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Canaccord cut its price target for MicroStrategy to $1,590 from $1,810.The company bought more bitcoin in the first quarter and now owns a total of 214,400 BTC worth about $13.6 billion, the report said.MicroStrategy reported a first-quarter net operating loss of $53.1 million after taking a digital asset impairment charge of $191.6 million.08:42Bitcoin Ecosystem Developments

Firefox, the popular Web browser, will soon begin automatically blocking crypto mining malware scripts as part of a wider performance-enhancing push. The Mozilla Foundation, the not-for-profit organization behind the open-source browser, said Thursday that it intends to block trackers and other "harmful practices" in upcoming releases. Some of these features, such as the anti-tracking function,…

Apr 24, 2020 at 18:51 UTCGold image via ShutterstockContrary to expectations, bitcoin could see a positive performance during a possible bout of global deflation if it acts not just as an investment asset, but as a medium of exchange and a perceived safe haven like gold. The top cryptocurrency by market value is widely considered to…

Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.Miami-based venture capital firm Borderless Capital is leading a new $50 million fund that will support projects which focus on building cross-chain innovations, according to a press release.The fund will be powered by Wormhole,…

Nov 25, 2020 at 7:54 p.m. UTCIs it time to say goodbye to OKEx?(Pixabay)Despite New Incentives to Stay, Some of OKEx’s Chinese Users Are Determined to LeaveThe unexpected five-week-long suspension of OKEx’s crypto withdrawal service has left many of its users, largely based in China, disappointed and determined to leave or reduce holdings on the…

Mar 24, 2020 at 19:41 UTCUpdated Mar 24, 2020 at 20:07 UTCThe CFTC is granting companies a 90-day period to comply with its new guidance around "actual delivery." (CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert image via CoinDesk archives)The CFTC Just Defined What ‘Actual Delivery’ of Crypto Should Look LikeThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published its…

news CJ, one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates, is developing a blockchain-based music copyright management system using AWS’ Amazon Managed Blockchain Service, according to local media. Korean news agency Yonhap said in a report Thursday that the initiative is being led by CJ OliveNetworks, a subsidiary of the CJ Corp parent company that operates the beauty…

news After being unable to deposit profits, Israeli cryptocurrency traders are looking for answers from banks and regulators. Still unfamiliar with the technology, some $86 million in unpaid taxes on cryptocurrency trade earnings have piled up as banks refuse to touch deposits writes Israeli media Haaretz. The result? Many traders can’t deposit or even access…

The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)Authorities have identified another teenager who may have played a role in July’s Twitter hack, according to the New York Times. While three individuals have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement with the attack, authorities are now looking at…