Bitcoin Wallet Provider Receives E-Money License From UK Regulator

Sep 15, 2020 at 16:28 UTCBlockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s BTC Buy, Bitmain’s Power Struggle, Paxful’s GoodbyeMicroStrategy has put even more of its treasury into bitcoin, Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela and the Bitmain power struggle appears to have found a short-term solution.  Top shelfBitcoin buyMicroStrategy, a business intelligence company, told the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

Oct 14, 2020 at 15:19 UTC(Tanmoythebong/Shutterstock. Modified by CoinDesk)July’s Twitter hack and ensuing bitcoin scam should impel corporates and even governments into more forcefully counteracting the “weaponization” of social media giants, New York State Department of Financial Services said Wednesday.“The Twitter Hack demonstrates, more than anything, the risk to society when systemically important institutions are…

Developments in generative AI over the last 12 months have begun to transform the way people live and work. Language models are being used to develop legal strategies in court cases; image diffusion models are being used to augment the workflows of major entertainment studios; and computer vision advancements have brought fleets of self-driving cars

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked a court to grant a temporary restraining order to freeze assets tied to Binance.US on Tuesday.A court filing made in the D.C. District Court asks for approval to freeze assets tied to BAM Management US Holdings and BAM Trading Services, the holding and operating firms for Binance.US.…

Featured SpeakerAlex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Jocelyn Yang is a markets reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Emerson College's journalism program. Featured SpeakerAlex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at…

Oct 23, 2020 at 16:16 UTCBlockchain Bites: China’s Tether Crackdown, CME’s Bustling Bitcoin Markets, Kin’s ‘Active Development’Chinese officials are cracking down on tether trades. The CME bitcoin futures exchange is heating up, signalling institutional interest. And Kik’s kin token will continue development following a $5 million SEC settlement. Top shelfRipple, across the pondRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse…

news Nearly all top 10 alternative cryptocurrencies by Market Capitalization have hit their respective 6-month lows after bitcoin’s rapid price slide dragged the rest of the markets into the red on Tuesday. Litecoin (LTC), EOS (EOS), Binance Coin (BNB), and Stellar (XLM) dropped to their lowest point in over 6-months shortly after BTC’s major sell-off forced…

news HDAC Technology, a blockchain company backed by automaker Hyundai, announced a partnership with blockchain startup CasperLabs to build and integrate a customized Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus protocol. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on June 28, a small initial step toward further cooperation. HDAC, issuer of the Hyundai-DAC token, is reportedly looking to switch from…

news Crypto software firm AlphaPoint is bringing margin trading to its client exchanges. Announced Tuesday at CoinDesk’s Invest NYC conference, the technology provider is adding support for margin trading, with a raft of trading options and controls for crypto brokerages and exchanges utilizing its software.  AlphaPoint’s platform is customizable, to better serve clients operating in…