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Suspects Detained in Ukraine for Bomb Threats Demanding Bitcoin
30.7.2020
Ukraine's security service detained two suspected terrorists who threatened to blow up buildings if they didn't receive bitcoin
CoinList Launches ‘Pro’ Exchange for Token Sale Buyers
30.7.2020
The new CoinList Pro exchange aims to help institutional traders participate in the platform's dozen or so token sales in 2020
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 30, 2020
30.7.2020
With the price of bitcoin hovering near recent highs and some wondering whether we're poised for a pullback, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest news roundup
Dharma Adds Uniswap Trading in Bid to Become ‘the Robinhood of DeFi’
30.7.2020
Dharma, the Coinbase-backed decentralize finance startup, is adding token-exchange protocol Uniswap as its latest in-app offering
Ether Addresses in Profit Have Soared 132% in a Year
30.7.2020
Even with ether close to yearly highs, profitable addresses have more than doubled since last July
SEC Wants to Start Scrutinizing Binance Chain Transactions
30.7.2020
Company executives anticipated that regulators might one day take an interest in Binance Chain
Central Banks Are Privacy Providers of Last Resort
30.7.2020
If central banks issue digital currencies, they'll be thrown into a debate about financial privacy in the modern era. Is that what they want?
Bank of England Building Payments Network to Support a Potential Digital Pound
30.7.2020
CoinDesk has learned the Bank of England's new settlement system is being built so it can be forwards compatible with a digital currency
Coda Protocol Touts User Growth One Year Into Testnet
30.7.2020
The O(1) Labs project thinks recursive zk-SNARKs are the key to more manageable blockchains
China Aims to Be the World’s Dominant Blockchain Power – With Help From Google, Amazon and Microsoft
30.7.2020
China's BSN could be met with geopolitical resistance as it continues to extend its global reach
Paxful Chips Away at LocalBitcoins’ Russian P2P Market Dominance
30.7.2020
Paxful’s year-old foray into Russian crypto markets is paying off for the peer-to-peer exchange
Circle Gets $25M From DCG to Drive USDC Mainstream
30.7.2020
USDC backer Circle is teaming with Genesis Trading in a $25 million deal aimed at pushing the stablecoin to the fintech masses
First Mover: Sleepy Fed Meeting Belies Tense Economic Reality (Brrr) That May Buoy Bitcoin
30.7.2020
It didn't really matter to bitcoin traders that the Federal Reserve's meeting this week was so anticlimactic. The real action is ongoing – in the form of more money injections
Dapp Data Storage Provider Bluzelle to Begin Mainnet Launch in August
30.7.2020
Distributed data storage network Bluzelle is starting the launch of its mainnet on Aug. 8, the company announced Thursday
tZERO Slashes Jobs, Salaries as It Gears Up for Another Funding Round
30.7.2020
In an attempt to improve its cash burn rate, tZERO has slashed its headcount and asked senior staff to take equity as it prepares for a new raise
Police Arrest 27 Alleged Masterminds Behind $5.7B Plus Token Crypto Scam
30.7.2020
Chinese police have arrested 27 leaders and 82 others suspected of operating the Ponzi scheme
Malaysia’s Stock Exchange Eyes Blockchain for Bond Market Digitization
30.7.2020
Known as Project Harbour, the initiative will use distributed ledger technology as a register for a bond marketplace
Cardano Introduces Proof-of-Stake With ‘Shelley’ Hard Fork
30.7.2020
It's alive! Cardano has successfully hard forked to its major upgrade, Shelley, which introduced proof-of-stake to the network
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum’s DeFi Luminaries Discuss What’s Next
30.7.2020
For decentralized finance (DeFi) to make its mark, it must reach beyond the crypto bubble, said MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen. “Compared to where we’re going next, we’ve still just scratched the surface of what this technology will do,” Christensen, whose lending platform recently topped...
CoinDesk Live Recap: The DAO Hack Is Still a Mystery
30.7.2020
The DAO attack was a foundational episode in Ethereum history. On Tuesday, CoinDesk Live gathered a handful of blockchain veterans to look back