Code as a Weapon: Amir Taaki Wants You to Join the Real Crypto Revolution

Central banks around the world are accelerating their experiments with issuing digital currency. Whether it’s the New York Fed’s announcement of a successful proof-of-concept, or the Bank of England’s recent completion of the next phase of its digital pound experiment, over 130 countries around the world are toying with issuing central bank digital currency (CBDCs). And why…

BlockQuake CEO Antonio Brasse (left) talks with BlockQuake Partner Sam Hyun. (Courtesy photo)BlockQuake, a New York digital asset exchange launched in beta, has partnered with Nevada-based trust company Prime Trust, the firm announced Wednesday.Prime Trust began offering custody services for the crypto industry in late 2018, serving crypto firms like Binance, OKCoin and Bittrex to…

Sep 1, 2020 at 16:53 UTCUpdated Sep 1, 2020 at 16:55 UTCBinance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said Tuesday it launched the mainnet of its smart contract-enabled blockchain and is introducing staking for its native Binance (BNB) token.  In a press statement emailed to CoinDesk, the crypto exchange said it hopes to…

DeGods “Season III” will add artwork to give each holder four artistic assets associated with their one DeGods token.In 24 hours, trading volume increased nearly 200% to 1,359 ETH, or about $2.5 million.It’s uncertain if overall non-fungible token (NFT) trading volume will come back after falling 50% since January, but for popular profile-picture (PFP) project…

Sep 29, 2020 at 09:57 UTCUpdated Sep 29, 2020 at 10:01 UTCCoinbase CEO and co-founder Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong dropped a bombshell on corporate America and the culture wars when he told employees, firmly, to keep activism out of the workplace.In a blog post on Monday, Armstrong said Coinbase employees should be “laser…

opinion Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and a member of CoinDesk’s product team. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a free newsletter for institutional investors interested in cryptoassets, with news and views on crypto infrastructure delivered every Tuesday. Sign…

The free zone accepts payments in bitcoin, ether and the tether stablecoin. Feb 17, 2021 at 12:09 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 17, 2021 at 12:14 p.m. UTCDubai Free Zone Becomes First UAE Government Entity to Accept BitcoinCryptocurrencies are now accepted as a form of payment at the KIKLABB free trade zone in Mina Rashid, Dubai.With the…

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest Prices(CoinDesk)Top StoriesBitcoin prices neared $37,000 in Asian trading hours, creating a "short squeeze" that drove prices higher. Just under $50 million of bitcoin shorts (bets against the

Nov 19, 2020 at 2:52 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 19, 2020 at 3:23 p.m. UTCGemini Exchange Is Using ClearBank for UK Banking ServicesClearBank says it has been chosen by the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to provide its U.K. banking services.U.S.-based Gemini had announced in late September that it was expanding “fully” into the United Kingdom, offering trading…