Bitcoin News Roundup for April 17, 2020
Bitcoin could rise to $8,000 while the EU dumps a decentralized solution. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
Bitcoin could rise to $8,000 while the EU dumps a decentralized solution. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
As well as helping predict the spread of COVID-19, the app could act as a digital version of government certificates permitting citizens to go to work or the store.
From identity to rewards for socially-positive behavior, blockchain tech has useful features in a pandemic emergency.
The new Binance Smart Chain will be compatible with Ethereum, however.
Investors might be waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce.
Activity in the bitcoin options market picked up pace on Thursday, as spot prices jumped above key resistance over $7,000.
The Russian government released an app to track citizens during the coronavirus pandemic. Privacy advocates are leaving bad reviews in the app stores.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia's comments suggest libra's roots as a Facebook initiative remain a political liability despite the consortium's steps to sate critics.
MicroBT is rolling out three top-of-the-line bitcoin miners hoping to eat further into Bitmain's market dominance at a key time for the industry.
South Africa’s financial regulators recommended that cryptocurrency be used for domestic payment purposes, but that it not be treated as legal tender or allowed as a settlement tool.
Dollar-backed stablecoins are surging in popularity, and much of the demand is from normal businesses, not just crypto traders, Circle’s CEO said.
The Ethereum network has become the place where stablecoins proliferate. Can ether keep rising in price as a result?
EU researchers are concerned after their proposal for a decentralized contact tracing system was rejected without explanation.
The CFTC alleged Florida resident Alan Friedland defrauded investors out of $1.6 million, promising returns through his “Compcoin” token and an algorithmic trading software which never materialized.
Bitcoin shopping startup Purse will shut down after six years in the space, according to an email sent to customers Thursday and confirmed by CoinDesk.
The ex-chairman of the CFTC says a digital dollar should be a priority for the U.S. But he cautions against expediting the initiative during the pandemic.
BitGo is expanding aggressively out of its core custodial business, announcing Thursday it acquired Lumina to build a tax service.
NLW breaks down libra’s new fiat-pegged model, DCEP’s trial app and China’s Blockchain Service Network
Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others.
Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the CME has recovered significantly from March’s lows, signaling a resurgence of institutional participation.
PayJoin is a relatively new way to send private transactions in bitcoin and may offer better privacy than current popular alternatives.
The Facebook-led cryptocurrency project has been scaled back while investors try to take advantage of market turbulence. Here's the story.
Vinay Gupta wrote about responding to pandemics in 2008, then helped launch Ethereum in 2015. Now he has another far-out idea.
The idea of a digital dollar was again floated by U.S. lawmakers as a means of issuing stimulus payments to residents.
Coinbase is making it easier for its Custody clients to vote their tokens on more DeFi protocols. New tools for Compound were announced Thursday.
Bitcoin did something weird last night and Facebook pulls back on stablecoin plans. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
EPAM Systems has joined forces with OpenVASP, pledging to use its programming expertise to help crypto businesses comply with FATF guidance.
The Facebook-spawned Libra Association has scaled back its original vision of a global digital currency backed by a basket of fiat currencies.
The crypto investment firm says it raised almost as much in Q1 2020 as it did over the whole of 2019.
The judge pointed to the fact that Wright has previously been accused of abusing attorney-client privilege in the Kleiman case.