Bitcoin News Roundup for March 6, 2020

opinion Ajit Tripathi is a partner at ConsenSys, where he specializes in global financial services business development and corporate venture strategy. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  One year ago, I wrote an article for CoinDesk in which I humbly argued that the price of ether didn’t matter and what…

Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley’s FavoriteIn 2017, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a ride around South Bend, Indiana, to show off his company’s video streaming product, Facebook Live. From the passenger’s seat, he asked the driver, his former Harvard classmate and the city’s young mayor, “What do you think we need to do to get…

Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan was charged with participating in a scheme to launder $67 million in illicit funds to benefit himself and the company.The scheme involved using cryptocurrency to purchase crime proceeds at a discount and funneling them into the company's accounts, leading to a significant increase in Epoch Times' reported annual revenue.Epoch Times

Jan 28, 2020 at 02:42 UTCUpdated Jan 28, 2020 at 19:27 UTCVolatility in bitcoin SV (BSV) is raising concerns about the resilience and stability of the world’s fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, as ranked by CoinMarketCap.On Jan. 14, at around 00:35 UTC, the price of BSV shot up 6 percent over a 10-minute period and…

Tesla has forged a path other corporate treasurers might follow into bitcoin. PLUS: Ether hits new record price above $1,800 as CME futures debut.Feb 9, 2021 at 2:44 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 9, 2021 at 3:29 p.m. UTCFirst Mover: Elon Musk’s #bitcoin Bet Pays Off With $270M Gain on First DayPrice PointIn a run reminiscent of its…

May 7, 2020 at 20:25 UTCUpdated May 7, 2020 at 20:39 UTCJuan Benet, Filecoin founder (Credit: CoinDesk archives)Filecoin Is Mailing Out Hard Drives of Climate Data to Kick-start Its File-Storage NetworkGet a giant hard drive from the Filecoin team stuffed with data on climate, the world's literature or the human genome and get ready to…

The passage of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) by the U.S. House of Representatives is a major milestone for the digital asset industry. As head of the Blockchain Association, the leading trade group representing this sector, I’m heartened to see such strong bipartisan support for attempting to codify clear

Jul 27, 2020 at 16:06 UTCUpdated Jul 27, 2020 at 16:10 UTCIndustrial-scale bitcoin mining is an extremely capital-intensive business. Debt financing can be an attractive way for raising the funds needed to purchase equipment without diluting ownership through equity financing. But the mining industry is volatile and loans generally feature high interest rates and strict…

A newly released transcript from an SEC roundtable showcases the passionate discussion around crypto within the agency.