Australian State Grants Crypto Startup $100k to Boost Tourism

Millions of AVAX tokens – the native crypto of the Avalanche blockchain – will be unlocked on Sunday and distributed to key players in that ecosystem, adding a major 1.2% increase in total supply.The 9.3 million tokens entering circulation on May 27 were worth roughly $130 million at press time. They’re set to go to…

LSEG expands to include digital assets in its SEDOL Masterfile securites databaseLondon Stock Exchange Parent Assigns Financial ‘Bar Codes’ to 169 CryptosIt’s not quite a seal of approval, but one of Europe’s largest financial markets is giving cryptocurrencies the equivalent of the bar codes found on soup cans and jam jars. Late last month, the…

They had it all planned out.In late 2022, the brothers Peraire-Bueno – twenty-something graduates of a prestigious university who had turned their sights on blockchain – embarked on an effort that ultimately netted them $25 million, in one of the most sophisticated exploits in a decade or so of frequent crypto exploits. At the outset

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.Latest PricesTop StoriesBinance, the world's largest crypto exchange, was criminally charged with breaking sanctions and money-transmitting laws and agreed to a $4.3 billion settlement in "one of the

Sep 30, 2020 at 19:45 UTCUpdated Sep 30, 2020 at 20:39 UTCU.S. President Donald Trump participates in the first presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday's DebateWith the first Trump–Biden debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner. That…

The arrival of the first bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. in January was a turning point for the convergence of traditional and digital assets. For the first time, investors were granted exposure to bitcoin through their traditional brokerage account.The core technology associated with bitcoin, cryptography, is not new but it has re-emerged with blockchain and

Bitcoin is becoming less volatile as the digital asset matures, the report said.The crypto’s volatility has reached new all-time lows on a yearly scale, Fidelity noted.Fidelity said bitcoin has been less volatile than Netflix over the last two years.Bitcoin (BTC) has long been viewed as a highly volatile asset, but its volatility is falling and

Oct 23, 2020 at 15:31 UTCUpdated Oct 23, 2020 at 15:34 UTCSalcaja, Guatemala, is known for its many residents who have emigrated to the United States and sent money home to their families as remittances. (John Moore/Getty Images)Money Reimagined: ‘They Starve.’ The Ugly Side to the US’s KYC-AML ObsessionAt a 2015 blockchain event, Nairobi-based bitcoin…

Jun 15, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Jun 15, 2020 at 16:06 UTCWith bitcoin and ether both down on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back! For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace. Today’s stories: For early access before our regular noon Eastern time…