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Crypto Companies Adopt Features Similar to Banks (Only Better) to Drive Growth
5.2.2020
Will higher interest rates and zero-fee trading drive user adoption of cryptocurrencies?
Salesforce and Samsung Add to Earlier $35M Investment in Digital Asset
5.2.2020
In a second Series C funding round, blockchain startup gains support from Samsung and Salesforce venture arms
What Is Going On With Jae Kwon and Cosmos?
4.2.2020
Internal tensions at Tendermint, the company building the Cosmos blockchain, have begun to spill out into public view
Consensys Cuts Additional 14% of Staff, Aims to Split
4.2.2020
Consensys cuts 14% of its employees while dividing the company into two different branches
LISTEN: How Crypto and Porn Go Hand in Hand
4.2.2020
Spankchain's Allie Eve Knox talks to CoinDesk's Leigh Cuen about why sex workers need crytpo
Visa to Change PoS Fees to Merchant to Adjust to New Business Categories
4.2.2020
Visa is reportedly planning to change merchant fees rates as part of a major update of its system
Inside the Standards Race for Implementing FATF’s Travel Rule
4.2.2020
Crypto businesses are figuring out how to comply with the Financial Action Task Force’s “Travel Rule.” And putting technical solutions in place is proving to be just as tricky as the legal and operational issues involved
Bitspark Shuts Down Amid Restructuring, Coronavirus and Protests
4.2.2020
Hong Kong-based blockchain startup Bitspark closes down, citing internal restructuring issues exacerbated by a coronavirus outbreak and local protests
Southern Indian State to Launch Dedicated Blockchain Incubator
4.2.2020
The southern Indian state of Telangana is to launch a dedicated blockchain incubator with assistance from top educational institutions
BitPay CEO: Platform Will Support More Cryptocurrencies and Possibly Lightning Network
4.2.2020
BitPay CEO says platform will add support for more cryptocurrencies, along with possible integration of the Lightning Network
Mastercard CEO Reveals Why The Company Left Libra
3.2.2020
Mastercard CEO explains his issues with Facebook’s Libra
Mastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEO
3.2.2020
The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why
Singapore: Digitized Securities Exchange Gets Regulator’s Go-Ahead
3.2.2020
Singapore’s central bank and regulator MAS has licensed capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX to operate in the city-state
Bitcoin Futures: Volatility ‘Coming’ as BitMEX Hits $1B Open Interest
3.2.2020
Bitcoin should see a “significant” price move on the back of futures strength, one analyst believes
Bitcoin Usage Among Merchants Is Up, According to Data From Coinbase and BitPay
3.2.2020
Although bitcoin adoption may move at a glacial pace, merchants are seeing sustained traction regardless of market dips
Winklevoss Patents Tout Use Case for Gemini Stablecoin Tech in Banking
3.2.2020
Banks and other "trusted entities" could become licensed issuers of the stablecoin, the patents suggest
BitFlyer Now Offers US Users 0% Fees When Buying Bitcoin With USD
31.1.2020
U.S. residents now have one more option to buy Bitcoin with USD through bitFlyer’s zero-fee BTC/USD trading pair campaign
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Reopens in India Despite Banking Ban
31.1.2020
Singapore’s Zebpay crypto trading platform reopens to Indian customers despite central bank crypto ban
Options Growth Will Ignite Innovation in the Bitcoin Market – but Not in the Way You Think
31.1.2020
Richard Rosenblum, co-founder of GSR, points out the lackluster growth in listed options hides the real action taking place in OTC hedges
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...