At Bitcoin Cash Birthday Bash, Crypto Embraces the Strange

The global entertainment and media industry is expected to hit a market size of approximately $2.9 trillion by 2027, and it’s gaming, not Hollywood, that’s driving this surge. With an expected revenue of $312 billion, gaming is eclipsing the combined might of the music and film sectors. This isn’t just a trend; it’s a seismic

Dencun, the largest Ethereum upgrade since the network switched to proof-of-stake (PoS) 18 months ago, is set to go live sometime tomorrow. Some developers have referred to the release as a cheap for crypto because of its implications for how users interact with decentralized apps on Ethereum’s secondary scaling platforms (layer 2s).This is an excerpt

news Belgium’s financial sector regulator has issued a fresh warning over suspected cryptocurrency scam websites, bringing its running list to 131 domains. On Tuesday, the Financial Services and Markets Authority added 9 domains – including bitcoinmarketscap.com, bitcointraderspro.com, coinsmex.com, crypto-sfs.com, etc-markets.co, fisherih.com, ltc-markets.com, stsroyal.com and tdscapitalgroup.com – to the list of crypto trading platforms with “signs of…

Why DeFi Pulse’s Key Metric Is So Simple It’s ConfusingThe Takeaway: What is DeFi Pulse? A simple accounting of how much crypto is actually committed to any smart contract. DeFi Pulse has become the chief referee of who's in the lead in decentralized finance, using a metric it created, "Total Value Locked." TVL represents the dollar…

Kazuo Ueda reiterated the commitment to raise Japanese interest rates further. The yen rallied, while BTC and S&P 500 futures registered moderate losses. BOJ-Fed policy divergence points to continued yen strength and pain for risk assets, including BTC. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated that the central bank will raise interest rates further if

Blockchain Bites: Ethereum’s Economy, Estonia’s CBDC Research, Coinbase’s SeverancesCoinDesk is preparing for invest: ethereum economy with a special series of newsletters focused on Ethereum’s past, present and future. Every day until the event, the team behind Blockchain Bites will dive into an aspect of Ethereum that excites or confuses them.The Top Shelf news you subscribed to is down below. Now a few…

Jan 31, 2020 at 12:00 UTCA growing number of crypto tax software developers are trying to bolster their products’ technical credibility with the Certified Public Accountant's (CPA) stamp of attestation. Attestation is an independent review conducted by a CPA, whose report includes conclusions about the reliability of data, statements – or systems, in the case of…

news Anders Fogh Rasmussen, previously both prime minister of Denmark and secretary-general of NATO, has joined blockchain identity startup Concordium as a strategic advisor. In an announcement Wednesday, the Switzerland-based firm’s chairman, Lars Seier Christensen, said Rasmussen will play a “pivotal” role in the firm’s global expansion plans. Concordium was founded by Christensen, who also founded Saxo Bank…

“As of March 27, 2023, Kraken clients will no longer be able to use ACH deposits and withdrawals through Silvergate,” the company told CoinDesk in an email. “We are working to make ACH funding options available through alternative funding providers as soon as possible and will communicate details with clients as soon as we can.”