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Former HSBC, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch Execs Start $50M Crypto Fund
21.9.2020
Liquibit Capital is also said to be managed by a former Barclays Capital vice president and two current JPMorgan and Wells Fargo technicians
DAOs Will Never Govern the World (at This Pace)
21.9.2020
DAOs were meant to fix the broken democratic processes in today's society. They've come up against their own governance roadblocks
First Mover: Digital Gold Narrative Could Be Bitcoin’s Lone Ace as Ethereum Gains
21.9.2020
Bitcoin's "digital gold" narrative looks promising as ever, but the cryptocurrency's dominance is waning as Ethereum rides DeFi fever
DeFi Yield Farming Aggregator APY.Finance Raises $3.6M in Seed Funding
21.9.2020
The aggregation platform raised the seed funding from a roster of investors that includes Alameda Research, Arrington XRP Capital and Coingecko
Three Iranian Power Plants Plan to Sell Electricity to Crypto Miners
21.9.2020
Three Iranian power plants with enough output to supply half of New York City will begin selling some surplus power to crypto miners
Bitcoin Down as Stocks Fall Over European Coronavirus Fears
21.9.2020
Bitcoin is dropping alongside stocks as soaring cases of COVID-19 threaten economic activity in Europe
FinCEN Files: BNY Mellon Processed $137M for Entities Linked to OneCoin
21.9.2020
The leaked "FinCEN files" show that BNY Mellon flagged a $30 million purported loan that it helped wire as one suspected case of OneCoin laundering funds
China Sees Advantages in Being First on New Digital Currency ‘Battlefield’
21.9.2020
The nation would wield stronger influence in the world as a result of the digital yuan issuance, according to a magazine from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC)
Meet in the Middle: Crypto Companies and Banks Are Evolving Together
20.9.2020
Noelle Acheson shows how Kraken’s move to become a bank in Wyoming is more about getting traditional finance to adapt to the crypto industry than the other way around
Lyn Alden’s Latest: Why Currency Devaluation Is Inevitable
20.9.2020
This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” reading is from macro analyst Lyn Alden and focuses on the inflation vs. deflation debate in historical context
Did Ethereum Learn Anything From the $55M DAO Attack?
20.9.2020
Matthew Leising's new book, "Out of the Ether," tells the story of the attack that almost brought down Ethereum. Here he talks with Dan Kuhn
How Does Kraken’s New Crypto Bank Work?
20.9.2020
This week Kraken Financial became the first crypto company to receive a banking charter. Join CEO David Kinitsky for a look at what it all means and how it'll work with hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy
The ‘Hot Swap’ Plan to Switch Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake Explained
19.9.2020
With Ethereum 2.0's much-anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ethereum developer Danny Ryan and Liz Steininger, CEO of blockchain security company Least Authority on what users and investors should expect
Stablecoin DEX Curve Will Kick Off a Dividend on Its CRV Token Today
19.9.2020
After hitting a new all time high in volume, Curve will begin splitting fees between liquidity providers and CRV token holders on Saturday
Why the First US Crypto Bank Is a Big Deal
19.9.2020
Kraken became the first crypto exchange to win a U.S. banking license this week. Here’s why that matters
BREAKDOWN: Why the First US Crypto Bank Is a Big Deal
19.9.2020
Kraken became the first crypto exchange to win a U.S. banking license this week. Here’s why that matters
New Binance-Backed DeFi Site Lets You Earn Yield on Bitcoin, Other Non-Ethereum Assets
18.9.2020
Kava Labs has launched its first application: a yield-generating decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for bitcoin and other non-Ethereum assets
What Is DeFi?
18.9.2020
DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $11K; Uniswap Passes $1.5B Locked
18.9.2020
Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is captivating the crypto market, and that is causing weakness for bitcoin
NVIDIA Lawyers Dismiss Investors’ Crypto Mining Doc Requests: Report
18.9.2020
Investors accuse NVIDIA of bungling the chipmaker's response to 2017's mining hardware boom