Bitcoin News Roundup for May 5, 2020

NEWS Sep 27, 2018 at 14:00 UTC The Austrian government is to use the ethereum blockchain to notarize the auction of a government bond worth €1.15 billion, or around $1.3 billion. The Federal Government's Finance Agency (OeBFA) has assigned banking giant Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) to carry out the auction on its behalf on Oct. 2,…

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital (MARA) has started a pilot mining project in Utah that is using methane gas generated from landfill waste to make electricity to power mining operations.According to a statement, the miner partnered with Nodal Power, a firm that develops and operates renewable energy assets, for the 280 kilowatt (kW) test project. Marathon

Dec 23, 2020 at 3:34 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 23, 2020 at 7:09 p.m. UTCWhy I’m Long Crypto, Short DLTI had a remarkably good year as an industry analyst – a term I prefer to “expert.” Almost no one in crypto is an expert, to be fair. So many things change every month. Last October, after the…

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesBitcoin extended its losing run to a fifth consecutive day, dropping below $27,000. The cryptocurrency fell 2% on Thursday to around $26,600 after starting to drop

The arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US has driven a lot of interest and inflows, especially from institutions. As client interest grows, advisors are hearing more questions from their clients about whether they should own the underlying asset directly or if ETF ownership is suitable for them. D.J. Windle, founder and portfolio manager

Aug 19, 2020 at 21:33 UTCUpdated Aug 19, 2020 at 21:43 UTCHigh Ethereum Fees Push Tether to Its Eighth Blockchain, OMG NetworkTether has adopted Ethereum scaling solution OMG Network amidst record demand for settlement space on the “world computer.” “The integration [between Tether and OMG Network] will result in a reduction of confirmation times delivering…

The Wall Street brain trust behind the U.S. Treasury Department's debt management took a close look at tokenization and found a lot to like. The advisory committee also examined stablecoins and argued that a token such as Tether's USDT could pose a significant run risk. The committee produced a report, which also suggested that stablecoins

Jeff Wilser is the author of 7 books including Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life, The Book of Joe: The Life, Wit, and (Sometimes Accidental) Wisdom of Joe Biden, and an Amazon Best Book of the Month in both Non-Fiction and Humor.“Hi everyone, I just put up a new Bitcoin exchange,” Jed McCaleb wrote on the…

The U.S. Department of Justice wants FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to spend the remainder of his time before his criminal trial in jail, alleging he has tried multiple times to tamper with witnesses.Bankman-Fried, flanked by two attorneys, appeared in federal court Wednesday, as the DOJ alleged he shared documents with the New York Times to…