcoin-on-Ethereum Token tBTC Relaunches Following Buggy Debut in May
22.9.2020
TBTC, a decentralized way to copy bitcoin (BTC) over to Ethereum, is relaunching today after a smart-contract bug sunk the project in May
Nasdaq and SEC-Registered Fund Manager to Launch First-Ever Crypto ETF
22.9.2020
The new ETF product will track an index currently being designed by Nasdaq that will provide broad exposure to the digital asset market
Facebook’s Libra Co-Founder Morgan Beller Departs to Return to VC
22.9.2020
Beller, 27, will become a general partner at NFX. She'd worked at a16z before joining Facebook
IoT Startup Helium Floats New Hardware Device for Mining Its HNT Crypto Tokens
22.9.2020
Helium is hoping a new manufacturing deal with RAK Wireless will help the crypto-powered IoT network expand its reach
US Government Darknet Raid Seizes $6.5M in Cash and Cryptocurrencies
22.9.2020
The U.S. government has today announced the results of one of the biggest seizures of drugs sold on the Darknet in history
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Latest Sell-Off Gets Crypto Traders Mulling Election Chaos
22.9.2020
Monday's sell-off shows bitcoin is likely to trade off with risky assets like stocks if U.S. election chaos sends markets into a fresh downdraft
BRD Is Breaking Into the Crypto Compliance Game
22.9.2020
The new tech stack will provide AML and compliance tools for financial institutions, government agencies, and cryptocurrency service providers
‘Misleading’ Term Stablecoin Should Be Ditched, Says ECB
22.9.2020
The EU central bank said the term stablecoin is potentially "confusing" and "misleading" to consumers
Equity Markets Turmoil Could Push Bitcoin Below $10K, Say Analysts
22.9.2020
Bitcoin risks falling into four figures on a continued sell-off in equities and rebounding U.S. dollar
A New Social Contract for the Digital Age
22.9.2020
Veteran futurist Don Tapscott imagines the world in 2030 and finds reasons for optimism in the face of persistent social crisis
US Space Force Enlists Blockchain Firm to Deploy Hack-Proof Data Defenses
22.9.2020
The United States Space Force has engaged blockchain firm Xage Security to develop a new security layer for its communications systems