Bitcoin Held on Binance Surges to Record High of 692K BTC: Glassnode

Investment in the blockchain industry is booming in the U.S., according to a new report from "Big Four" auditing firm KPMG.

Jan 29, 2020 at 14:00 UTCUpdated Jan 29, 2020 at 14:46 UTCBinance US CEO Catherine Coley speaks at Invest: NYC 2019. (Photo by Zack Seward for CoinDesk)Binance US has joined other major exchanges in the staking game, adding staking rewards for cryptocurrencies algorand (ALGO) and cosmos (ATOM).Announced Wednesday, the exchange said returns will be given…

NEWS Oct 25, 2018 at 16:05 UTC The U.K. Royal Mint has suspended a long-running plan to create a crypto asset representing physical gold holdings. Citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported Thursday that the Royal Mint had frozen its plans to issue Royal Mint Gold (RMG) tokens after its partnership with the CME Group fell through…

A beach on Efate Island, Vanuatu (Shutterstock)Oxfam Ireland, a Belfast-based charity fighting global poverty, has received a €1 million ($1.1 million) grant to fund the next phase of a blockchain aid distribution project. Oxfam is piloting the Ethereum-based platform with Ethereum venture studio ConsenSys and Australian tech firm Sempo in the South Pacific Ocean nation…

news U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has said he believes that cryptocurrencies should be regulated in the same way as financial institutions. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday, Pompeo was asked how best to regulate Facebook’s Libra or bitcoin. He responded: “My sense is this: We should use the same framework that…

Jul 14, 2020 at 05:42 UTCUpdated Jul 14, 2020 at 06:42 UTCThe IRS's Taxpayer Advocate Service says a group of letters the agency sent to taxpayers last year may have violated its own code. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)IRS Violated ‘Taxpayer Bill of Rights’ With 2019 Crypto Letters: WatchdogCryptocurrency users in the U.S. remember July 26, 2019, as…

Dec 11, 2020 at 9:10 a.m. UTCUpdated Dec 11, 2020 at 9:11 a.m. UTCNew York Supreme Court(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)New York Attorney General Says Bitfinex, Tether Could Complete Loan Document Handover in ‘Weeks’The New York Attorney General (NYAG) anticipates the handover of loan documents relating to an alleged $850 million cover-up will be completed in “the coming…

news Online retailer Overstock.com announced it will pay shareholder dividends in a digital security listed on its affiliate company tZero’s trading platform. The move, approved by the company’s board of directors, will see that one digital voting series A-1 preferred stock (series A-1) will represent 10 shares of common stock, or 10 shares of voting…

news Peruvian shoppers are weeks away blockchain answering the age-old question first posed in 1984: “Where’s the beef?” A pilot project by Wong Supermarket, a Peruvian chain owned by Chile’s major retail conglomerate Cencosud, will allow suppliers and consumers to scan and check the provenance of various meat products. The app is a partnership between…