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FC Barcelona’s Token Sale Hit $1.3M Cap in Under 2 Hours
25.6.2020
The tokens will be earned by Barcelona fans who participate in club decisions, such as deciding on a new mural for the first team changing room
Market Wrap: A Sea of Red Across Markets as Bitcoin Drops to $9.2K
24.6.2020
Bitcoin experienced a dip on Wednesday, but equities and other assets also dropped on an uncertain economic outlook
Singapore Begins Crackdown on Unlicensed Bitcoin Sellers
24.6.2020
Singapore authorities charged a 23-year-old woman with breaking the city-state’s months-old ban on unlicensed bitcoin sales
Bull vs. Bear: Who Has the Economy Right?
24.6.2020
From markets to real estate to the dollar to retail, the data on whether the market is recovering or not is hella confused
How to Spot a Crypto Scam
24.6.2020
Another scammer is impersonating the CoinDesk website and offering impossible investment returns. We did some digging
Bitcoin Options Market Faces Record $1 Billion Expiry on Friday
24.6.2020
The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday
Blockchain Bites: BitLicense at 5, Lawsky’s Fallacy and Hehmeyer’s Pivot
24.6.2020
As the BitLicense turns five, the issuing watchdog looks to lure blockchain startups to New York, while a major brokerage firm is pivoting to crypto
Bitcoin ATM Growth May Be a Boon for Money Launderers
24.6.2020
Crypto analytics company CipherTrace found bitcoin ATMs are increasingly being used to send funds to "high-risk exchanges" suspected of facilitating illicit activity
BitLicense at 5: For Startups Regulated Overseas, New York Isn’t So Tough
24.6.2020
While some exchanges left New York in the wake of its implementing the BitLicense, others say the regulatory regime have helped build market share and revenue
This Startup Is Forking Compound to Make Hiring More Efficient
24.6.2020
Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a $6 million seed round featuring True Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Galaxy Digital, IDEO CoLab, Kindred Ventures and Vy Capital
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 24, 2020
24.6.2020
With miners transferring more bitcoin now compared to any point in the last year, police misconduct on Ethereum and a new inter-blockchain hub out of China, Markets Daily is back with another news roundup
BitLicense at 5: Despite Architect Lawsky’s Hopes, Few States Copied NY Rules
24.6.2020
Few states have developed their own cryptocurrency regulations – and none that did build a regulatory regime have followed the New York model
FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use
24.6.2020
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets
BitLicense at 5: A Timeline of New York’s Landmark Cryptocurrency Regulation
24.6.2020
The BitLicense was first proposed in 2013, but wasn't implemented until mid-2015. CoinDesk outlines the major events in its history
Forget Bitcoin’s Volatility, BoA Says Unstable UK Pound Like an Emerging Market Currency
24.6.2020
Bitcoin is often criticized for its volatility – now analysts are saying that, and more, about the pound sterling
Where the NY Fed ‘Bitcoin Is Not New’ Blog Goes Wrong
24.6.2020
A recent post categorizing Bitcoin as just another fiat currency uses some strange definitions of money, our columnist writes
New York Moves to Lure Crypto Startups as BitLicense Turns Five
24.6.2020
Five years after erecting a wall around its market few crypto startups could scale – a wall known as the BitLicense – New York is handing down a ladder
BitLicense Recipients
24.6.2020
A list of all New York Department of Financial Service BitLicense and limited purpose trust charter recipients
Security Firm Claims One Group Stole $200M in Numerous Exchange Hacks
24.6.2020
One small group of hackers may have made off with $200 million by infiltrating numerous exchanges, security firm ClearSky claims
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Recent Stability May Come from a Fleeting Correlation With Equities
24.6.2020
Bitcoin is often likened to digital gold, but some analysts say the more compelling correlation is with the stock market