Bitcoin News Roundup for May 19, 2020

Dec 20, 2019 at 16:30 UTCUpdated Dec 20, 2019 at 19:07 UTCAri Paul, CIO and managing partner at BlockTower CapitalThis post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Ari Paul is CIO and managing partner of BlockTower, an…

Jan 12, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. UTCBabel Finance Is Letting Crypto Mining Firms Use Machines as Loan CollateralBabel Finance is letting bitcoin mining firms put up their machines as loan collateral so the lender can offer them better terms.The loan-to-value ratio (LTV) for these loans is 30%, in part because Babel keeps the freshly mined…

news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended a rule change proposal allowing the nation’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), pushing the decision deadline to next year. In a notice posted online, the securities regulator said it was extending the review period for the ETF to Feb. 27, 2019. The proposal was first submitted…

Dec 18, 2019 at 20:47 UTCPresenting CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2019One of the great things about reporting on the blockchain/crypto industry is the infinite variety of interesting, smart people doing bold, crazy things. From daring entrepreneurs and builders, to inspired thinkers and communicators, this space has no shortage of colorful characters pushing the envelope. It’s in…

Crypto specialist insurance broker Native goes live with $2.6 million of seed funding led by Nexus Mutual. Native will start by offering $20 million on-chain cover per risk, and will also run a capital pool on Nexus Mutual. Nexus Mutual’s insurance alternative is also available through many of the main protocols on Coinbase’s layer 2

Launched in 2010 Mt. Gox was the world’s largest bitcoin exchange until its demise in 2014. By 2013, the Japan-based exchange was handling 70 percent of all bitcoin trades worldwide, but collapsed in 2014 after it was revealed that it had lost 744,408 of its customers’ bitcoins and 100,000 of its own bitcoins, amounting to…

“It’s about weaving a kind of poetry between the DNA of what your brand is, what makes it successful in Web 2, understanding what the substrate of Web 3 is, and how those things can intertwine to create something new,” Serotonin’s Cassatt said.

Good morning, Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin enters “extreme greed” territory.Technician’s take: Buyers could return on price dips into Asian trading session.Catch the latest episodes of CoinDesk TV for insightful interviews with crypto industry leaders and analysis.Bitcoin was roughly flat the past 24 hours, trading at about $67,300 at the time of publication. The No.…

feature Best-known internationally as the chief executive of the blockchain smartphone startup Sirin Labs, Moshe Hogeg is becoming known for something else in Israel – mounting lawsuits. As reported extensively by regional news outlets, a lawsuit filed in January claims Hogeg misappropriated funds from the sale of new cryptocurrencies for both his own gain and…