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First Mover: Bitcoin Rises More in One Day Than Stocks Have Gained All Year
6.8.2020
Bitcoin prices surged 5% Wednesday, outpacing stocks and gold amid calls for more government stimulus to stem the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic
Judge Worries Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trying to Line Their Pockets in Block.one ICO Lawsuit
6.8.2020
The district judge criticized a class-action lawsuit brought against Block.one for appearing to be an attempt to earn high legal fees
Investors Suing Over Status ICO Can’t Find Execs to Serve Papers
6.8.2020
Investors suing crypto firm Status are seeking “alternative means” to serve top executives after they were unable to deliver court papers via traditional means
‘Crypto Instagram’ Is Becoming a Thing, Scams and All
6.8.2020
Scams are running rampant on Instagram in 2020 – even as legitimate crypto entrepreneurs are increasingly using the platform for business
Bitmain Delays Bitcoin Miner Shipments by Three Months as Co-Founders Battle On
6.8.2020
The escalating internal power struggle at Bitmain is starting to have a more serious impact on its business and customers
Ethereum Classic Suffers Second 51% Attack In a Week
6.8.2020
Ethereum Classic has suffered a 4,000-block long reorganization, its second such incident in five days. The first attack, which saw more than 3,000 blocks reorged, saw an attacker steal more than 800,000 ETC, worth about $5.6 million
Man Accused of Arranging Murder to Avoid Crypto Debt Can’t Escape Jail, Brazilian Court Rules
5.8.2020
Crypto businessman Danilo Afonso Pechin remains jailed after Brazil's High Court refused to hear his request for habeas corpus
China’s Open Source Development Has Lessons for the US
5.8.2020
While the U.S. complains about TikTok and Chinese IP theft, China is forging a new form of development based on open source networks
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trudges Past $11.7K as DeFi Lending Rates Gyrate
5.8.2020
Bitcoin’s price is trending up. Meanwhile, interest rates for lending crypto in DeFi are still unpredictable
DeFi Traders Are Gaming Ethereum for Higher Profits, Researchers Say
5.8.2020
DeFi trading bots create "walls of executions," resulting in higher rewards for Ethereum miners, higher profits for traders and higher fees for everyone
Two Reasons Crypto’s Bull Market Is Coming
5.8.2020
Capital from dying token projects and an inflationary environment provide conditions for crypto's march towards a $1 trillion market cap
Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough on Stagflation, Bitcoin and the Devalued Dollar
5.8.2020
One of the realest people in financial media joins for a conversation about where the economy really is and where it’s headed
NASDAQ-Listed MicroStrategy, Wary of Looming Dollar Inflation, Turns to Bitcoin and Gold
5.8.2020
“If you have large dollar values and you're hoping for any kind of return on them, that's faded,” said CEO Michael Saylor. “Gold, silver, and bitcoin are showing strength.”
ETH Lite: Reflexer Labs Raises $1.7M to Build a Somewhat-Stable Coin for DeFi
5.8.2020
Reflexer Labs, a new decentralized finance project aimed at softening volatility, has closed a $1.68 million seed round led by Paradigm
17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Twitter Hack as Defense Tries to Lower Bail From $725K
5.8.2020
The 17-year-old charged with being the mastermind behind July's Twitter hack has pleaded not guilty; the defense says bail posted is "grossly inappropriate" to the amount of money stolen
Blockchain Bites: Square’s Revenue Surge, Eth 2’s Final Testnet, c-Lightning’s Latest Update
5.8.2020
Square’s Bitcoin revenues increased 600% year-over-year and a blockchain-based voting system in Russia may have been hacked
Republic Cuts Through SEC Red Tape to Raise $16M via Security Token Sale
5.8.2020
Under a pair of SEC regulations, crowd-equity platform Republic has raised $16 million through the sale of its Republic Note security token
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 5, 2020
5.8.2020
With BTC pushing towards $12,000 and gold at record highs, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your crypto news roundup!
Why Ukraine Is Ripe for Cryptocurrency Adoption
5.8.2020
A relatively unstable state – with a technically sophisticated population – creates a fertile ground for crypto adoption
Ex-Wife’s Testimony Suggests Craig Wright ‘Defrauded’ Court, Kleiman Lawyers Claim
5.8.2020
The legal team for the estate of David Kleiman said Ms. Wright's submission cast doubt on the nature of the Tulip Trust at the heart of the lawsuit