The blockchain subsidiary of messaging app giant LINE has made its native token available to Japan-based traders for the first time. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and Read More
The rags-to-riches legend of Cosmos from 2017 (turning a $17 million token sale into roughly $104 million by 2019) almost came to an end in February 2020 when the interoperability project’s co-founders engaged in a scathing feud. Jae Kwon accused Read More
Human ingenuity finds a way around limitations. Sometimes these limitations are obstacles in the way of progress, and creative thinking comes up with new paths. Sometimes these limitations are a lack of knowledge, and experimentation pushes the boundaries of the Read More
Long Reads Sunday features excerpts about public and private markets, the new bitcoin bull market, and DJ Marshmello. Two Reasons Crypto’s Bull Market Is Coming – Anil Lulla on CoinDeskThe next bull market isn’t just about the bitcoin-dollar devaluation narrative Read More
Evan Shapiro is CEO and co-founder of O(1) Labs, the team behind Coda Protocol, a lightweight chain that affords all participants fully P2P, permissionless access from any device. Who controls Bitcoin? A hint: It’s not you. And it’s a far Read More
From positive price indicators to a new all time high in smallholder addresses, this is the evidence a new bull run might be starting. This week’s Breakdown Weekly Recap is all about that vibe you’ve been feeling – that inescapable Read More
Ben Goertzel is founder and CEO of SingularityNET, a blockchain-based AI marketplace project. The global need for scalable, usable decentralized information technologies has never been more acute than right now, mid-pandemic. Forced digitalization is driving most of the world’s population Read More
Attorneys representing cryptocurrency exchanges Bittrex and Poloniex notified Judge Failla of the Southern District of New York Friday of their intention to move for summary judgment in a class action case that alleges they, along with Tether and Bitfinex, were Read More
Bitcoin’s price is trending down and an Ethereum competitor is entering the DeFi race this weekend. Bitcoin’s price was able to rally to as high as $11,917 Friday before losing momentum, falling back into the $11,500 range. “Over the past Read More
The Federal Reserve is rushing ahead with its payments platform, Russia’s largest bank is going in on blockchain and so is Goldman Sachs. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and Read More
The California Energy Commission, the state’s primary energy policy and planning agency, is funding an experimental market for carbon-credit trading on a public blockchain. Under a plan announced Friday, digital tokens will be awarded to participating businesses that cut their Read More
The incoming chief of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has expressed reluctance to soften rules governing cryptocurrencies. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict Read More
Bitcoin continues its rebound this week after Sunday’s crash. Meanwhile, the ether options market suggests a roller coaster ride ahead for the world’s second largest cryptocurrency. It’s been a positive week for bitcoin so far. The world’s oldest cryptocurrency is Read More
Germany’s financial regulator BaFin is seizing bitcoin ATMs run by “Shitcoins Club” months after ordering its Polish operator to cease trading crypto in the country. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the Read More
IDEX has raised $2.5 million to relaunch as a trading platform accessible to market makers and algorithmic traders. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a Read More
The same type of crypto scams that plague Twitter are running rampant on Instagram in 2020. For example, there are more than 1.3 million Instagram posts using #Coinbase, an overwhelming number of which display inauthentic behavior. Coinbase declined to comment Read More
A Brazilian crypto businessman who allegedly arranged his former lawyer’s murder rather than pay the man a R$2.5 million ($471,965) bitcoin debt remains jailed after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected his request for freedom. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk Read More
A Brazilian crypto businessman who allegedly arranged his former lawyer’s murder rather than pay the man a R$2.5 million ($471,965) bitcoin debt remains jailed after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected his request for freedom. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk Read More
Bitcoin gained Wednesday while DeFi interest rate volatility is causing concern over its long-term viability. Traders are mostly buying bitcoin Wednesday, with the world’s oldest cryptocurrency going as high as $11,735 on spot exchanges such as Coinbase. “I think we’ll Read More
Square’s bitcoin business is booming, lawmakers are batting for crypto staking protocols and a blockchain-based voting system in Russia may have been hacked. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and Read More
