Bitcoin News Roundup for April 24, 2020

Dec 30, 2019 at 18:59 UTCUpdated Dec 30, 2019 at 20:03 UTCThurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse (Photo via WikiCommons)Virgil Griffith is slated to be released to his parents' home in Alabama pending some pre-release conditions, after a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Vernon Broderick in New York Monday."Laws in this country are not suggestions," Judge…

feature The most cypherpunk way to celebrate Valentine’s Day may be to buy lingerie with bitcoin. Panties.com founder Lila Williams told CoinDesk that she receives “a handful” of bitcoin payments every month since she started accepting bitcoin in March 2017. So, this Valentine’s Day season, her site is running a campaign where all purchases paid…

U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has teamed up with the token-based trading protocol startup Caspian in an effort to boost its offerings aimed at pro traders and financial firms. Under the deal, Coinbase Pro will integrate Caspian's "full stack" of tools to bring additional trading and portfolio management capabilities, according to a Caspian Medium post published Monday. Kayvon…

Dec 27, 2020 at 4:14 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 27, 2020 at 4:15 p.m. UTCBlackRock Seeks VP Blockchain Lead to ‘Drive Demand’ for Firm’s Crypto OfferingsThe world’s largest asset manager BlackRock is seeking to hire a vice president, blockchain lead to help build and execute strategies and “drive demand” for the company’s crypto and crypto-related offerings.BlackRock,…

Apr 20, 2020 at 12:13 UTCCoinbase has hired former Barclays markets veteran, Brett Tejpaul, to head up institutional coverage at the San Francisco-based crypto exchange.Tejpaul spent 17 years at Barclays in various leadership roles including global head of sales (across all of fixed income and equities) and global head of credit and commodities. He also…

Paxos has laid off 65 people as it increases its focus on tokenization.CEO Charles Cascarilla wrote in a company email that the firm is in a "very strong financial position to succeed.”Digital assets company Paxos has laid off 65 people, or 20% of its staff, according to a report from Bloomberg.In an all-hands email obtained

news China-based cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has decided to close yet another overseas office – this time in Amsterdam – as part of its ongoing business adjustments. In a statement shared with CoinDesk, a Bitmain spokesperson said that, while the company has not yet shut down its Amsterdam operation, the decision has already been made…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April…

Dec 9, 2019 at 15:32 UTCUpdated Dec 9, 2019 at 15:32 UTCPhoto of U.S.-based HBUS team in San Francisco courtesy of HuobiHuobi US Is Abruptly Halting Exchange OperationsHBUS, the U.S. affiliate of the Huobi Group exchange, announced Monday it would cease operations in the coming weeks.The company said in a notice that it would shut…