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BudBlockz Private Sale Starts Well; Aims to 100x like Shiba Inu
5.9.2022
The BudBlockz Private Sale of its BLUNT token had an impressive start, with 30% of token allocation sold in just the first five days. The higher demand reveals greater than expected interest in the platform. The Private Sale is the first of four Presale Stages and runs from the 23rd of August...
Crypto winter teaches tough lessons about custody and taking control
2.9.2022
Many agree that digital assets should be held in hard wallets, but recent actions in the EU and the U.S. may make that more difficult, not easier
Kenyan Fintech Pezesha Raises $11 Million in Pre-Series a Round Backed by Cardano Blockchain Builder
2.9.2022
Pezesha, a Kenyan fintech focused on providing bridging finance to small and medium-sized enterprises, recently raised $11 million in pre-Series A debt-equity funding round. The Women’s World Banking Capital Partners II led the round in which the Cardano blockchain builder Input Output...
As the Gun Market Moves to Crypto, Deeply Private Owners Reveal More Than They May Know
31.8.2022
While lobbyists don’t want the government to track guns with a registry, the blockchains driving crypto act like one. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Sin Week
Alchemy-Backed Blockchain Company Contribution Labs Raising $3M in Equity Sale
30.8.2022
The new startup developed Mint Kudus, which lets communities offer tokenized badges as participation rewards
Brazil’s Largest Private Bank, Itaú, Selected by Central Bank to Develop a DeFi Liquidity Pool
29.8.2022
The Banco Central do Brasil chose seven other projects as part of the Financial and Technological Innovation and Technology Laboratory
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces to $20K as Dollar Recedes From 20-Year High; Equity Futures Slide
29.8.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 29, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
What is a seed phrase and why is it important?
27.8.2022
It’s crucial to remember your seed phrase, which is a string of random words produced by your cryptocurrency wallet when you initially set it up
Millions of dollars in ETH lie unclaimed in presale wallets — but there's a way to get them back
26.8.2022
Did you know that over 500 Ethereum presale wallets are yet to be recovered… and collectively, they have a value of several billion dollars?
World’s Largest Crypto ATM Company Bitcoin Depot to Go Public via SPAC Deal
25.8.2022
The largest cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) operator, Bitcoin Depot, has revealed it has plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. The $885 million acquisition deal with GSR II Meteora (GSRM) will make Bitcoin Depot a publicly-traded company listed...
Cboe Digital Markets Names Jump Crypto, Robinhood and DRW Among Expected Equity Partners
25.8.2022
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has named a cohort of trading heavyweights expected to be equity partners in its revamped cryptocurrency-facing division, Cboe Digital Markets
Emergent Games Launches Genesis 0 Cryotag NFTs for MMORPG Resurgence Today
24.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Today, Web3 development studio Emergent Games has launched a range of 1,000 limited edition Genesis 0 Cryotag NFTs for massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Resurgence. The NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are offered exclusively via invite-only free mint and confer...
IMF Sees Significant Increase in Correlations Between Bitcoin and Asian Equity Markets
23.8.2022
Officials at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) say that the correlation between the performance of the Asian equity markets and crypto assets such as bitcoin and ethereum has increased significantly. IMF Staff on Crypto and Correlation to Asian Equities The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Wall Street's DTCC Launches Private Blockchain Platform to Settle Trades
22.8.2022
New York-based post-trade financial services company, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has released a private blockchain project aimed at providing a secure settlement service to clients
Correlation growing between crypto and equity markets in Asia, says IMF
22.8.2022
New data shows a 10-fold increase in the return correlations between Bitcoin and stocks in some regions
Organizations look toward multiparty computation to advance Web3
16.8.2022
Multiparty computation is being leveraged to ensure private key security and decentralization within Web3 platforms. But why use it?
Crypto Economy’s Top Privacy Coins Take a Hit After US Government Banned Tornado Cash
15.8.2022
Following the U.S. government prohibiting the use of the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash, the crypto economy’s top privacy coins lost more than 8% in USD value the following evening after the ban announcement. The top privacy coins like monero and zcash managed to recover the losses...
Velodrome recovers $350K stolen funds from team member Gabagool
14.8.2022
While many community members came in support of the prominent coder, Gabagool owned up to the allegations made against him following Velodrome’s investigation
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Private Trust Citing ‘Substantial Interest’ From Clients
12.8.2022
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has launched a spot bitcoin private trust. “Despite the steep downturn in the digital asset market, we are still seeing substantial interest from some institutional clients,” said Blackrock. Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Trust...
BlackRock announces the launch of a new private spot Bitcoin trust
11.8.2022
The move comes one week after its partnership with Coinbase to provide institutional clients with crypto trading access