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Banks Won’t Rush to Hold Crypto – But OCC’s Regulatory Approval Makes It Harder to Ignore
24.7.2020
Regulatory approval doesn't mean banks are about to begin providing crypto custody, but it is accelerating a conversation about financial institutions safeguarding bitcoin
French Officials Move to Start Trial of Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik
24.7.2020
The alleged BTC-e operator stands accused of extortion, aggravated money laundering and conspiracy
Ether Leaves Bitcoin Behind With 2020 Gain of Over 100%
24.7.2020
Ethereum's popularity with DeFi projects has likely led to a triple-digit year-to-date price rise for ether. Bitcoin lags well behind with a 34% gain
Carlos Ghosn’s $600K Bitcoin Escape Fee Paid Via Coinbase
24.7.2020
Carlos Ghosn's son paid approximately 63 bitcoin, now worth $608,000, to the two men who smuggled his father out of Japan last December
First Mover: Crypto’s $35T Moment Could Come From Analog-World Stock Listings
24.7.2020
With Coinbase rumored to be considering a share listing, some say a move toward more public ownership could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption
Binance’s Fiat-Gateway Partner Banxa Expanding to US
24.7.2020
Banxa plans to leverage custody and settlement infrastructure from exchange platform Zero Hash
Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round
24.7.2020
Bitcoin Suisse said some of the funding will go on new product offerings if its banking license applications are successful
Czech Central Bank Board Member Criticizes CBDCs as ‘Helicopter Money’
24.7.2020
The Czech National Bank's Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now
Opera’s Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users
24.7.2020
The Norwegian browser maker has disclosed its crypto wallet user numbers for the first time
Climbing off Twitter on Scaffolds of Truth: Where Srinivasan and Benet Diverge
23.7.2020
Vitalik Buterin, Balaji Srinivasan and Juan Benet discussed the future, pitfalls and promise of decentralized social media
Signature Bank’s Crypto Deposits Grew $1B in Q2
23.7.2020
Out of the nearly $8 billion in deposit growth that Signature Bank saw in the second quarter of 2020, $1 billion was raked in by the firm’s digital assets team
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits 1-Month High; DeFi Value Locked Hits $3.3B
23.7.2020
Bitcoin is making gains, Ethereum’s DeFi value grows. (CoinDesk)
4 Experts Agree: Craig Wright’s Latest Cryptography Claims Are ‘Nonsense’
23.7.2020
We asked four expert cryptographers about Craig Wright’s “cryptographic evidence” that he is Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto. They aren't buying it
No One Has Traded Bitcoin Options on Bakkt for Over a Month: Deribit Continues to Dominate
23.7.2020
Open interest for Bakkt's bitcoin options market has stayed at $0 since June 15
Will Big Tech Enable or Destroy Small Business?
23.7.2020
More than 50% of COVID-19 related business closures in the US are now permanent. Can tech platforms provide a new avenue for small biz entrepreneurship?
Wyoming-Based Avanti to Open in October With a New Bank-Issued Digital Asset
23.7.2020
Wyoming's crypto-friendly Avanti Financial expects to open its doors this October with a new bank-issued digital asset, the Avit
Arca’s Flagship Crypto Hedge Fund is Up 77% in 2020
23.7.2020
Arca's Digital Assets Fund is beating the S&P, crypto indices and bitcoin’s price
SEC Registered Broker-Dealer Is Launching a Security Token Platform
23.7.2020
As a registered broker-dealer, Watchdog Capital said it is in a position to offer a whole host of SEC-exempted offerings for security tokens
YouTube Seeks to Dismiss Ripple Lawsuit Over XRP Giveaway Scams
23.7.2020
The video sharing giant filed a motion to dismiss Ripple’s lawsuit that alleges that YouTube did not do enough to stop free XRP giveaway scams, copyright infringement
Russia’s FSB Is Making Life Harder for Blockchain Companies
23.7.2020
The FSB, Russia’s security agency, wants blockchain companies to certify with them. This could push foreign companies out of the market