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Blockchain Bites: Capitalizing on Enterprise Blockchain and Reading Coin Metrics
14.5.2020
Today at Consensus: Distributed you'll hear from IBM, EY and ING Bank executives on enterprise blockchain profitability and Nic Carter on coin metrics
First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder What If
14.5.2020
Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing attention on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation
Blockchain Bites: The Government Won’t ‘Kill DeFi’ but FATF Might Compromise Anonymity
14.5.2020
Consensus: Distributed saw discussions over the constitutionality of FATF's Travel Rule and why regulators want DeFi in the U.S
Blockchain Bites: FATF, Financial Inclusion and Banking Without Banks: A Look Ahead At Consensus, Day 3
13.5.2020
Your guide to Consensus: Distributed, Day 3: FATF, DeFi and why Bitcoin is still king
First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving’s Volatility Spike
13.5.2020
The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more price discovery
Blockchain Bites: Will Crypto See Any of the CBDC Action?
13.5.2020
The world is growing comfortable with digital assets: JP Morgan banks crypto, England discusses CBDCs and Sheila Warren a place for privacy coins
Blockchain Bites: Your Ultimate Guide to Consensus Distributed, Day 2
12.5.2020
Here's the rundown on what not to miss
First Mover: Dull Bitcoin Halving Salvaged By Satoshi Tribute in Block 629,999
12.5.2020
A coded-in message on the blockchain harked back the the genesis of the original cryptocurrency
Blockchain Bites: Making Sense of the Halving, Consensus Distributed’s First Day
12.5.2020
Get all the news from the first day of Consensus: Distributed, including the latest on Bitcoin's third halving. (And, who had the best Zoom backgrounds?)
The Kings of Crypto: An Inside Look at the History of Coinbase
11.5.2020
Author Jeff John Roberts is joined by Fred Ehrsam to talk about the rise of CoinBase and Ehrsam’s experience in crypto. Fred Ehrsam, who co-founded Coinbase, said that crypto has been good to him. “I feel like as somebody who works in crypto, we’re pretty lucky in this...
Blockchain Bites: Your Guide to Consensus Distributed
11.5.2020
Blockchain Bites will publish twice daily throughout Consensus: Distributed, setting the schedule and rounding up what you may have missed
First Mover: As Bitcoin’s Halving Finally Arrives, a Price Retreat Deflates the Hype
11.5.2020
The halving buzz may already be dying down as bitcoin's price pulls back just before the event
Blockchain Bites: Paul Tudor Jones, Open Options and Why Bitcoin Looks Strong Heading to the Halving
8.5.2020
Bixin is launching a $66M fund, Massive Adoption's Jacob Kostecki is getting sued and Filecoin is delivering physical hard drives
First Mover: Search Interest in Bitcoin’s Halving Reaches Fever Pitch as Price Hits $10K
8.5.2020
Google Trends, a barometer for gauging interest in trending topics, shows searches for "halving" or "bitcoin halving" are far higher than for the same event in 2016
Blockchain Bites: Introducing the CoinDesk 50 and a Roadmap to Consensus: Distributed
7.5.2020
In the news: a new blockchain voting proposal, Cash App's bitcoin profits and why we're sooner having a halving
First Mover: Bitcoin’s ‘Halving’ Is Coming Even Sooner Than You Realize
7.5.2020
More activity on the bitcoin blockchain means the blockheight, which triggers the halving event, is probably coming faster than anticipated
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase and BlockFi Do Some Major Hiring, Tron Gets Coronavirus Relief
6.5.2020
It's all about labor. Tron applies for employment protection while Dutch officials tell crypto companies to comply or die
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase and BlockFi Do Some Major Hiring, Tron Gets Coronavirus Relief
6.5.2020
It's all about labor. Tron applies for employment protection while Dutch officials tell crypto companies to comply or die
First Mover: U.S. Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, But Likely Not at 100x
6.5.2020
Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offered by overseas competitors
Blockchain Bites: Hyperledger Makes Inroads, Bitcoin Gets ‘Harder’ and Buffett’s Not ‘Halving’ It
5.5.2020
Bitcoin's difficulty has increased ahead of the halving event as more retail investors pour in. Warren Buffett has yet to be enticed