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CoinDesk 50: Besu, the Marriage of Ethereum and Hyperledger
12.5.2020
Bringing big business to the Ethereum's public blockchain is key to reaching "world computer" status, and Besu may be the project to do it
Mining Titan BHP to Use Blockchain for Iron Ore Sales to Top Steel Producer
12.5.2020
Multinational mining titan BHP Group expects to complete its first blockchain iron ore transaction with major Chinese steel producer Baosteel in the near future
Riot Blockchain’s Bitcoin Mining Revenues in Q1 Rise 70% Year-on-Year
12.5.2020
Biotech firm-turned-Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain disclosed strong results for Q1 2020 in its latest quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Binance Invests in Regulated Indonesian Crypto Exchange
12.5.2020
Binance is betting on Indonesia as a promising market for cryptocurrency trading
Binance Invests in Major Indonesia Crypto Exchange Tokocrypto
12.5.2020
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is cementing its presence in Indonesia, announcing an investment in a major domestic regulated exchange Tokocrypto
UAE Bank Opens Bangladesh Remittance Corridor using Ripple’s Blockchain Tech
12.5.2020
RAKBank aims to speed up remittances for Bangladeshi expats after integrating with RippleNet
In Apparent First, SEC-Approved Security Token Offering Seeks Listing on Coinbase
12.5.2020
Singaporean blockchain project BitcoinHD claims to have submitted the first SEC-approved security token offering for prospective listing on major U.S. exchange Coinbase
IBM Blockchain to Offer Decentralized Smart Contract Option
12.5.2020
IBM is implementing the Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 base layer to support smart contract governance on its blockchain platform
Up to 30% of Bitcoin Miners Close Shop as Business Turns Unprofitable After Halving
12.5.2020
About a third of Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms may already be switching off their machines as the business becomes unprofitable due to a reduction in mining rewards. The third Bitcoin halving – consummated earlier today – reduced supply of the pioneering cryptocurrency, cutting the bonus...
Hut 8 Mining Revenue Continues Decline in Q1
11.5.2020
Hut 8's Q1 2020 earnings fell, pulled lower by falling revenue, decreased EBITDA and increased collateral requirements
Crypto.com Launches Plugin for One Million Ecommerce Merchants on Ecwid
11.5.2020
Crypto.com is integrating with ecommerce platform Ecwid, which now features a plugin supported by Crypto.com that lets customers pay with crypto on the platform
Binance.US Launches OTC Trading Platform
11.5.2020
Top crypto exchange’s U.S. branch now supports over-the-counter (OTC) trades
Crypto.com Lands Record $360M Insurance Cover for Offline Bitcoin Vaults
11.5.2020
Crypto.com has gathered a record-breaking $360 million worth of insurance to cover the potential loss of coins stored in special offline vaults
Hedge Fund Pioneer Paul Tudor Jones Says He Holds 1%-2% of Assets in Bitcoin
11.5.2020
"We’re watching the birthing of a store of value, and whether that succeeds or not only time will tell," he told CNBC
Canadian Exchange VirgoCX Taps Ledger Vault for Custody, Insurance Support
11.5.2020
Canada-based crypto exchange VirgoCX has turned to enterprise infrastructure technology platform Ledger Vault to provide custody solutions for retail and institutional clients
Exchanges Bolster Their Bitcoin Insurance Funds After ‘Halving Dump’
11.5.2020
After Bitcoin price plummeted on May 10, several exchanges scrambled to inject liquidity into their BTC insurance funds
Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan Invest in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round
11.5.2020
Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app, attracted celebrity investors in a $3 million round led by the early-stage arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund
Calm Before the Halving: Bitcoin Pending Transactions at Weekly Low
11.5.2020
Activity on the Bitcoin blockchain is slowing down as miners process almost all pending transactions in the mempool
South Korea Sees Influx of Blockchain Platforms for Unlisted Stocks
11.5.2020
The South Korean blockchain space sees many new platforms trading for unlisted stocks, following an offering from state-backed Koscom last year
Paxful P2P Trading Integrated Into Infinito Wallet
11.5.2020
Multi-crypto wallet Infinito is integrating Paxful’s P2P trading services into its platform