Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization
"One thing is clear: this is a serious project now, and we need to start taking decentralization seriously," said Wladimir van der Laan.
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Bitcoin Developers Weigh the Costs of Defying White Paper Copyright Claim
Should anyone in an open source community have to bear the legal brunt of a seemingly senseless lawsuit?
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Back Above $33K While Ether Up 65% in 2021
There appears to be strong support around $30,000, according to traders.
Coinbase Now Has Over $90B in Assets on Platform
Coinbase published fresh numbers Friday on how much capital has flowed onto the exchange in recent months.
Alameda-Backed Investment Platform ‘Stacked’ Acquires Automated Trading Service
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
This Bitcoin Dip Was Not Caused by FUD
While there was plenty of FUD flying around, it wasn’t the real reason prices pulled back so significantly.
Jim Cramer Tells $731M Powerball Winner to Put 5% in Bitcoin
The Mad Money host picked bitcoin as one of his hedges against the specter of hyperinflation.
Blockchain Bites: Clearing the Record on Yellen’s Crypto Concerns and the Bitcoin Double-Spend Fracas
The efficient market hypothesis butts up against bitcoin's volatile day while Bitcoiners show solidarity in hosting the white paper.
Institutions Keep Buying Bitcoin’s Dip, Despite Near-term Volatility: Data
Institutions and "whales" have continued their bitcoin purchases, on-chain data shows.
Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden
President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help.
Bitcoin Policy in Biden’s Washington, With Kristin Smith and Amy Davine Kim
As the Biden Administration gets underway, what can we expect for cryptocurrency technologies alongside an ascendent bitcoin?
Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card
The card can be used to spend crypto and fiat around the world.
Samsung Discussing $10B Chipmaking Facility in Texas: Bloomberg
Samsung plans for its foundry to manufacture 3nm chips.
At Least One Key Huobi Executive Is In Custody in China: Sources
The Chinese police appear to have intensified their crackdown on crypto exchanges’ OTC trading services in the last year.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 22, 2021
With bitcoin back above $30K and analysts calling for a deeper correction, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
Singapore Exchange, Temasek Launch Digital Asset Business for Capital Markets
The new venture seeks to partner with fixed income issuance platforms for their post-trade infrastructure.
Ethereum’s Road to $2K: 3 Reasons to Be Bullish
Ether recently broke above $1,400 for the first time in two years. Here are three events that could push the price even higher.
Russia’s Sber Bank Files to Launch Its Own Stablecoin
Russia's largest retail bank has applied to become a licensed digital assets issuer.
BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments
The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021.
MicroStrategy Buys the Dip, Adds $10M to Bitcoin Treasury
CEO Michael Saylor bought the coins for an average price of $31,808.
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.
Tether’s Bank Deltec Says Stablecoin Is Fully Backed by Reserves
"Every tether is backed by a reserve and their reserve is more than what is in circulation," said Gregory Pepin, Deltec Bank's deputy CEO.
OKCoin to Integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in Q1
The feature, added to alleviate fee pressure during Bitcoin’s bull market, could be live within a month's time.
Social Networks Are the Next Big Decentralization Opportunity
We have the core tech to enable radically more ethical and beneficial social media networks. Here's what we'll need.
Hut 8 Completes $11.8M Financing for New Bitcoin Mining Machines
The new machines will add 475 PH/s to Hut 8's hash power.
Grayscale May Have Laid Groundwork for 5 More Potential Crypto Trusts
Trusts for Chainlink, Basic Attention Token, Decentraland, Livepeer and Tezos were all recently registered in Delaware.
Bitcoin Faces Further Losses Before Rally Restarts, Say Analysts
Despite a bounce earlier on Friday, bitcoin may yet see further losses in the near term.
Class Action Filed Against Listed Bitcoin Miner Bit Digital Over Fraud Allegations
Defendants allege the mining company made false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose the true extent of its mining operations.
30 Charged in Japan With Trading $96M-Worth of Crypto Stolen in Coincheck Hack
The around 30 individuals are suspected to have traded cryptocurrency stolen during the $560 million exchange hack in 2018.
Digital Asset Manager Komainu to Provide Custody of Crypto Seized by UK Police
Komainu will be responsible for providing police across the U.K. with a more "robust" means to store cryptocurrencies.