China Seeks to Block Access to 124 Foreign Crypto Exchanges

Komainu, the cryptocurrency custody joint venture of Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares, has received an operating license from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai.Komainu can now offer its full range of custody services, including institutional staking and collateral management via its Komainu Connect platform, to clients in the emirate, the company said in a…

A number of verified Twitter accounts were compromised Monday – including those owned by a U.S. lawmaker, a film company, and a book publisher – all to impersonate SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk. Each of the compromised accounts engaged in a well-known crypto giveaway scam by promising to send large amounts of bitcoin to…

Former hedge fund manager and host of CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer Tuesday evening continued with his recent bearish stance on crypto, a stark contrast to what another hedge funder said earlier that day on CNBC.“I can’t go out with gold because gold is not good; I can’t go out with bitcoin (BTC) because I

Jan 11, 2020 at 10:20 UTCWorld's first web server image via Wikimedia CommonsIt’s a cliche at this point to compare bitcoin to the “early days of the internet,” since they are both examples of emerging technologies.But does the cliche actually hold true?If we work with a vague definition of the World Wide Web going live…

news Blocko, a South Korean blockchain firm working on enterprise applications of the tech, says it’s raised 9 billion Korean won (around $7.44 million) in an Series B+ round. According an announcement on Thursday, Blocko said Korea’s oldest bank, Shinhan, as well as KEB Hana Bank, LB Investment and Dadam Investment took part in the round. The…

Anyone can trade bitcoin (BTC): that’s the point of an open protocol like Bitcoin. So why is so much time and energy put towards getting alternative ways of accessing bitcoins? In particular, why is there so much hype around spot market bitcoin ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, especially when similar products (like “futures-based” ETFs and exchange-traded

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He doesn’t own any crypto.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.A planned ban on social-media influencers promoting…

MakerDAO community members are going to the polls to express their opinion on what to do with the Sky brand. In an interview with CoinDesk, MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen didn't express a strong opinion on the branding but rather said the community should make a firm decision and then go back to building. While Americans

Fresh on the heels of Coinbase asking the U.S. government to create a new regulator to oversee the cryptocurrency industry, the exchange is seeking public input via GitHub.“This framework represents our good-faith suggestions on a U.S. regulatory framework for digital assets,” Coinbase wrote. “We encourage your contributions to this discussion about the role of digital…