Blockchain Social Network Minds Is Migrating to Ethereum

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against decentralized finance (DeFi) startup PoolTogether, ruling the federal court system was not an appropriate arena to air out concerns against the platform, according to a Wednesday ruling."While Kent no doubt has genuine concerns about PoolTogether—including its legality under New York law—a suit in federal court is not…

Cathie Wood’s investment fund ARK Invest offloaded around $1.8 million of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and $1.7 million shares of Coinbase (COIN) for the second straight day.According to a disclosure, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF moved to sell 21,062 shares of COIN and 72,509 units of GBTC as the market closed on Tuesday.Bitcoin (BTC)

Worldcoin, the blockchain identity project founded by the duo behind OpenAI, has integrated with Okta and is launching its identity protocol, World ID, in Germany, the firm said in a Thursday press release shared with CoinDesk.World ID verification is coming to Germany, such that users will be able to get fully verified using custom-designed hardware…

Blockchain Bites: Bitmain Denied, Coinbase Blocked and a Potential EOS Exit ScamBitmain’s appeal to recoup $30 million in alleged lost revenues from Poolin has been denied, Digital Currency Group has acquired a retail-focused exchange and Venezuelan officials appear to have blocked access to Coinbase.  Top shelfBitmain bustA court in China has denied an appeal by bitcoin…

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Dec 7, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 7, 2020 at 2:14 p.m. UTCAllianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian says he recently sold bitcoin "not based on any deep analysis" after buying some two years ago. (Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Why Mohamed El-Erian Might Have Held Bitcoin at $19KBitcoin was lower, staying in the…

Feb 6, 2020 at 12:00 UTCUpdated Feb 6, 2020 at 12:05 UTCThe Federal Reserve is looking at whether launching its own digital currency could be an effective counter to private initiatives such as Libra. Lael Brainard, who sits on the U.S. central bank's board of governors, said Wednesday the Fed is "conducting research and experimentation…

news Bitwise has tapped Bank of New York Mellon to serve as the administrator and transfer agent for its proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The company filed an amendment to its Bitwise Bitcoin ETF S-1 form on Wednesday, listing BNY Mellon as the administrator and ETF custodian, Foreside Fund Services as the marketing agent and…

news A European Central Bank (ECB) official has come out generally in favor of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Vitas Vasiliauskas, a member of the Governing Council of the ECB and chairman of the board of the Bank of Lithuania, made the comments in a speech at a recent conference in the U.S., the…