Money Reimagined: Crypto’s Diversity Problem
Technology on its own doesn't ensure inclusion. People do. There’s nothing intrinsically fair about a blockchain.
Technology on its own doesn't ensure inclusion. People do. There’s nothing intrinsically fair about a blockchain.
Bitcoins stored on the Liquid Network were temporarily able to be seized by network moderators Thursday night.
New York officials have instituted a three-strike rule for crypto firms applying for the BitLicense, the Sovrin Foundation is now volunteer run and Aussies can now buy BTC at their post office.
The Compound token almost fell back below $200 earlier this week, before Coinbase rode to the rescue. It listed the token for retail users, and gave COMP a nice price bump.
The campaign, by CoinDesk, Gitcoin, Ethereal and the Giving Block, raised money for COVID-19 relief using "quadratic funding" to make donations.
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.
Even in super liquid cryptocurrency markets, such as USD and bitcoin trading pairs, the size and spreads of exchange order books can vary markedly.
Card issuer Crypto.com is refunding 100% of customer balances after the U.K. regulator ordered Wirecard Card solutions to cease operations.
The Australian postal service has confirmed it is partnering with Bitcoin.com.au to let customers pay for cryptocurrencies at its stores across the country.
The regulator hopes the new three-strike rule will encourage BitLicense applicants to ensure they've taken its feedback on board.
The planned regulatory regime could include stricter rules for projects deemed "global stablecoins," a subtle reference, possibly, to Libra.
Auditing firm CertiK is working with Hdac to record Internet of Things devices on a blockchain.
A pool of sBTC, renBTC and WBTC is helping Synthetix draw the attention of DeFi's growing horde of yield farmers.
The Sovrin Foundation, a digital ID non-profit, laid off all paid employees after failing to secure funding for an SEC-compliant token issuance.
After a quick dip in the crypto market, bitcoin is holding steady amid precariousness in the options market and the greater economic picture.
Public Citizen warned the U.S. Dept. of Energy that DMG Blockchain's bid to export electricity could set a dangerous precedent.
Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.
The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund.
Hybrid blockchain maker Kadena wants to verify COVID-19 testing kits by recording their provenance on its network.
Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder of AML Bitcoin, was indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges related in part to an initial coin offering conducted in 2017 and 2018.
Twitter's CEO has endorsed the idea of decentralized fact-checking. We looked at some prototypes to see what that might look like.
COMP has created a sudden craze for "yield farming." Here are three scenarios illustrating the risks and rewards of DeFi's latest trend.
Before Wirecard's insolvency filing, Crypto.com and TenX said customer funds were unaffected by their partner's accounting scandal.
Craig Wright will go to trial, while IBM and a Norwegian association team up to track salmon on blockchain.
Tezos-based "tokenized hedge fund" StakerDAO is now live after distributing its STKR governance token to funding round partners.
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.
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch.
Crypto exchange Kraken has donated $150,000 to the foundation managing BtcPay Server, an open-source tool for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.
Surging open interest on bitcoin futures and options contracts might well be a sign that a breakout could be imminent.
The Bank for International Settlements appears to contradict its own prior statements in a new digital payments report.