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CommEX exchange said it plans to shut down its website by May 10.The company bought Binance's Russian exchange last year.Crypto exchange CommEX, the owner of Binance's former Russian operations, plans to completely shut down its website on May 10, according to a blog post on Monday.CommEX said that it has already begun to suspend certain

Jan 14, 2020 at 13:03 UTCUpdated Jan 14, 2020 at 13:06 UTCCarlos Domingo image via SecuritizeDigital asset issuer Securitize has facilitated what it says is the first direct IRA investment in security token offerings (STOs).Alternative investments gateway AltoIRA purchased an initial investment in security tokens representing CityBlock Capital’s $20 million venture fund, with tokens issued…

Aug 11, 2020 at 20:02 UTCUpdated Aug 11, 2020 at 21:46 UTC(Everett Collection/Shutterstock)Some Traders Now Taking Bets Ether Will Break $1K by DecemberDeribit has started listing ether (ETH) options with strikes above $1,000, and some traders are now betting the cryptocurrency will reach that price by year’s end. Over 3,470 contracts – worth $1.3 million…

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) were little-changed on Monday, but a number of crypto gainers from last week were pulling back. In macro news to come this week,…

Apr 20, 2020 at 13:00 UTCMakerDAO founder Rune Christensen image via CoinDesk archivesJ.P. Koning, a CoinDesk columnist, worked as an equity researcher at a Canadian brokerage firm and a financial writer at a large Canadian bank. He runs the popular Moneyness blog.Does the dai stablecoin need negative interest rates?The coronavirus smashed into markets on March 12. U.S.…

markets View Bitcoin has again bounced up from $7,800 support, neutralizing the immediate bearish setup. A break above $8,820 is needed to invalidate the lower-highs setup and confirm a bull reversal. A bullish close, if confirmed, would open the doors for $9,320 (Aug. 29 low). Bitcoin’s price bounce has shed some of the recent bearish…

Jihan Wu is the co-founder of Bitmain, a multinational semiconductor company that is a major manufacturer of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips used to mine bitcoin and a variety of other cryptocurrencies. Through Bitmain, Wu oversees mining pools ConnectBTC, and the two historically largest bitcoin mining pools by computing power, BTC.com and AntPool. Additionally, Wu…

May 27, 2020 at 22:00 UTC(Credit: Grisha Bruev / Shutterstock)South Korean Electronics Giant LG Joins Hedera Hashgraph CouncilElectronics company LG joined Hedera Hashgraph’s Governing Council on Wednesday, becoming its 14th member. The addition edges Hedera toward its council’s long-term goal: tap 39 hands-on node runners to govern its enterprise-grade public ledger, Hashgraph. Hashgraph is an…