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Nov 10, 2020 at 01:32 UTCBitcoins mined per quarter by Riot since Q2 2018Publicly traded bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain reported earnings for the September period Monday, noting a significant increase in revenue and hash power from a year ago with plans for continued expansion.Reporting over $2.4 million in mining revenue, the Castle Rock, Colo.-based…

Seba, a crypto bank based in Switzerland, said it won approval-in-principle (AIP) from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for its regional subsidiary as it looks to extend its international presence.The approval is the first step in acquiring a full license for Seba Hong Kong to deal in crypto or virtual assets-related products and

Apr 17, 2020 at 12:15 UTCPhoto by Markus Spiske on UnsplashFive Ways Blockchain Tech Can Help Us During This PandemicDon and Alex Tapscott are the co-authors of Blockchain Revolution and co-founders of the Blockchain Research Institute. Alex’s new book is Financial Services Revolution.  Together they wrote the report Blockchain Solutions in Pandemics.This is one of…

US Capitol Building. Credit: ShutterstockTelegram’s Fight Against SEC Will Help Push Cryptocurrency Legislation, Says Trade GroupTelegram’s ongoing court battle over its $1.7 billion token offering could help move cryptocurrency regulation forward, according to the Blockchain Association.While unfortunate for Telegram, “I think the outcome of this case can help put pressure on Congress to step in…

Coinbase, the biggest publicly-traded U.S. crypto exchange, announced that Base, its layer-2 blockchain built with Optimism's OP Stack, will open to the public on Aug. 9.Base went live for developers in July so they could test applications on the new network. Starting Thursday, users will be able to bridge their ether (ETH) to Base, Coinbase…

The use case of ether has shifted with the launch of Ethereum 2.0. Here’s why that matters.(matthaeus/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)Jan 20, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTCValid Points: Why Ethereum 2.0 Shifts How Investors Value ETHWhat is the intrinsic value of ether? This is a question I’ve been wrestling with this past week as the ether price…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its review of the Ark 21Shares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application, as it continues to look at applications from traditional finance heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity.Ark Investment Management and 21Shares, which have been seeking an ETF approval since 2021, filed for the first potential bitcoin ETF application…

Jan 24, 2020 at 17:30 UTCSOVEREIGNTY: At Davos, Iraqi President Barham Salih said it is his nation's right to have relations with its neighbors on its own terms. (Image via Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)DAVOS, Switzerland – Most Middle Eastern elites at the World Economic Forum are highly skeptical of bitcoin, but there are whispers about…

Feb 20, 2020 at 17:30 UTCUpdated Feb 20, 2020 at 17:34 UTCEntrepreneur and investor Jennifer Zhu Scott is a Council Member of The Future of Blockchain Council at the World Economic Forum and holds a dual fellowship with the APAC Program and the Digital Society Initiative at Chatham House. She is also a consultant to…