25,000 Blockchain Firms in China Tried to Issue Cryptos, Senior Official Claims

May 29, 2020 at 17:01 UTCUpdated May 29, 2020 at 17:32 UTCMoney Reimagined: What CoinDesk’s Style Debate Says About Crypto as Public TechTo “B” or not to “B”?  CoinDesk editors are currently reviewing our style guide’s capitalization policy.  Should every blockchain project be written in lowercase, uppercase or a mix? Should we differentiate between “bitcoin”…

Anyone can trade bitcoin (BTC): that’s the point of an open protocol like Bitcoin. So why is so much time and energy put towards getting alternative ways of accessing bitcoins? In particular, why is there so much hype around spot market bitcoin ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, especially when similar products (like “futures-based” ETFs and exchange-traded

Jan 7, 2020 at 21:35 UTCUpdated Jan 7, 2020 at 21:46 UTCDecred's Akin Sawyerr (center) speaks on a CES panel with Libra Association Vice Chair Dante Disparte (right), photo by Brady Dale for CoinDeskLibra Association Exec: World Needs Us Because Bitcoin Is ‘Not a Means of Payment’LAS VEGAS — "Bitcoin as an asset class has proven…

Zac Prince will join Re Cost Seg, which provides cost segregation studies for real estate investors.Prince said there were plenty of lessons learned during BlockFi’s better days that he can apply to Re Cost Seg.02:22Can Bitcoin Match Gold’s Position in Investors’ Portfolios? US To Appeal Do Kwon's Extradition01:05Spot Bitcoin ETFs Have 'a Long Way Left

Nov 22, 2020 at 7:42 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 22, 2020 at 7:43 p.m. UTCNFT Painting of Buterin in Harlequin Garb Sets Record in Weekend Crypto Art SaleEthereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, dressed like a medieval harlequin leaning against a velvet chair, stares past the viewer into the distance – that is until he’s rocketed into the…

AI-themed tokens surged up to 35% in the past 24 hours, significantly outperforming the broader crypto market, which remained largely flat.The growth in AI token prices mirrored a rise in Nvidia's stock, which became the most valuable company globally, highlighting the market's increasing interest in AI-related technologies.Tokens of projects said to be using artificial intelligence

Global X has filed an application to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) product, joining other industry players aiming to offer bitcoin-based investment offerings, a Friday filing shows.If approved, the fund would grant investors "exposure to bitcoin with important protections that are not always available to investors that invest directly in bitcoin," lawyers said…

Crypto sleuthing firm Elliptic says one of the world's most prolific cybercriminals is going out on their own terms.Feb 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTCDarknet’s JokerStash Retiring After Making Over $1B Through Illicit TransactionsThe founder of “Joker’s Stash,” one of the largest underground marketplaces for stolen payment card data, is officially retiring after making a…

Earlier this month, representatives of the crypto industry filed responses to the Senate Finance Committee’s request for comment on tax rules around digital assets.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.Tax rulesThe narrativeThe leaders of the Senate Finance Committee