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SEC Sues Dropil Founders for Fraud After $1.8M Token Sale
24.4.2020
The SEC has charged three California residents with defrauding investors of $1.8 million through an unregistered token sale
Crypto Firm Deposits Jump 24% in Q1 at Metropolitan Commercial Bank
24.4.2020
Crypto-friendly Metropolitan Commercial Bank reported $25 million more in deposits from crypto customers in the first quarter of 2020
Oil’s Been More Volatile Than Bitcoin for Nearly 2 Months, Data Shows
24.4.2020
The surge in volatility for oil goes back a lot further than Monday's crash, CryptoCompare data indicates
First Mover: Bitcoin Jumps as Fed Assets Top $6.5T and Traders Focus on Halving
24.4.2020
Bitcoin has already recovered from its 'Black Thursday' crash and is beating the S&P 500 year to date. Now all eyes turn to the halving
Bidooh Founders Admit to Cloning Business for Rival Advertising Venture
24.4.2020
The founders had used the tech to establish a rival advertising firm, but claimed they'd been "screwed out of" their company
AVA Labs Will Splash Millions to ‘Brain Merge’ DeFi and Traditional Finance
24.4.2020
AVA is already in dialogue with five DeFi projects interested in receiving some of the "many millions" it's making available in grants
Coinbase Launches Price Oracle Aimed to Reduce Systemic Risk in the DeFi Space
24.4.2020
With around a billions dollars locked in decentralized finance projects, the new data feed for cryptocurrency prices is aimed to help keep those funds secure
Meet Red Date, the Little-Known Tech Firm Behind China’s Big Blockchain Vision
24.4.2020
The de facto architect of China's ambitious national blockchain project reveals his game plan for making the technology cheap and easy for businesses
Bitcoin Startup Purse May Have a Lifeline After All
23.4.2020
Purse.io says it is in "serious" acquisition talks with undisclosed bitcoin investors after announcing its dissolution last week
Bitcoin Messenger Explores Censorship Resistance During Coronavirus Crisis
23.4.2020
A new bitcoin privacy technology was born this week, using the Lightning Network and inspired by the politics of the COVID-19 crisis
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Gains as Futures Dance the Contango
23.4.2020
Bitcoin futures premiums have jumped into "contango" levels, a bullish signal
We Don’t Need Big Brother to Beat This Virus
23.4.2020
Is there a way to reopen the economy that doesn’t involve draconian surveillance measures?
Bitcoin Rallies 10% Ahead of CME April Futures Expiration
23.4.2020
There’s a “general expectation for a pick up in volatility” around CME expiry
Road to Consensus: Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID-19 (of Course)
23.4.2020
Harry Halpin, a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, talks about his lockdown, and how Crypto Twitter was right, for once
Immunity Passes Explained: Should We Worry About Privacy?
23.4.2020
Immunity passes could allow people who have had the virus to return to normal life. Here's how they work, and why we might worry
Blockchain Bites: China’s Miners, Africa’s Venmo and Cuba’s New Exchange
23.4.2020
Binance launches the Venmo of Africa, Cuba gets a new exchange and Starbucks will trial the "digital yuan."
Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina Steps Down 4 Months After Taking Role
23.4.2020
Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s CEO since December 2019, will be stepping down from the role, CoinDesk has learned
Blockstack Opens Testnet for New Bitcoin-Linked Consensus Mechanism
23.4.2020
Announced today, the Blockstack testnet is open. Developers can now simulate the Stacks blockchain's new, hybrid consensus mechanism, which Blockstack calls Proof-of-Transfer (PoX)
Bitcoin News Roundup for April 23, 2020
23.4.2020
Bitcoin is going around and around while Italy uses the blockchain to prevent fake news. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
CoinDesk Live: How This ‘Legal Wrapper’ for DAOs Could Democratize Venture Capital
23.4.2020
A limited liability autonomous organization is the next chapter of capital formation, Aaron Wright and Priyanka Desai of OpenLaw explain