Bitcoin Circles Above $29.5K as Investors Weigh Sluggish GDP, Latest Banking Woes

news NYU professor and noted anti-cryptocurrency economist Nouriel Roubini exploded online last night after a debate with Arthur Hayes, CEO of BitMEX, at the Asia Blockchain Summit in Taipei. The debate, called the “Tangle in Taipei,” was allegedly not streamed live at the behest of the organizers and and Roubini wasn’t having it. Another @CryptoHayes scam: he didnt allow…

Staking Wormhole's W token paired with JitoSOL in the Kamino liquidity pool on Solana is offering a more than 999% weekly returnParticipants can earn daily rewards of over 3,300 W and 666 JTO, worth $7,000 at current rates, plus trading fees.The pool has a capacity of $7.5 million, with just under $5 million locked as

Feb 27, 2020 at 08:10 UTCZcash Foundation Executive Director Josh Cincinnati speaks at ETHDenver 2020. (Photo by Will Foxley for CoinDesk)WATCH: Zcash Foundation Explains ‘Compromise’ Path to Funding ZEC DevelopmentDemocracy is tough – maybe even more so for decentralized crypto networks.Zcash investors, community members and its flagship firms – Electric Coin Company (ECC) and the Zcash…

Oct 13, 2020 at 19:00 UTC(metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images Plus)The IMF, G20 and BIS Gear Up for the Central Bank Digital Currency EraNew reports on digital currency design principles and regulatory standards show just how quickly the world’s bankers are moving.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple…

Sep 21, 2020 at 15:25 UTC(Neil Thomas/Unsplash, modified using Photomosh)Blockchain Bites: DeFi’s Dividend, China’s ‘New Battlefield,’ the Big Banks’ ‘Suspicious Activity’China sees its digital yuan as a “new battlefield,” DeFi’s Curve has a new dividend program and a yet-to-launch platform is pursuing an “Initial DEX Offering.” Top shelf‘New battlefield’China’s central bank gave an inside look into its…

news Hackers apparently still have control over New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia. Blockchain data analytics firm Elementus said in a blog post Tuesday that Cryptopia’s hacker, after going quiet for some days, has stolen an additional 1,675 ether from 17,000 wallets – an amount worth about $181,000 at the time of writing. While initially it looked…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Frederick Munawa is a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covers blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks. Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Namada, a new blockchain…

Bitcoin-friendly social media app Damus received approval to remain in the Apple App Store on Wednesday, after a two-week battle that started on June 13 when the tech giant threatened to eject it from the App Store for violating the company’s in-app purchase guidelines by allowing tips or “zaps” on content paid for with bitcoin…

Unchained, a bitcoin (BTC) financial services provider, has formed an advisory service catering to high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).Sound Advisory is designed to address the lack of bitcoin-native registered investment advisors (RIAs), said Unchained in an announcement shared with CoinDesk on Wednesday.The service will offer a network of "bitcoin-competent" financial planners to help HNWIs build distribution and