Bitcoin Price Hits 7-Month High Against Turkish Lira

news A dark web drug dealer must forfeit $4 million in funds including bitcoin after pleading guilty to charges of money laundering and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. According to a press release from the Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York on July 25, Richard Castro – who went by the pseudonyms “Chemsusa,” “Chems_usa,” “Chemical_usa”…

feature After a token sale on CoinList failed to reach its target, data marketplace Ocean is trying again on crypto exchange Bittrex International. Ocean Protocol has a vision to become the ecosystem for “a new data economy,” its founder Bruce Pon told CoinDesk. With the release of Ocean’s version 1.0 beta network earlier in April,…

Oct 26, 2020 at 11:13 UTCUpdated Oct 26, 2020 at 11:16 UTC(Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)Tax Payers Must Disclose Airdropped, Forked Cryptos, Says IRS’ Draft 2020 GuidanceThe U.S. tax agency has clarified who needs to answer “yes” to a question over cryptocurrency activity included in the draft 1040 income tax form.As reported in September, the Internal Revenue…

Gensyn, a provider of blockchain-based computing resources for artificial intelligence platforms (AI), has secured a $43 million, Series A funding round, led by venture capital giant a16z.The U.K.-based company’s protocol enables developers to build AI systems on smaller data centers, personal gaming computers and other connected hardware and to pay on demand. Gensysn uses a…

It's been well reported that the allure of crypto has proven too much to resist for the family of former President Donald Trump, even in the midst of a major national campaign with fewer than two months to the election. CoinDesk reporters managed to get their hands on the secret "white paper" that lays out

Cboe's BZX exchange is hoping to launch the first spot ether exchange-traded funds in the U.S., filing the paperwork for products tied to Ark 21Shares and VanEck.The exchange filed 19b-4 documents on Wednesday, formally kicking off a review process. Once the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acknowledges the filings, it will start a 240-day

Daniel AlegreCEOYuga LabsHear from Yuga Labs new CEO in his first public appearance since assuming the position.Daniel AlegreCEOYuga LabsHear from Yuga Labs new CEO in his first public appearance since assuming the position.Will Canny is CoinDesk's finance reporter.Daniel AlegreCEOYuga LabsHear from Yuga Labs new CEO in his first public appearance since assuming the position.Daniel AlegreCEOYuga…

A new report from the NY Fed said Ethereum block builders have largely cooperated with sanctions on Tornado Cash. Block validators that are immediately downstream of a transaction are likely to cooperate, the report said, noting that sanctions may not apply to non-U.S. persons. Ethereum block builders have largely cooperated with sanctions on Tornado Cash

news That notorious abyss of Crypto Twitter – where the XRP Army patrols, altcoins flourish and falter, and @Vitalik99832182 promising you infinity ETH – got a new plaything today: an eToro crypto portfolio calibrated to the tenor of its tweets. The new financial instrument is called TheTIE-LongOnly CopyPortfolio, and, as of Tuesday morning, it was live…