With BTC setting a new record above $48K and Mastercard implementing crypto payments, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Bitcoin’s price hits new all-time high over $48,000 despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s warning that cryptocurrencies are prone to illicit uses. Source link
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With BTC looking for a breakout as ether notches another all-time high, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Bitcoin breaks out, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sets up a bitcoin node and Bank of England warns on negative rates. Meanwhile, it’s DeFi that’s mooning. Source link
With ether breaching another all-time high and payments giant Visa expanding its digital currency roadmap, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Altcoins like Chainlink get a big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot. Visa is working with Anchorage to allow customers at traditional banks to “buy and sell digital assets.” Source link
With BTC breaking below $30K and the tether (USDT) saga gaining fresh attention, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Today’s stories: First Mover: Risks Nobody’s Ever Seen, From the Fed to Tether (and GameStop) Risks surrounding the stablecoin tether (USDT) have been known for years, but they’re commanding fresh attention as the amount outstanding swells to $25B. Silver Lake’s Glenn Hutchins (until recently a New York Fed board member) says it’s “fundamentally wrong to say that Bitcoin is most used for crime” […]
With bitcoin back above $30K and analysts calling for a deeper correction, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Today’s stories: First Mover: Bitcoin Newbies Get Volatility Lesson as Old Pros Lament FUD A mixture of bearish price-chart patterns and ill-understood news items combined to cause bitcoin’s biggest price plunge since March, in a demonstration to market newcomers of the cryptocurrency’s notorious volatility. Bitcoin worries ‘fading’ as crypto goes mainstream, S&P says (CoinDesk) Guggenheim Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd, who predicted bitcoin prices […]
With the price of BTC down and a new report out on the decrease in criminal crypto activity, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Bitcoin fell from $36,000 to $34,000 Wednesday morning, despite continued buying from investors. While many respondents saw bitcoin as a major bubble, 25% believed it could double its price tag to north of $70,000 by the start of 2022. Partly offsetting the positive trend is an explosion in ransomware attacks, which rose 311% from 2019. The U.S. should […]
With BTC hitting another record high of $41K plus a look at the ongoing rise and where it could end, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch: Stacks.co. Another day, another record high for bitcoin’s price. Michael Sonnenshein said institutions are also making larger allocations to its crypto products. Crypto pros and newbies alike are asking why bitcoin prices keep hitting new all-time highs, and if prices are due to crash. Here’s what the experts say. […]
With BTC back above $32K and a billion dollars worth of bitcoin exiting Coinbase, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Analysts say the bitcoin market now looks less overheated than it did on Monday. Coinbase Pro exchange registered an outflow of over 35,000 bitcoin worth more than $1 billion early Saturday. Banks can act as nodes on a blockchain or conduct payments using stablecoins, the OCC said Monday. With sales of physical art down because of the coronavirus pandemic, NFT-based artworks have […]
With the price of the top two cryptocurrencies exploding into the new year, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup. Source link
On this “Speaking of Bitcoin” episode, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, and Jonathan Mohan for a look at the past, present and future of global reserve currencies In the beginning there was the global reserve currency (U.S. dollars,) national currencies like the Japanese Yen, alternative currencies like Ithaca hours and just one cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. But what a difference a decade can make, today there are thousands of cryptocurrencies, many created by enthusiasts who have ideas on how to make something even better than Bitcoin, but also currencies that use some of the technology that makes Bitcoin so powerful, […]
With bitcoin traders eyeing $12K and Litecoin pivoting to privacy, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Bitcoin’s record hashrate indicates fundamentals are stronger than ever, according to Skew Markets. Other payment companies will also likely follow in Square’s footsteps or risk getting shut out of a growing segment, JPMorgan wrote. Litecoin founder Charlie Lee told CoinDesk in an interview the project is now looking to adopt key privacy-enhancing features, which he sees as increasingly attractive to cryptocurrency users. The Global Standards Mapping Initiative is the most “comprehensive” attempt so far to survey blockchain technical standards, the WEF […]
With BTC back above $11K and China giving away its new digital currency, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Despite a dip today, bitcoin has crossed into bullish territory with the biggest weekly gain since July. BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange recently charged by U.S. authorities for offering illegal trading services, has hired a compliance veteran. The promotion is part of China’s efforts to try out out and stimulate usage of its new digital currency. The extortionists demand a payment in bitcoin to avoid the detonation of an explosive device, per a report. Source link
On this “Speaking of Bitcoin” episode, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and special guest Martin Rerak, creator of AllYourFeeds.com, for a look at how “AI curation” is being used to figure out what’s useful information and what’s just fluff. In the early days of Bitcoin, there were just a few places you might go to read news and stay informed, but over the years things have changed dramatically. Today there are thousands of projects and hundreds of articles written each day. And that’s assuming you ignore the wilds of YouTube or the depths of crypto Twitter. There were days […]
As traders remain hopeful and mainstream investment funds increase their exposure to bitcoin miners, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Today’s stories: Options market data suggests the longer-term path of least resistance for bitcoin is to the higher side. Stock of three major cryptocurrency mining firms are appearing in Fidelity, Vanguard and Charles Schwab mutual funds. John McAfee allegedly received $11.6 million in bitcoin and ether for pumping ICOs in 2017 and 2018. A prominent Taiwanese-American multimedia artist considered a pioneer of internet-based art is releasing her work on blockchain-based platform MakersPlace. Source link
With Pres. Trump testing positive and a systemically important exchange in deep trouble, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets dumped early Friday after U.S. Pres. Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive to COVID-19. Developers will take a second whack at a final Ethereum 2.0 testnet after the first, Spadina, failed due to “critical peering issues.” The Commodity Future Trading Commission has charged BitMEX, CEO Arthur Hayes and other affiliated entities with offering U.S. customers crypto trading services in violation of federal law. The sudden takedown of […]
With bitcoin’s record-breaking run above $10,000 and Twitter talking blockchain strategy, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Bitcoin is often criticized for being over volatile, but it’s been a sea of calm compared with Tesla stock in recent months. Bitcoin has closed above $10,000 since July 27. After passing $2 billion in locked assets, there’s now more value in Uniswap than there was in the entire DeFi space on July 9. Jack Dorsey said the nonprofit Blue Sky will use blockchain to create an open Twitter protocol and give people more control over their data. Source […]
On this Speaking of Bitcoin episode, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy & Jonathan Mohan for an in-depth discussion about what’s really at risk when blockchains suffer the dreaded 51% attack. On today’s show we’re talking 51% attacks, the much discussed, infrequently seen and fairly misunderstood doomsday scenarios. It’s a topic of discussion that’s recently re-emerged as Ethereum plans its transition to Proof-of-Stake and fork Ethereum Classic is hit by its third in less than a month. Although the numbers may change, basically any blockchain you can imagine is vulnerable to some form of the so-called 51% attack. By […]
With bitcoin’s best day in two months and a surprisingly positive report out of Chinese state media, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Several Chinese state-owned media have made unusual coordinated reports describing cryptocurrencies as the year’s top performing investment. The Digital Commodity Exchange Act would bring crypto exchanges into a single federal framework, overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The draft bill would define bitcoin and other cryptos as “currency” instead of an “asset” for tax purposes. Source link
With the bitcoin market weakening and an ECB update, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Bitcoin inventory is building on exchanges but there’s a lack of buyers, according to a Chainalysis economist. The EU central bank said the term stablecoin is potentially “confusing” and “misleading” to consumers. The supply of BitGo’s wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) topped 76,000 after setting an all-time record of nearly 21,000 WBTC minted within one week. Here’s why. The artwork titled, ‘Portraits of a Mind’ created by the Robert Alice project is a set of 40 paintings made up of a transcription of […]
With bitcoin at risk of falling to four figures and new guidance from the OCC, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Bitcoin risks falling into four figures on a continued sell-off in equities and rebounding U.S. dollar. A digital euro for retail payments would “ensure that sovereign money remains at the core of European payment systems,” according to Legarde. The U.S. OCC has published fresh guidance, officially clarifying national banks can provide services to stablecoin issuers in the U.S. In a case involving the ownership of about 1.1 million bitcoin (worth over $11 billion), the federal […]
This week Kraken Financial became the first crypto company to receive a banking charter under Wyoming’s Special Purpose Depository Institution statute. Join CEO David Kinitsky for a look at what it all means and how it’ll work with hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy. In the early days of Bitcoin, there were no rules, or at least none that people understood. The first batch of companies were focused entirely on functionality; Simply making things possible that before crypto had been impossible. In the aftermath of the collapse of first MTGox and then later TheDAO, it became obvious […]
With bitcoin slipping with European stocks and a leaked memo about China’s blockchain plans, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday they would hold U.S. interest rates at zero and work to push inflation above 2% “for some time.” New investors are entering the bitcoin market at a faster pace and possibly creating upward pressure on prices, on-chain data shows. China’s state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is finally bringing public chains to its homeland – but they will look very different. On Wednesday, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve Kraken’s bank charter […]
With bitcoin fighting for $11K and the first CBDC in real life, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! With the Federal Reserve’s decision on rates due later Wednesday, bitcoin traders will be watching the U.S. dollar action. The Bahamas’ “Sand Dollar” will likely be the world’s first live central bank digital currency (CBDC) when it launches in October. How the business analytics chief became Wall Street’s boldest bitcoin maximalist. Agencies from 48 states are expected to unveil a framework Wednesday that will simplify and consolidate regulation for crypto companies. Source link
As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! The Deribit exchange has seen a spike in investors buying the $36,000 December call option despite the market placing low odds on a new record high this year. An attacker found a way to mint unbacked iTokens that they could then redeem against other cryptos held in lending pools for DeFi lender bZx. An Iranian free trade zone is proposing locally mined cryptocurrency might be a way to fund car imports. The SEC alleged […]
With bitcoin hovering just above $10,000 and a tokenized form of Ethereum transaction fees in the crosshairs, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! Bitcoin is now more closely tied to safe haven gold than ever. More than 30% of new customers at bitFlyer, a major Japanese crypto exchange, are in their 20s, the exchange said. eToro’s GoodDollar initiative will provide a universal basic income for some of the world’s poorest by incentivizing people to yield farm on its platform. As Ethereum fees soar, a proposal to nix “gas tokens,” which let users prepay fees when they’re […]
With traditional finance and crypto traders both enjoying market madness, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your latest crypto news roundup! Today’s stories: Institutional exchange CME has become the third-largest bitcoin futures exchange by number of open contracts. Crypto traders are enjoying their own version of the market’s madness, from bitcoin’s bull run to the collapse of YAM to Dave Portnoy. The guidance is aimed at assisting regulatory compliance and enhance crypto industry conduct under the city-state’s payment laws. What do you do if your country unplugs the internet? Satellite and mesh networks are possible future solutions, but they have technical […]
With bitcoin increasingly acting like gold and one company betting a quarter of a billion dollars on BTC, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your news roundup! Bitcoin is increasingly taking cues from gold, a tried-and-tested store of value asset. Digital gold is now the “principal holding” of MicroStrategy’s revamped treasury reserve strategy. Internet is down in Belarus as people are protesting the results of the nation’s presidential election. An agency attached to the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it expects blockchain will play an important role in the sector’s supply chains. Source link
With the price of bitcoin knocking on $12K, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another time-saving news roundup. Today’s stories: Bitcoin pushed above $12,000 as President Donald Trump ordered emergency economic aid measures that might just be a precursor to a new spending bill worth trillions of dollars. The attacker attempted to double-spend roughly $3.3 million during the second attack. Ethereum Classic’s recent 51% attacks highlight the value of large open-source networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum – it’s about more than hashrate. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards […]
After a flash-crashy weekend, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your quick daily update. Bitcoin investors look to have shrugged off Sunday’s sudden $1,400 price crash. Crypto traders didn’t have to be choosy to make money in July, when every digital asset in the CoinDesk 20 rose (except, of course, for the stablecoins). Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
With the dollar dropping to its lowest level since May 2018 and a reshuffle in Japan’s central bank, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back. Today’s Bitcoin News: Bitcoin appears on track to register its best July price performance for eight years and confirm a major bullish breakout in the process. The dollar index dropped to its lowest level since May 2018. The central bank’s most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks. CoinDesk has learned the Bank of England’s new settlement system is being built so it can be […]
With the price of bitcoin hovering near recent highs and some wondering whether we’re poised for a pullback, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest news roundup. Bitcoin’s rally looks overstretched, according to a technical indicator, but short-term price consolidation looks more likely than a drop, say analysts. Originally postponed due to the pandemic, EQUOS.io is still set to be the first crypto exchange on the Nasdaq. Chinese police have arrested 27 leaders and 82 others suspected of operating the Ponzi scheme. Known as Project Harbour, the initiative will use distributed ledger technology as a register for a bond marketplace. […]
With BTC up 3.5% on the week and ETH up a lot more, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another news roundup. With Coinbase rumored to be considering a share listing, some say a move toward more public ownership could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption. The Norwegian browser maker has disclosed its crypto wallet user numbers for the first time. Visa said crypto is part of “the future of money,” members of the U.S. Senate think the dollar should go digital and OCC will allow banks to custody crypto. The video-sharing giant filed a motion to dismiss Ripple’s lawsuit that alleges that […]
With the price of BTC taking a breather following yesterdays jump, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. An update on Bitcoin price action, courtesy of CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole. The on-chain metric suggests Bitcoin is garnering users despite the cryptocurrency’s extended period of comatose price action. China’s blockchain infrastructure BSN will expand its global reach by integrating with six major public chains including Tezos, NEO, Cosmos’ Irisnet, Nervos, Ethereum and EOS. Developers using these blockchains will be able to run nodes and build dapps in the network. Ethereum Classic supporters are ditching the project, top exchanges are developing […]
With the price of BTC catching a bid in early trading, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
With Binance expanding its miner ambitions and Thailand’s CBDC seeing early use, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. Bitcoin barely moved on this week’s Twitter hack. Here’s what analysts said about why the attack had so little effect on prices. Binance is looking to consolidate more bitcoin mining hashrate to its pool in Russia and the Central Asia region. Thailand’s digital currency is backed by the central bank’s foreign currency reserves, which have grown by $25 billion over the past 12 months. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the […]
With much of the social-media world reeling from yesterdays massive, unprecedented breach at Twitter HQ, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. You can send bitcoin from your phone or computer to anyone else, just about anywhere in the world. And once you’ve sent it, you can’t get it back. OpSec pros had a wide array of opinions on Wednesday’s Twitter breach, but they all agreed the fault did not lie with each hacked account’s owner. Twitter’s thin veil of security went into full meltdown at 19:00 UTC on Wednesday. Within hours, even Barack Obama’s account was compromised. […]
With Tax Day fast approaching, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily covers all things IRS and crypto taxes on today’s show! Bitcoin is locked in a low-volatility squeeze similar to one seen ahead of a 40% price crash in November 2018. This time may be different. Have questions about filing your crypto taxes? CoinDesk dives into what we know (and what we don’t) about how the IRS is approaching the asset class. The U.K.’s central bank is discussing the possibility of launching a digital currency, perhaps in several years. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the […]
With BTC mining difficulty reaching a new record high, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup! The number of bitcoin addresses holding at least 10,000 coins has dropped to a 14-month low alongside an uptick in lower-value addresses. Two months after the network’s halving event, it’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. Noelle Acheson explains how the dogecoin rise exemplifies the creative destruction underway in markets, and what a potential Coinbase listing could mean for the development of crypto. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and […]
With the price of BTC headed down and the Fed’s largest balance sheet decline in 11 years, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your bitcoin news roundup! The Fed’s balance sheet just dropped the most in 11 years, but despite popular opinion that is not necessarily bad news for bitcoin. The Romanian programmer pleaded guilty to wire fraud and the offering and sale of unregistered securities. After airdropping cryptocurrency to 60,000 users in Venezuela, AirTM survey results suggest how crypto is really used in the economically troubled nation. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives […]
With bitcoin headed back up and Brazil’s real hitting new lows, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another news roundup. While bitcoin’s range play continues, options traders look to be betting on a big move to the higher side soon. The late Gerald Cotten wasn’t the only investor who failed to make a plan for his crypto, according to a survey by the Cremation Institute. Brazilian crypto users are increasingly turning to USD-pegged stablecoins as the country’s real sinks to record lows against the dollar. Start9 Labs’ Embassy server sets up its own private internet network and comes with its own […]
With BTC beating precious metals, Ethereum rising and a new report out on a lightning network vulnerability, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your Bitcoin news roundup! Bitcoin showed its luster during the first half of 2020 amid mediocre returns from precious metals. The number of active ether addresses just clocked a recent high, possibly thanks to its growing role in decentralized finance. Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network’s “flood and loot” attack that preys on Bitcoin network congestion. Ocean Protocol has completed a proof-of-concept with Daimler, showing how the Mercedes-Benz maker can begin monetizing […]
With traditional markets moving up and BTC sticking to its recent tight trading range, Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. Equities show strength as bitcoin stays rangebound above $9,000. Demand for bitcoin is up in India, thanks in part to the economic crisis. But Indian tech startups are more focused on Ethereum. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
With a historically boring update to bitcoin’s mining difficulty and the digital dollar back in the news, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your bitcoin news roundup. Today’s news: Bitwise suggests bitcoin could be looking at territory well north of the previous $20,000 all-time high. Bitcoin volatility continues to drop as the price stays within a tight range and traders wait for a breakout in either direction. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty just posted the smallest percentage change in 10 years. The District of Columbia Bar has approved crypto payments for lawyers’ fees. While not every lawmaker was on board with the idea […]
Zimbabwe’s central bank, seeking to block attempts to avoid the country’s hyperinflation, halted all transactions conducted by “mobile money agents” this week, and limited payment sizes through other processors. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
As Zimbabwe embarks on its fifth bout of hyperinflation in modern history, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. Bitcoin is still outperforming the top traditional financial assets so far in 2020 – even after a dour performance this month. Witnesses will discuss stablecoins and tokenized dollars during Tuesday’s Senate Banking hearing on the digitization of money. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies […]
After a rough weekend, the price of BTC is back above $9,000 and Markets Daily from CoinDesk is here with another bitcoin news roundup. Bitcoin chalked out minor price gains on Sunday, ending its longest run of daily losses for half a year and avoiding a break below the ongoing restricted trading range. Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms. BHP has completed its first trial trade transaction of iron ore with China’s Baosteel using blockchain technology. Bitcoin’s investment narrative is evolving as […]
With new data from the Federal Reserve suggesting cryptocurrency might not be the answer to dire economic times, Markets Daily is back with your latest bitcoin news roundup! Today’s stories: The narrative that inflation arising from the massive coronavirus stimulus efforts would lead to a long-term rise in bitcoin’s price is looking weak with new data from the Federal Reserve. Telegram has settled its six-month court case with the SEC, agreeing to pay $18.5 million in penalties and to notify the agency if it plans to issue another digital asset in the next three years. The tokens will be earned by […]
Bitcoin options have a big day coming up, NYC born rapper Ja Rule teams up with Ethereum-based Roll and more in this edition of Markets Daily, from CoinDesk The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday. Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a $6 million seed round featuring True Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Galaxy Digital, IDEO CoLab, Kindred Ventures and Vy Capital. Monaco’s Office of Digital Affairs has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Luxembourg-based blockchain startup Tokeny. Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an […]
With miners transferring more bitcoin now compared to any point in the last year, police misconduct on Ethereum and a new inter-blockchain hub out of China, Markets Daily is back with another news roundup. A sudden spike in miner outflows of bitcoin to exchanges makes the cryptocurrency vulnerable to a price drop, according one analyst. Built on the InterPlanetary File System and the Ethereum blockchain, the protocol lets anyone file police misconduct reports anonymously. Chainlink will help the state-backed Blockchain-Based Service Network with oracles, and Cosmos-powered Irisnet will assist with interoperability. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media […]
As the price of bitcoin trades in an increasingly compressed range, sources tell CoinDesk that PayPal is planning something big, an uncensorable internet browser launches and the Fed now says bitcoin IS money. CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back. Bitcoin’s price volatility has declined to levels last seen ahead of a major rally witnessed in October 2019. But will the pattern repeat this time? Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter. Handshake minimizes the role of centralized entities in the internet’s basic infrastructure. First, it […]
With gold up and the price of bitcoin treading water, today we’re talking academic piracy and Cambodia’s blockchain plot to escape the dollar. Bitcoin is reporting moderate gains on Monday as gold, a safe haven asset, rallies amid renewed coronavirus concerns. Bitcoin has been used by outlaws of all sorts, but this time the outlaw is a young scientist from Kazakhstan breaking through the paywalls of academic journals. Is bitcoin having a good year or not? As an industry, we need to work on honing our understanding of the many narratives, and how they can influence value. Cambodia’s central bankers are […]
The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Recently the hosts of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss the big picture problems facing our world which make things like Bitcoin distinctly appealing despite many inefficiencies when compared to traditional, centralized money systems. Listen/subscribe to the CoinDesk Podcast feed for unique perspectives and fresh daily insight with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, IHeartRadio or RSS. The episode is sponsored by eToro.com and The Internet of Money Vol. 3 “Bitcoin is a way of achieving consensus. And consensus is a way for a bunch of people who may disagree on things to agree to a singular fact that they then […]
With BTC miners HODLing, Reddit dreaming big and a crypto card issuer missing billions of dollars and drawing comparisons to Enron, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another Bitcoin news roundup. Miner outflows of bitcoin have dropped to decade lows, with analysts saying a hoarding mentality and a drop in issuance after the halving are responsible. Reddit announced a partnership with the Ethereum Foundation to find a scaling solution for the site’s new blockchain-based Community Points. Wirecard admitted the accounting hole was roughly a quarter of the company’s total balance sheet. It’s only a proof-of-concept at this point, but there’s now […]
With an Austrian app that aims to track COVID-19 now including blockchain, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily Bitcoin news roundup is back! Bitcoin’s Mayer multiple indicates the cryptocurrency is undervalued despite having rallied by over 40% this quarter. Former national security adviser John Bolton is said to have revealed the conversation in his book, scheduled for publication next week. Austria’s economic affairs ministry awarded a $67,600 grant to a project called QualiSig, which uses the Ardor blockchain to verify COVID-19 testing. Russia’s Ministry of Justice is the latest government authority to oppose a proposed crypto ban, seeing inconsistencies in the bill’s stipulations Disclosure The […]
With Ethereum logging it’s busiest week on record and the number of bitcoin whales headed up, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily Bitcoin news roundup is back! Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
‘The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Recently the hosts of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Show were joined by Richard Myers to discuss the current state of mesh networks and how Bitcoin’s Lightning may be the missing ingredient to their success. On today’s episode of Let’s Talk Bitcoin! you’re invited to join Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murpy and special guest Richard Myers for an in-depth look at the past, present and future of ‘Mobile Mesh Networking’ technology and the open source LOT49 protocol built on top of lightning. Just as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin don’t rely on static […]
With the price of BTC dropping more than 6% overnight, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup. Today’s stories: The week-long calm in the bitcoin market ended with a sudden $800 price drop on Thursday. Here are three likely reasons why. The Ontario Securities Commission has published a scathing report calling now-defunct Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX a “Ponzi,” and denouncing the practices of founder and CEO Gerald Cotten. Decentralized blogging is coming to a .crypto URL near you thanks to a partnership between Unstoppable Domains and Protocol Labs. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet […]
With BTC and global equity markets down more than 1% on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup. With the U.S. Federal Reserve dashing hopes of a V-shaped recovery, it’s uncertain whether bitcoin will become a store of value or begin to track stocks. Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, just went live with a beta version on mainnet. The ministry argued the draft ban would be harmful for Russia’s economy and citizens, and called for a softer stance. More than 2,000 vending machines in Australia and New Zealand will let customers purchase Coke products using […]
With the price of bitcoin again struggling to breach $10,000 and volatility falling to recent lows, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. Store of value? Bitcoin has outperformed gold and trounced U.S. equities so far this year. The war game was designed in 2018 to prepare troops for future conflicts fought on computers rather than on the battlefield. Blockchain media startup Civil is shutting down after three years, with its team pivoting to building decentralized identity tools at parent firm ConsenSys. Cryptocurrency-focused media startup BlockTV has shut down operations due to the economic strains of the COVID-19 […]
‘The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Recently the hosts of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss the systemically important “Be Your Own Bank” Bitcoin narrative and what it means around the world today. On today’s episode of Let’s Talk Bitcoin! you’re invited to join Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Adam B. Levine, Jonathan Mohan and Stephanie Murpy for an in-depth discussion about the ups and downs, the good and the bad about being your own bank in the modern world of Bitcoin. The powerful idea and meme at the core of Bitcoin self-sovereignty is incredibly empowering but has an […]
With US President Donald Trump clashing with social media behemoth Twitter, what does the fight over ‘Section 230’ really mean and can decentralization offer a better solution? U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Thursday, seeking to amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 prevents social media companies from civil liability for the content posted on them. The order targets Twitter and Facebook after Twitter fact-checked two of the President’s tweets. Today, CoinDesk tackles the topic with Chief Content Officer Michael Casey, Privacy Reporter Benjamin Powers, New York Law School professor and past President of the […]
With the price of bitcoin briefly breaking above $10,000, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back! A big short squeeze has taken bitcoin passed a major psychological hurdle – some think its the start of a breakout. Bitcoin has risen above $10,000 for the first time in almost a month as protests in U.S. cities continue to intensify. Hong Kong-listed SMIC plans to raise $2.8 billion via an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in hopes of advancing its chip making practices. The company is working with Canaan Creative to build a new crypto miner. CoinKite, maker of the Coldcard hardware […]
With bitcoin and ether both headed up, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup. Bitcoin has put in a positive June performance in six out of the last eight years. But Ethereum is drawing new investors with the start of staking due this year. A widespread bug has compromised a special type of bitcoin transaction that is supposed to discourage miners from cheating, new research shows. The JPMorgan subsidiary has agreed to repay most of $2.5 million it took in credit card fees for cryptocurrency purchases. Russia’s crypto community is pushing back against a set of bills that […]
‘The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Recently the hosts of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss state sponsored propaganda, corporate censorship and how cryptocurrency or decentralization changes the game. The rallying cry of the totalitarian is “He farted first”, but if both systems have produced similar outcomes, is there much of a difference? Inspired by a recent article in the Atlantic, in today’s wide-ranging discussion the hosts of Let’s Talk Bitcoin! dig deeply into the questions of censorship, propaganda and how things are both better and worse than in years past. This episode of Let’s Talk […]
With bitcoin and many traditional markets down on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back! Bitcoin’s bulls are taking a breather as the traditional markets get the jitters over rising tensions between the U.S. and China. The Twitter account of BSV-based social media platform Twetch was suspended Thursday without warning, said Twetch co-founder Josh Petty. Ethereum startup Magic just raised $4 million from investors like Naval Ravikant, SV Angel, Placeholder and Volt Capital to make passwords less of a pain. A federal court has frozen assets raised from investors in the Meta 1 Coin token sale in this increasingly bizarre ICO […]
With the third Bitcoin halving in the rearview mirror, Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup for a look at price movements, problematic privacy and more… For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS. For early access to our bitcoin news roundup before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS. Source link
Regulation is a topic that makes many crypto enthusiasts sick to their stomachs, but CoinDesk’s Aaron Stanley and Amy Davine Kim, the chief policy officer at The Chamber of Digital Commerce, take you on a whirlwind journey through a new set of rules governing crypto exchanges created by a powerful intergovernmental organization. But, really, they’re not voluntary. They’re rules every crypto exchange must follow or suffer the consequences. Released by the Financial Action Task Force, a powerful intergovernmental organization that focuses on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, these standards were the topic of conversation on the latest episode of CoinDesk Live: […]