Reddit Readying an NFT Platform
Add Reddit to the list of big brands entering the non-fungible token (NFT) market. The social media site intends to...
Bitcoin
Balaji Srinivasan: Bitcoin and the Search for Truth
We think it’s fitting that this, the 50th episode of “Money Reimagined,” is being published inside an historic week for...
Why the Bitcoin and Crypto Communities Are So Skeptical of WorldCoin
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Download this episode Today’s episode is nominally about WorldCoin. The project launched this week with...
Gensler for a Day: How Rohan Grey Would Regulate Stablecoins
On paper, the concept of a “stablecoin” is relatively simple. Cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile, and traders like being able to...
Rep. Tom Emmer Wants Stablecoins Over CBDCs – Interview
There’s nothing that screams techno-optimist about U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, the four-term Republican member of Congress from Minnesota. The 60-year-old...
Altcoins breakout even as Bitcoin price falls to $60,000
RUNE, OKB and MOVR pressed higher even as traders continue to pull profits from Ether and BTC. Source:...
Polygon pays $2M bounty on bug which could have compromised $850M in user funds
The white hat hacker speculated that the bug might have been created from "using someone else’s code and not having...
Ren
REN is the native cryptocurrency of the Ren protocol. It is an open protocol designed to allow users to move...
The US Needs a Dedicated Crypto Regulator
The crypto regulatory situation in the U.S. is sad. Not because the Securities and Exchange Commission or Department of the...
Kava.io
Kava is the native cryptocurrency of the Kava.io platform, a decentralized finance protocol allowing users to lend and borrow assets...
Hilbert Group forms COIN360 JV with Cointelegraph and Chiron Partners
COIN360, one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency market data aggregators — known for its iconic heatmap — will launch...
Why a Bitcoin Futures ETF Is Bad for Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) greenlighting a futures-based exchange-traded fund for bitcoin has been a boon to holders of...
Paxos Standard
USDP is the native cryptocurrency of Paxos, a stablecoin that uses the Ethereum blockchain and is issued by the Paxos...
Is ‘DeFi Regulation’ an Oxymoron?
We’re nearing the end of “Policy Week” here at CoinDesk, which I’ve spent focused on the particularly thorny issues of...
Why US Policymakers Should Embrace Web 3
In 1997, the Clinton Administration published the groundbreaking “Framework for Global Electronic Commerce,” which set forth five key principles: Governments...
Crypto platform Rally commits $12M to third-party developers
The ecosystem is gaining momentum as demand for nonfungible tokens and blockchain-based social communities continue to grow. The ecosystem is...
Bancor
BNT is the native cryptocurrency of Bancor, a blockchain protocol that lets users directly convert virtual currencies rather than using...
Crypto Learns to Play the DC Influence Game
Facing a head-spinning array of new legislative and regulatory action out of Washington, D.C., the crypto industry is reacting the...
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 22, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis. Today’s Stories: Bitcoin Bull Market Has Plenty Steam...
Bitcoin at Your Bank: NYDIG Names First 2 Firms to Roll Out BTC Buys
A partnership first announced in June is starting to bear fruit. Digital banking company Q2 Holdings said Friday that Five...
Crypto breaks Wall Street’s ETF barrier: A watershed moment or stopgap?
With the Bitcoin ETFs, investors won’t have to deal with hot/cold storage decisions, crypto exchanges, fraud, etc. “Convenience does the...
Valkyrie Bitcoin futures-linked ETF launches on Nasdaq, with share prices dropping 3% in first hour
While the price of Bitcoin rose above $63,000 during the launch of ProShares' Bitcoin Strategy ETF, it dipped under the...
Waves
WAVES is the native token of the Waves platform, an open-sourced technology for decentralized applications (dapps) that is typically used...
BitTorrent
BitTorrent (BTT) is a digital token based on a blockchain that powers some of the world’s most popular decentralized protocols...
Ross Ulbricht Loses Bid to Dismiss Federal Silk Road Suit
Alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht has suffered a setback in his efforts to fight federal narcotics and money laundering...
Put America’s Geeks to Work, Don’t Cage Them
As we progress into the digital age, America needs its computer geeks. Yet the U.S. government, rather than mine their...
Gensler for a Day: Regulating DeFi With Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov
Today’s “Gensler for a Day” is Michale Shaulov, CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure and custody firm Fireblocks. Fireblocks occupies...
Decentralized Exchange ZkLink Raises $8.5M Ahead of Market Launch
Decentralized exchange (DEX) ZkLink has closed a $8.5 million funding round led by Republic Crypto to help ramp up for...
ICON
ICX is the native cryptocurrency of Icon: an interoperability blockchain protocol that helps connect multiple blockchains together for token and...
PayPal logs its largest Bitcoin volume since May BTC price crash
The world's leading payment services provider processed $145.60 million worth of Bitcoin trades on the day BTC rallied to its...
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