A former vice president of a top Chinese bank has argued that digital currency should replace fiat in the nation’s financial systems. 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 […]
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Vinnik will reportedly face charges including defrauding more than 100 people in six French cities from 2016 to 2018. Source link
The U.S. firm paid out a ransom of 414 bitcoin after its corporate files were locked up by the Ragnar Locker malware. Source link
Online sci-fi strategy game “Infinite Fleet,” developed by Pixelmatic, has raised $3.1 million through a private security token offering (STO). 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 […]
Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform. Source link
Known as Project Harbour, the initiative will use distributed ledger technology as a register for a bond marketplace. Source link
It’s alive! Cardano has successfully hard forked to its major upgrade, Shelly, which introduced proof-of-stake to the network Source link
The program applies to customers residing in the U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, Spain, France and Australia. Source link
Injective Protocol, a decentralized derivatives exchange protocol incubated by Binance Labs, has raised $2.6 million in a seed funding round. 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 […]
With tax reports for crypto transactions being complex and time-consuming to prepare, Koinly said its service automates the process in just minutes. Source link
The transition to Ethereum 2.0 and its proof-of-stake consensus model is finally underway. Source link
A director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) thinks the private sector could bring value to the technology supporting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), should they be adopted by nations. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides […]
The total value of ether locked in DeFi’s oldest project has surpassed $1 billion for the first time. Source link
Craig DeWitt has unveiled the beta release of a personal peer-to-peer payments project that will work in popular web browsers. Source link
The nation’s Securities Commission is seeking feedback before finalizing new rules to be applied to digital asset wallet services. Source link
Banxa plans to leverage custody and settlement infrastructure from exchange platform Zero Hash. Source link
The Czech National Bank’s Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now. Source link
A leading Australian debit card network is using Hedera Hashgraph to trial a micropayments system that could rival traditional online methods. In an exclusive press statement shared with CoinDesk on Wednesday, Eftpos Australia CEO Stephen Benton said the collaboration between the two companies is a key part of Eftpos’ digital […]
Corporate giants Google, Twitter and Facebook could soon face the wrath of cryptocurrency business owners in a class-action lawsuit relating to the banning of cryptocurrency-related advertising in 2018. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a […]
Canada-based crypto trading platform Coinsquare has agreed to settle with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) after it was found senior executives told employees to make fake trades on the platform. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides […]
Top cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase will release a white paper detailing a way to comply with the Financial Action Task Force’s “Travel Rule.” Source link
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen. Source link