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Watch BitBull Capital’s Joe DiPasquale and FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Talk Crypto
8.2.2020
We got two seasoned crypto business leaders to sit down and chat crypto together
Tax Friendly Saint Kitts and Nevis Approves Progressive Crypto Bill, Lenient Capital Gains Exemption
7.2.2020
The island country of Saint Kitts and Nevis, located in the West Indies, recently passed a bill that legalizes digital currency assets like bitcoin cash. The act is cited as the Virtual Asset Bill 2020 and it aims to provide the regulation of cryptocurrencies for Saint Kitts and Nevis businesses...
Crypto Trading Pioneer Rana Yared Leaves Goldman Sachs
7.2.2020
Goldman Sachs partner Rana Yared, responsible for some of the firm’s crypto endeavors, leaves for VC involvement
ErisX Hires Capital Markets Veteran as Chief Risk Officer
6.2.2020
Vindhu Singh is the firm’s first chief risk officer, and will report to Head of Eris Clearing Liz James
Fidelity Leads $13M Funding Round for Israeli Blockchain Startup Clear
6.2.2020
Fidelity’s venture arm Eight Roads has led a $13 million Series A funding round for Israeli B2B blockchain startup Clear
Pantera, Square Join $14m Series-A Round for Real-Time Payments Startup Transparent
5.2.2020
The Seattle-based startup sets out to bring real-time settlement to financial infrastructure through a cryptographically secured, distributed payment network
PoolTogether DeFi App Announces $1M Investment After No-Loss Lottery Payout Tops $1K
3.2.2020
PoolTogether is announcing a $1.05 million investment round as it adds a USDC pool to its DeFi-powered "no-loss lottery."
Reginald Fowler Rejects Plea Deal in Crypto ‘Shadow Bank’ Case
3.2.2020
Reginald Fowler has rejected a plea deal with the U.S. government in an ongoing case that accuses him of operating "shadow bank" services tied to crypto exchanges
IRS Explains What Crypto Owners Must Know to File Taxes This Year
2.2.2020
Kicking off this year’s tax filing season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published important tips for crypto owners to properly file their tax returns. This is the first time a cryptocurrency question has been included in the tax form. The IRS expects more than 150 million...
How Fund Managers View Lending and Staking: 3 Takeaways From a CoinDesk Research Webinar
31.1.2020
In December, we invited two fund managers, both long bitcoin and other crypto assets, for a CoinDesk Research webinar on lending and staking. Jordan Clifford of Scalar Capital and Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital joined us to discuss how they evaluate risk and returns in crypto lending and staking...
Compared to Traditional Banks, Crypto Lenders See Booming Growth
30.1.2020
A lukewarm U.S. economy is making big banks like JPMorgan Chase struggle to produce fast loan growth - even with interest rates close to historic lows. Yet, in the white-hot cryptocurrency industry, lenders are burgeoning
BCH Community Leaders Bitcoin.com and Jonald Fyookball Clarify Positions on Funding Proposal
26.1.2020
Since Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer revealed an infrastructure funding proposal from five major mining pools last week, which would fund BCH devs via redirection of 12.5% of BCH coinbase rewards, the Bitcoin Cash community has been understandably bustling with debate, discussion, and suggestions....
Companies Keep Flocking to Swiss Crypto Valley, Over 1,000 Jobs Added in a Year
26.1.2020
Crypto Valley, a fintech-friendly region centered on the canton of Zug, has been expanding to other parts of Switzerland and neighboring Liechtenstein. Despite all the challenges facing the blockchain industry, favorable regulations and improving access to banking and legal services are attracting...
Law Firm Representing Quadriga’s Former Users Want Information About ‘Shadow Bank’ Crypto Capital
23.1.2020
Miller Thomson, the court-appointed law firm representing former users of the QuadrigaCX exchange, wants information about Crypto Capital and whether it holds any of Quadriga's funds
Crypto Employment Abounds With More Than 8,000 Jobs in 2020
18.1.2020
During the last year, the cryptoconomy has picked up pace after a drawn out crypto winter. When market prices were low and startups were short on capital, a bunch of firms laid off employees in 2018. A year later, and digital currency companies are hiring. Also read: Regulatory Roundup: EU-Wide...
Swiss-Regulated Digital Asset Bank Plans $95M Capital Raise
18.1.2020
Seba, a licensed Swiss bank offering crypto services looks to attract over $95 million in a secondary capital raise
Ex-NFL Team Owner Pleads Guilty to Running Unlicensed Money Transmitter
17.1.2020
Crypto Capital co-founder Reginald Fowler pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmission business Friday. Additional charges were dropped
Currency ‘Cold War’ Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab
16.1.2020
Cryptocurrencies could be at the heart of a new Cold War, at least according to some investors at the Crypto Finance Conference in St. Moritz
[aktualita] Český Productboard získal miliardu od slavných Sequoia Capital
15.1.2020
Český startup Productboard získal v rámci series B investici ve výši 45 milionů dolarů. Stalo se tak zhruba po roce, kdy firma uzavřela investici 18 milionů dolarů. Celkově už se pražský podnik aspirující na pozici takzvaného jednorožce (startup s hodnotou miliardy dolarů a výše) přišel...
Former Venezuelan Gold Mining Company Wants to Centralize Bitcoin ATM Infrastructure
15.1.2020
First Bitcoin Capital Corp. wants to unite the providers of bitcoin ATMs around the world