Bitcoin News Roundup for April 28, 2020

news You’re not sure where it will end up exactly or who will actually read it. But you type up a message, pay a couple of cents in bitcoin and click the “send” button. Your message zips through space – yes, space – then is broadcast out of a satellite, blanketing the world. The result?…

Europe just elected 702 members of the European Parliament. Some would call the vote a grand exercise of democracy. Others would call it a repurposed opinion poll for domestic politics. The results show that it is a bit of both.Broadly, Sunday’s outcomes were forecasted. The snap elections in France were not.The main takeaway is that

The collapse of crypto firms that engage in multiple activities isn't a big threat to "the real economy," according to a report by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published Tuesday.The report by the international standard-setter also said that further assessments are required because "significant information gaps remain."The FSB, which monitors financial systems and proposes rules

Jan 29, 2020 at 16:49 UTCFormer Coinbase president and COO Asiff Hirji (L) has joined lending startup Figure Technologies as its new president.Asiff Hirji, the former president and chief operating officer of Coinbase, is the new president of Figure Technologies, the blockchain-based lending firm backed by Morgan Creek Digital.Figure announced Hirji's addition Wednesday, saying the…

Yuga Labs confirmed that UV-A emitting lights installed in one corner of the event was "likely the cause" of a series of eye-related medical emergencies that took place at the company's Ape Fest event in Hong Kong over the weekend.Attendees of ApeFest reported blurred vision and burning eyes after attending the event last weekend. One

Jenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Jenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Jocelyn Yang is a markets reporter at CoinDesk. She is a…

If CoinDesk were in the business of endorsing political candidates and if crypto were the only issue that mattered, it's pretty clear whom we would back to become the next U.S. president. After all, former President Donald Trump has spoken at a prominent Bitcoin conference, drawn wild applause for his promise to fire Securities and

Jan 10, 2020 at 21:16 UTCUpdated Jan 10, 2020 at 21:22 UTCPwC image via ShutterstockPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland has “hired” smart contract audit firm ChainSecurity’s team, folding the company and its expertise into the Big Four accounting firm, the companies announced earlier this week.In what seems like an acquisition in all but name, the seven technical…

Apr 16, 2020 at 18:32 UTCUpdated Apr 16, 2020 at 18:33 UTCOpen interest in CME bitcoin futures are up, signaling more investors want to buy the cryptocurrency. (Chicago Board of Trade, 1973, photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has recovered significantly from…