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Augur’s Unpredictable Drop
State Street is looking to adopt blockchain technology for securities lending – that's if internally they can all get on the same page....
Tezos Is Doing OK For Once
The SEC will decide on 9 proposals in the coming months, not counting the one they just delayed.-AND-IBM and Maersk have 94 companies...
EOS Is Forking and Forking and Forking
Micropayment applications are taking off on bitcoin's Lightning Network.-AND-Facebook’s David Marcus is stepping down from the Coinbase...
Greetings from Bitstanbul
A Russian team with big aspirations plans to build a cargo drone fleet connected via blockchain.-AND-Long-term thinking? In a rare move,...
#BitcoinDominance
The AirSwap decentralized exchange is upgrading its tech to handle any-size Ethereum trades.-AND-You can now get paid for using bitcoin’s...
Is Overstock a Bitcoin Price Index?
Accusations of a cloned app mean that Ethereum’s gambling problem is only getting worse.-AND-Coinbase wins a patent for a secure bitcoin...
CryptoTitties
A U.S. bitcoin trader has been indicted for alleged money laundering -AND-The SEC is going to decide the fate of yet another bitcoin ETF...
Crypto Black Lotus
The central bank in Thailand said it will launch its own digital currency by next year.-AND-New rules imposed by the Chinese government...
SEC-ya later
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued rejections to nine bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETFs) proposals.-AND-Crypto startups...
Changin’ On The Telephone
A feud between Bitcoin Cash’s developers could split the year-old cryptocurrency in two.-AND-Mt Gox’s former creditors can now submit...
EOS The World Turns
A blockchain project spearheaded by NEX Group is facing questions over its future.-AND-One of the biggest airlines in Russia has piloted a...
Officer, I'd Like To Report An ICO
Lloyd's of London, the centuries-old insurance marketplace, is quietly providing cover against the theft of cryptocurrencies.-AND-China is...
Blintzes on the Blockchain
Binance backs $32 million funding for a new stablecoin from the creator of a billion-dollar Korean online commerce site.-AND-After the...
Report: Ronin Sidechain Processed 560% More Total Transactions Than Ethereum Last November
The blockchain-powered game Axie Infinity has been a very popular application during the last 12 months, as the game’s NFTs have...
Chia Network Launches Native Peer-to-Peer Trading Services for Wallet Holders
Chia Network, the energy-efficient, blockchain and smart transaction platform created by BitTorrent founder Bram Cohen, is launching...
If You Give A Mouse a Bitcoin…
Ethereum’s biggest test is fast approaching, and an important decision regarding issuance is up in the air.-AND-Secret contracts provider...
An Apple a Day Keeps the War Riders Away
Developers move to change the economics of the Ethereum blockchain.-AND-Messaging giant LINE launches a live blockchain and plans to issue...
R3jected
Good news out of China? The People’s Bank of China’s digital currency researchers are expanding.-AND-Ripio is expanding its crypto-powered...
The End of the ICO Era
The era of big ticket ICOs may be over, at least according to some cryptocurrency industry observers.-AND-The pioneer of the...
WeChat vs. Bitmain
Interstellar is born. The long-awaited union of Chain and Lightyear.io has delivered a new company.-AND-The WeChat crackdown on...
Get Out of Jail Free Token
A bitcoin mining company called Bitewei is being hailed as a new rival to Bitmain.-AND-Yet another stablecoin has been unveiled, this time...
Wall Street <3 Crypto?
FOAM’s decentralized world map is now live.-AND-BitGo just launched its own regulated custodian for crypto assets.-ALSO-10 years after...
Blockchain Convict, Shard Time
IBM and Hacera launch a crypto “yellow pages.”-AND-R3’s CordaCon event draws big crowds as rumors swirl about the company’s cash crunch....
Bitcoin in Palestine
Another stablecoin?! Yes, believe it or not. This time, it’s a token anchored to the Japanese yen. -AND-Kyber Network is adapting the...
Don’t mention ‘K’ country: Bitcoin Magazine’s YouTube restored after ban
Bitcoin Magazine’s YouTube channel was restored around three hours after being shut down, with the publication attributing the short ban...
New York, the Jealous Ex?
Banking giant PNC has adopted Ripple’s technology for cross border payments-AND-Leaders at R3 believe that enterprise blockchain industry...
The Cypherpunk’s Elixxir
Cryptocurrency exchanges react furiously to a new report from the New York Attorney General’s office.-AND-Another Japanese exchange loses...
Cody Wilson Arrested in Taiwan
A new research paper claims that tether has had no meaningful impact on the price of bitcoin.-AND-Bitmain unveils another ASIC, but it’s...
Concordia Annual Summit Special – Part 1
On a special episode of Late Confirmation, we visit the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City, where a broad range of thinkers and...
Do You Really Need a Blockchain for That? Concordia Annual Summit Special – Part 2
We traveled to the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City and spoke to four leading voices in the blockchain world, asking each one: how...
Coinbase Rolls Out the Welcome Mat
Coinbase is gearing up to rapidly expand the range of crypto assets it lists.-AND-A new Ethereum scaling solution is out, and will be...
Bitmain Sails High
Bitmain’s IPO filing reveals that it’s doing well despite the bear market.-AND-If you bet that the SEC would delay its bitcoin ETF...
Regulators, Dapps, and $1 Trillion
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe looks ahead to the the problem of securing a trillion dollar cryptocurrency wallet.—Decentralized exchange Everbloom...
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses How Securities Laws Apply to Crypto Tokens — Won’t Say if Ethereum Is a Security
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has explained how securities laws apply to cryptocurrency...
Hyperledger + EEA = ?
Hyperledger and Enterprise Ethereum Alliance join forces.--Three companies are now using Ripple’s xRapid in real life.--Researchers say...
Diplomas and Decentralization
CoinDesk has released a list of the top universities that offer courses on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Former president Bill Clinton...
Gemini Gets Insured
A critical exploit originally found in bitcoin’s code was patched last month before criminals could act on it. But it now appears there...
Spies and Bribes
The EOS community is having its first voting fraud scandal. The U.S. Department of Justice charged seven alleged Russian intelligence...
New Money, a New Series by CoinDesk
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Spanked By Hackers
The Persian Gulf may get its first cryptocurrency exchange licensed by a central bank.A cryptocurrency investment fund in Switzerland...
Twitter Promotes an Elon Impostor
Coinbase will add the 0x protocol token to its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro. It's the first ERC-20 token to get a place on...
Ex-Trump Advisor Joins Blockchain Startup
Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea by trading volume, has been sold.Ethereum's next system-wide upgrade is on...
Fidelity Goes Crypto
Financial services provider Fidelity Investments is launching a cryptocurrency trading and storage platform.The price of the tether...
Stablecoins Gone Wild
The Gemini dollar (GUSD) soared above $1 to a high of $1.19 Tuesday, just a day after competing stablecoin Tether (USDT) dropped to an...
Just $7 Million Short
Trading bots appear to have gamed a big token announcement from Coinbase.Binance teams up with Chainalysis to monitor cryptocurrency...
Rupees for Stablecoins
A clampdown on cryptocurrency by Indian regulators is forcing one exchange in that country to go to great lengths to do business.The U.S....
North Korea's Half-Billion-Dollar Hacks
A new report indicates that an infamous North Korean hacking group has managed to steal over half a billion dollars in...
Coinbase supports Circle
Crypto exchange Coinbase announced support for the Circle-issued stablecoin Tuesday.The newest commissioner with the U.S. Securities and...
A Freshman 51% Attack
Police in the Indian city of Bangalore have seized an ATM just weeks after it was set up by local cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin. A...
Bitmain's IPO Woes
Parties solicited to invest in the pre-initial public offering (IPO) funding round for Bitmain Technologies, Ltd., the leading maker of...
Bitcoin Backed
In January, a new token is being launched on the ethereum blockchain that will be backed one-for-one by bitcoin. An advisory committee to...
Bitstamp Acquired
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has been acquired by NXMH, an investment firm based in Belgium and owned by South Korean conglomerate...
Jail Time
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has just announced $300 million in new fundingThe developer that formalized the code...
Billionaire Jeff Gundlach Expects Recession This Year, Advises Against Buying Bitcoin
Doubleline Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, also known as the “Bond King,” has warned about “a recession in the later...
Lost Crypto?
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has frozen accounts that received more than 93,000 ether from two wallets indirectly...
Tether's Scribble
Tether, the company behind the controversial stablecoin of the same name, published a letter purporting to be from Deltec Bank and Trust...
ICO Guidance in "Plain English"
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to clarify when and how cryptocurrencies may be classified as securities, and will...
"The Largest Crypto Giveaway in History"
Bitmain is launching two new Antminer models targeting the bitcoin mining industry. U.S. elections drama may be dragging Augur out of the...
Egg Freezing
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The SEC Sends a Shot Across the Bow
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Take Me to Constantinople
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Banned From Trading Forever
Ironic? A fractious divide in the Bitcoin Cash community has raised fears that the cryptocurrency – the fourth largest by market cap –...
Oil is the New Data
It's increasingly looking like Bitcoin Cash mining pools will run a version of the software called Bitcoin SV.An ongoing legal battle...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Altcoins Climb Following Fed Reserve Chief's Inflation Reassurances
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin led a broad crypto recovery ahead of the U.S. CPI release.Technician’s take:...
SPECIAL: MarketWatch & CoinDesk Survey Results
Bitcoin fell to its lowest price in over 12 months on Wednesday amid a broader cryptocurrency market sell-off.A new BitLicense has been...
Was $39,650 the bottom? Bitcoin bulls and bears debate the future of BTC price
Bitcoin (BTC) price made a quick pop above $43,100 in the U.S. trading session but uncertainty is still the dominant sentiment among...
Bitcoin, the Evil Spawn
A European Central Bank executive board member said this week that blockchain is promising – but that bitcoin is “the evil spawn of the...
Crypto and Fed digital dollar can coexist, says Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Powell says nothing would prevent a well-regulated stablecoin from coexisting with a US CBDC. He also revealed that a much-awaited report...
Key on-chain metric shows Bitcoin miners in ‘massive’ BTC accumulation mode
New data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) miners are hoarding more coins than at any time in the past five months, which could be a fresh signal...
Bitcoin drops below $5K
Bitcoin’s price fell below $5,000 for the first time since October 12, 2017, dropping more than $500 to hit $4,981 earlier today.Despite...
Bakkt delays its launch until next year
The ICE’s bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt is delaying its product launch. The U.K.’s FCA is considering a ban on some...
Giga Watt Declares Bankruptcy
The U.S-based crypto mining firm Giga Watt filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy this past Monday, but it still owes creditors some $7...
Crypto Tops Investor Threats for US Securities Regulators
U.S. state securities regulators have revealed that cryptocurrency investments are their top investor threat this year. “Before you...
Coming Soon: The Road To Consensus by CoinDesk
We're preparing for Consenus 2019, the world's largest blockchain conference, with weekly interview of influencers, developers,...
Powell Tells Senate Fed Will Release Its Crypto Report 'Within Weeks'
The Federal Reserve’s highly-anticipated report on cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – initially slated to come...
Jake Chervinsky: Crypto Twitter's Favorite Lawyer | Road to Consensus by CoinDesk
Jake Chervinsky is a lawyer, just not yours. A litigator with New York-based Kobre & Kim, Chervinsky has become a preeminent Twitter...
BitMEX Compliance Chief Malcolm Wright Jumps to Shyft Network
Malcolm Wright, the former chief compliance officer at BitMEX, has joined Shyft Network, a startup focused on helping cryptocurrency firms...
Bitrue Is Launching a New Yield Farming Hub
PRESS RELEASE. In the world of cryptocurrencies, it is important for any crypto exchange to offer plenty of different options when it...
Amber Baldet: Privacy as Profit
Clovyr co-founder Amber Baldet joins Nolan Bauerle to discuss the state of enterprise blockchain and the benefits of taking privacy...
Will Martino: Who Needs Private Blockchains?
Kadena's Will Martino joins host Nolan Bauerle to share his journey from the SEC and JPMorgan into the Wild West of crypto.Register for...
One Day After Launch, OpenSea Competitor LooksRare Sells Over $100M in NFTs
After months of speculation about a possible vampire attack, dominant NFT marketplace OpenSea may finally have a worthy – and more...
A Web 3 Company Just Bought a Stake in a TradFi Giant
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeOn today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Equities Stabilize as Sentiment Improves
Bitcoin rose toward $43,000 on Tuesday and is up about 3% over the past 24 hours. Several alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) such as...
Edward Woodford – Seed CX, Regulation, and the Conditions for Success
Seed CX co-founder Edward Woodford joins host Nolan Bauerle to discuss market data, manipulation, and fair markets. Register for Consensus...
Eric Piscini: Supply Chains and Marketplace Participation
Eric Piscini of Citizens Reserve tells CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle that decentralized platforms are the #1 opportunity in the blockchain...
Inside the Mnuchin Files
We FOIA’d former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s emails. Here’s what we found.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter...
Traders Will Be Watching if December CPI Confirms Inflation at 4-Decade High
Bitcoin traders have been betting for years the largest cryptocurrency by market cap could serve as an effective hedge against inflation....
Bitcoin price surges to $43K, but traders warn that ‘real pain’ is due for altcoins
Bitcoin (BTC) fell slightly into the Wall Street open on Jan. 11 after the largest cryptocurrency failed to crack resistance above...
Kevin O'Leary's Crypto Investing Playbook
Kevin O’Leary is a centimillionaire, a businessperson on reality TV and a crypto bag holder. He’s one of many, many traditional investors...
‘Centralization issues’ are the biggest culprits of DeFi attacks: CertiK
Decentralized finance, better known as DeFi, may not be “decentralized” enough as attackers exploited centralized weak points to drain...