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Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin
21.8.2024
Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances
After 2022’s Bust, Scars Are Healing In Crypto Lending
21.8.2024
Innovative structures, attractive yields, and stronger risk management capabilities are driving a recovery in institutional crypto lending markets, says Craig Birchall, head of product at Membrane, an institutional loan management software provider for digital asset markets
Can Crypto Sway the U.S. Election?
21.8.2024
With the political environment so finely poised, candidates would be wise to attract crypto voters, says Nonco’s Jeffrey Howard
Blockchain vs. Transfer Agents: A Call for Genuine Market Innovation
21.8.2024
DePIN Media Network PTK Starts Up on Coinbase’s Base to Bring Transparency to Making Movies
21.8.2024
PKT has Hollywood talent behind it who are sick of the the black box that is the industry's film production process
Bitcoin Gets Brief Boost After U.S. Employment Growth Revised Lower
21.8.2024
Job growth for the 12-months ending in March 2024 was 818,000 lower than previously reported, according to a government report
Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway
21.8.2024
Airdrop geoblocks help projects avoid tangling with U.S. laws. But the safeguards aren't very effective. America's crypto scene doesn't respect the rules they help write
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Trades Down Despite Gains from MATIC and UNI
21.8.2024
Polygon and Uniswap gain ground as Litecoin and others drag CoinDesk 20 index down by 0.3%
Controversial Crypto Firm Prometheum to Treat Uniswap and Arbitrum's Tokens as Securities
21.8.2024
Prometheum is forging ahead with its strategy to comply with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's view on cryptocurrency transactions by letting two more tokens into its custody operation for crypto securities, whether the rest of the industry agrees or not
BlackRock’s ETHA Becomes First Ethereum ETF to Cross $1B in Net Inflows
21.8.2024
ETHA holds over $860 million in net assets. Only Grayscale’s mini ether trust (ETH) and Ethereum trust (ETHE) have more. Its net inflows are more than the next three highest ETF inflows combined
Cipher's Bitcoin Mining Business Remains Compelling, Canaccord Says
21.8.2024
The mining business is a standout in the sector in terms of exahash growth, operating performance and low power costs, the report said
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision
21.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 21, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
'Wartime CEO': Urbit's Founder Returns in Shakeup at Moonshot Software Project
21.8.2024
"We're here to fix this," Curtis Yarvin says of the struggling endeavor to rebuild the entire internet computing stack from scratch
Story Protocol Developer Raises $80M Series B, Led by A16z, for Intellectual Property Chain
21.8.2024
"We’re focused on solving a real problem that impacts the creative industry, not just creating another technical tweak," Story Protocol CEO SY Lee says
German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS
21.8.2024
The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, the statement by BaFin said
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt
21.8.2024
The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again
Tether Plans to Develop UAE Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin Alongside Phoenix Group
21.8.2024
Tether plans to seek licensing for the stablecoin under the U.A.E. Central Bank's Payment Token Services Regulation
Bitcoin Metrics Signal Weak Demand as BTC ETF Hype Slows: CryptoQuant
21.8.2024
Apparent demand has slowed considerably since early April and even dipped into negative territory this month, the firm noted
Institutions Are Still Buying Bitcoin ETFs, Bitwise Says
21.8.2024
The number of institutional investors holding bitcoin ETFs rose 14% in the second quarter of the year to 1,100, the report said
Zenrock Aims to Calm Users' DeFi Wobbles With Decentralized Custody Offering
21.8.2024
Crypto custody upstart Qredo has got a new lease of life after being bought out of administration by Dan Tapiero’s 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners. The company is soon to relaunch as Zenrock