China Zheshang Bank Issues Securities Worth $66 Million on Blockchain

Uniswap, which uses a unicorn as its symbol, has shot to the top of the ranks of fee payers on the Ethereum blockchain. (Marlon Garcia/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)Trading volumes are surging on Uniswap and other so-called decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, challenging established venues like Coinbase while driving up fees and congestion on the Ethereum blockchain.…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Alchemy Pay, a payments provider based in Singapore, has received $10 million in investment from market…

Here at The Protocol newsletter, we're focused on blockchain tech and usually don't go too deeply into crypto markets. But after a week like this, how can we not? Founders and developers have learned the hard way how the vagaries of price-go-down can affect the industry's fortunes. Read on. Ronin's latest $12M exploit puts two-year-old

Alternative assets such as natural resources, art and private equity have become popular investments because of their potential for higher returns and lower volatility than traditional assets. However, the benefits of alternative asset classes like these also come with a number of limitations, including high minimum investment requirements, liquidity constraints and a lack of transparency.Tokenization

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“I guess there was demand,”Ghahary says, “because when they sold packs [at that time], it would sell out. And you could flip it and make money. But as they pumped out more supply, values started dropping, and people started leaving. Even if you’re a huge sports fan, if you buy something for $2,000 and it’s…

Apr 30, 2020 at 18:23 UTCUpdated Apr 30, 2020 at 18:44 UTCThe Bank of England, via Wikimedia CommonsCBDCs Come in Many Forms – Here’s a Quick GuideGeorge Calle is Market Intelligence Lead at R3, an enterprise blockchain software firm. In just a few short years, digital currencies have progressed hugely. But while the early adopters of…

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation. He owns marginal amounts of bitcoin and ether.Over the past several weeks, Congress – particularly the House Financial Services Committee – has held a number of hearings on crypto and its role in the world. Even a hearing supposedly focused on overseeing the U.S.…

Sep 22, 2020 at 12:25 UTCUpdated Sep 22, 2020 at 12:36 UTC‘Misleading’ Term Stablecoin Should Be Ditched, Says ECBThe European Central Bank (ECB) has said the term “stablecoin” should be replaced with something less “confusing” or potentially “misleading”. The Eurozone's primary financial institution said in a report Tuesday that a properly designed and well-regulated digital…