Below $200 Billion: Crypto Market Sinks to New 2018 Low

news “It’s not a surprise to me that inevitably corporations are going after creating their own tokens but for Facebook to be one of the first big ones is is pretty much a surprise,” said Lukka CEO Jake Benson told us when news of Libra began to spread. The world shared his surprise when Facebook unveiled…

(Alex Kravtsov/Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)NBA’s Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala and More Join Dapper Labs $12M Funding RoundDapper Labs has closed a $12 million funding round led by National Basketball Association (NBA) stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. The funds will be…

No one said understanding crypto would be easy – the technology is complicated, the slang impenetrable, the interfaces in need of improving. Sending an on-chain transaction for the first time is hard enough without having those you trust – the media, your entertainers – distracting you with scams or misdirections.The committed heavy users of crypto…

Jul 21, 2020 at 15:04 UTCRobinhood (Shutterstock/ Opture Design)Investment platform Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it has decided to scrap the launch of its investment app in the U.K., according to a report by The Guardian.  In an email sent to about 250,000 people on Robinhood’s waiting list in the U.K., the firm said, “A…

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 Prices(CoinDesk)Top StoriesThe SEC's approval of spot ether ETF regulatory filings has yet to spur a rally in crypto prices, which extended their slide during the Asian and

It's hard enough keeping up with the twists and turns that have already happened in this year's U.S. presidential race. To keep tabs on the political-news handicapping within the predictions-betting site Polymarket (built atop the Polygon blockchain) is to also keep up with what's likely to happen in the future. Read on. Crypto startup founder

Figure Technologies has applied for a national bank charter that would simplify compliance and cut costs for the blockchain-based consumer lending startup.Former SoFi executive Mike Cagney’s fintech company is seeking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s approval to offer its home equity loans and financing services across the U.S.Currently, Figure has 96 licenses…

Texas is the largest power producer in the U.S., home to large amounts of both fossil fuel and renewable energy generation. It is also one of the world’s foremost bitcoin mining hubs, with about 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of mining as of August 2022.These attributes make it a good place to experiment with the integration of…

news Market data from the Winklevoss twins-founded crypto exchange Gemini is being added to eight crypto indices offered by CF Benchmarks. Formerly called Crypto Facilities, CF Benchmarks’ eight reference products include four indices and reference rates provided for CME Group, which currently offers a bitcoin futures product: the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and CME CF Bitcoin…