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Digital Euro Would Provide Alternative to Cryptos, ECB President Lagarde Says
22.9.2020
A digital euro for retail payments would "ensure that sovereign money remains at the core of European payment systems," according to Legarde
JD.com to Build Apps for China’s Digital Yuan Project: Report
22.9.2020
The Chinese e-commerce giant has reportedly agreed to help the nation's central bank develop infrastructure including a wallet for its cash-equivalent digital currency
Uniswap Users Say Uniting Can Strengthen UNI
22.9.2020
A group of anonymous Uniswap users is trying to unite the many small holders of the UNI governance token to deal with potential problems in the automated market maker’s (AMM) governance
Silk Road Programmer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
21.9.2020
Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Leases 2,000 Rigs From BlockFills, Has Option for Up to 7,000 More
21.9.2020
Bitfarms boost its mining power by 360 PH with the new lease, set to run for 24 months
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $10.1K, Ether Drops to $330 on Sell-Off Session
21.9.2020
Bitcoin and ether price fell precipitously Monday as markets globally roil in uncertainty
The Fast-Growing NFT Market Is Problematic Yet Promising
21.9.2020
There is authentic demand for crypto collectibles, called NFTs, but the introduction of yield farming has introduced new issues
OCC: Banks Can Hold Some Stablecoin Reserves
21.9.2020
The U.S. OCC has published fresh guidance, officially clarifying national banks can provide services to stablecoin issuers in the U.S
The FinCEN Files Show Banks Don’t Actually Care About Stopping Money Laundering
21.9.2020
The massive leak of suspicious activity reports shows how banks let the government know about likely money laundering, then go right on providing services
Here in Venezuela, Doctors Struggle to Access Aid From Crypto Platform
21.9.2020
For a moment, it looked as if crypto would make a huge stride in Venezuela. But accessing funds from abroad has been difficult
Craig Wright Must Face Trial Over Alleged $11B Bitcoin Fortune as Request for Summary Judgment Denied
21.9.2020
In a case involving the ownership of about 1.1 million bitcoin (worth over $11 billion), the federal court denied Wright’s request for a summary judgment on Monday
CIA’s New Research Lab to Study Blockchain
21.9.2020
CIA Labs will give officers an outlet to patent and profit from their tech inventions
‘We Blew It.’ Douglas Rushkoff’s Take on the Future of the Web
21.9.2020
Douglas Rushkoff is a futurist and early cypherpunk. His early writings on the internet paved the way for thinking about the web in revolutionary terms. What's changed?
Bitcoin and Ether in Biggest Slump Since Sept. 3 as Stock Markets Sink
21.9.2020
Prices for both Bitcoin and Ether fell sharply in the past 24 hours, after a drop in global equities
Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Holds Bitcoin From 2013 Amid Talk of Public Listing
21.9.2020
Social Capital, the Silicon Valley venture capital and private equity investment office started by an early Facebook vice president, has held bitcoin since 2013
How Activist Investors Can Help the Crypto Industry Mature
21.9.2020
Often demonized for acting self-interestedly, activist investors can bring much needed focus to struggling organizations. In crypto, too
The MicroStrategy Effect? This Firm Is Helping Businesses Save in Bitcoin
21.9.2020
Bitcoin financial services firm Unchained Capital has released an “advanced business account” specifically targeting firms that want to hold BTC
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 21, 2020
21.9.2020
With bitcoin down amid broader market turmoil, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General
21.9.2020
The payments processor facilitated millions of dollars of PlexCoin investments before shuttering accounts in September 2017
Blockchain Bites: DeFi’s Dividend, China’s ‘New Battlefield,’ the Big Banks’ ‘Suspicious Activity’
21.9.2020
China sees its digital yuan as a "new battlefield," DeFi's Curve has a new dividend program and a yet-to-launch platform is pursuing an "Initial DEX Offering."