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Early Bitcoin Miner Apparently Sent 1,000 ‘Satoshi Era’ BTC to Trading Desks This Week
7.12.2023
These bitcoin were mined at the very early stages of the network for an estimated $100, as per CryptoQuant
Binance, SBF, ETH and Gensler Get Mentions at Republican Presidential Debate
7.12.2023
Republican leadership contender Vivek Ramaswamy got the first crypto question
Protocol Village: Beam to Launch on Immutable zkEVM, Gaming-Focused L2 With Polygon Tech
7.12.2023
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 7-Dec. 13, with live updates throughout
CZ's Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Has Yet to Decide If Binance Founder Can Go Home
6.12.2023
A federal judge accepted Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's guilty plea to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act, but has not yet weighed in on whether Zhao can go back to the United Arab Emirates before he is sentenced in February
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge
6.12.2023
Anatoly Legkodymov, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitzlato was sanctioned by the U.S government in January
Pro-Blockchain Bill Clears Hurdle in U.S. House
6.12.2023
Another crypto bill has cleared the goal posts of a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the unanimous approval of legislation that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to support blockchain technology
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Team Up to Bash Crypto
6.12.2023
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has never been shy about trashing crypto, even while his giant Wall Street bank became a leader in using blockchain technology to move billions. At a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday, he slammed the industry again, to the delight of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),...
The Protocol: Bitcoin Censorship, or Just 'Spam Filtering?'
6.12.2023
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're highlight blockchain developers named in CoinDesk's Most Influential list just out, including Blockstream's Lisa Neigut, Polygon's Jordi Baylina, Base's Jesse Pollak and Optimism's Karl Floersch
Bitcoin Core's 'v26.0' Upgrade Aims to Impede Eavesdropping, Tampering
6.12.2023
The v26.0 upgrade contains experimental support for the v2 transport protocol as defined by Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 324 (BIP324)
BitTorrent's BTT Token Doubles in Value as Tron, on Which It's Issued, Hits 200M Users
6.12.2023
The BTT token from BitTorrent, the file-sharing platform that Tron bought in 2018, more than doubled in price on Wednesday amid apparent optimism about the Tron blockchain
Altcoins Heat Up With AVAX and HNT Leading the Way
6.12.2023
Money is flowing into more speculative names following bitcoin's big run higher
BlackRock Spot BTC ETF Seed Funding is a Step Forward, but Just a Step
6.12.2023
Asset manager BlackRock (BLK) turned some heads earlier this week when an updated prospectus for its spot bitcoin ETF application included a disclosure that it had collected $100,000 in seed capital for the fund
Bitcoin and the Predictability of Crypto Market Cycles
6.12.2023
History shows there's likely a bright year ahead for BTC's price
Why Are Pros Craving a Spot Bitcoin ETF?
6.12.2023
The fundamentals of investing give an answer, and the impact from BTC ETFs from the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity could be huge
Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse
6.12.2023
Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, according to new research
Coinbase Adds Message-Based Crypto Payments to Its Decentralized Wallet
6.12.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) has updated its decentralized wallet, adding a low-cost way for users to instantly send money to each other through messaging apps by adding features that seem to emulate payments giant Paypal
Elon Musk Halts Dogecoin Surge by Saying His AI Business Is 'Not Raising Money'
6.12.2023
DOGE surged Tuesday after an SEC filing showed xAI had already raised $134.7 million and might seek $1 billion
Crypto Lending Firm Ledn Offers Low-Risk Custodied Loans
6.12.2023
Cryptocurrency lending company Ledn is offering customers crypto-backed loans where all the assets remain locked up with a qualified custodian, as the company adapts its centralized finance approach to a post-FTX world
Crypto ETP Provider 21Shares Loses COO
6.12.2023
Lucy Reynolds had been with the company since September 2020
Worldcoin Foundation $5M Grants Program Focuses on 'Equitable Systems'
6.12.2023
The grants are supposed to give developers a “focus on building resilient technology and more equitable systems.”