China’s Central Bank, Major City to Hand Out $1.5M in Digital Yuan

Dorsey's gift is the latest in a stream of donations to Coin Center. Jack Dorsey speaks at Oslo Freedom Forum 2020 (Screenshot)Feb 10, 2021 at 7:28 p.m. UTCTwitter CEO Donates $1M to Coin CenterJack Dorsey donated $1 million to cryptocurrency policy think tank Coin Center, per a tweet announcement from the organizations director Jerry Brito.…

Bitcoin mining difficulty fell about 6% last week, the report said.The broker noted that bitcoin miners with the lowest costs have increased market share since the halving.Bernstein said a pause in the bitcoin rally is good for lower cost miners as hashrates remain capped.Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty fell around 6% last week in the most

Mar 16, 2020 at 13:00 UTCImage of Vertalo Chief Executive Dave Hendricks (middle), co-founder William Baxter (second from left) and other Vertalo employees. (Image courtesy Vertalo)More than 20 companies expect to tokenize securities on the Tezos blockchain, representing some $200 million in deals, through a new partnership with fintech merchant bank DealBox and software provider…

Coinbase (COIN) has added four national security experts, including former U.S. Secretary of Defence Dr. Mark T. Esper, to its Global Advisory Council, it announced on Tuesday.The other additions include Stephanie Murphy, a former congresswoman from Florida and former national security specialist at the Defense Department; Frances Townsend, former Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Advisor to

Only five mining rigs remain profitable as bitcoin prices dropped below $58,000, potentially signaling a local bottom for the market. Miners, who provide computing power to blockchain networks are facing significant operational costs. Only five mining rigs are profitable for their operators as bitcoin (BTC) slumped to the $54,000 mark this week, creating a scenario

Sep 15, 2020 at 12:56 UTCCrypto investors inverting the gold-price scale is starting to seem like the sane thing to do. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Bitcoin Investors the Sane Ones as Federal Reserve Cheers Inflation, Price Nears $11KOne of the interesting things about cryptocurrency investors is that they really do look at the world very…

Digital asset markets have been vibrant recently, and this has been a great respite after almost two years of crypto winter. I do not want to throw a wet towel on current sentiment, but it is good to remember that the seeds of the next crash are often sown during the good times.Because risk management

May 15, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBTC hovers at $9K while Australia knocks out unlawful bitcoin sales. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Today's stories:For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain…

On today’s holiday episode of Markets Daily, we’re joined by John Barrett for a holiday classic.Lyrics by John Barrett.Copyright 2018 RJM Publishing BMI Nashville[To the tune of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”]Get Yourself a Little Bit of BitcoinLet your heart be lightAnd in time the value will be out of sightGet Yourself a Little…