Coinbase Adds Ability to Direct Message Any Ethereum Address

Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart believes a spot ether exchange-traded fund won't get approved in May.Seyffart and his colleague had previously seen a 35% chance that one or more of the issuers will receive a green light.Odds that spot ether ETFs will get approved in May have gotten slimmer, according to a Bloomberg ETF analyst who

A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s bid to appeal its ground-shaking loss against Ripple, the crypto company associated with the XRP token.XRP’s price rallied about 5% on the news.District Judge Analisa Torres said in a brief ruling Tuesday that the SEC had failed to meet its burden under the law

NEWS Oct 5, 2018 at 12:00 UTC  |  Updated  Oct 5, 2018 at 12:02 UTC Has Yale University just plunged into the turbulent waters of the cryptocurrency markets? That's a big yes, according to an anonymous source cited in a Bloomberg report Friday. While yet to be officially confirmed, the Ivy League institution is said to have invested in…

Figure Technologies has applied for a national bank charter that would simplify compliance and cut costs for the blockchain-based consumer lending startup.Former SoFi executive Mike Cagney’s fintech company is seeking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s approval to offer its home equity loans and financing services across the U.S.Currently, Figure has 96 licenses…

news Bitwage is partnering with a payroll company to give more firms the ability to pay their workers in cryptocurrency. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Bitwage CEO Jonathan Chester says the partnership will let more U.S. employers fund payroll, payroll taxes and benefits with bitcoin or ether. “This is a lifeline for companies to pay their…

The first partnership for Quorum since leaving JPMorgan is a big one.Jan 25, 2021 at 1:17 p.m. UTCEthereum-Based ConsenSys Quorum Partners with China’s BSN BlockchainNew York-based Ethereum hub ConsenSys has partnered with the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) to bring its enterprise ledger Quorum to the China’s nationwide blockchain project.As part of the partnership, announced Monday,…

news The European arm of Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has launched a bitcoin buying and selling service aimed to be easier to use than spot trading exchanges. BitFlyer Europe announced the news on Tuesday, saying the new trading platform targets people wanting “a simple way to buy and sell bitcoin, from total beginners to experienced…

Bitcoin's widening trading range and a move above the August high suggests more gains ahead. The six-month corrective trend in altcoins seems to have ended. Earlier this week, analysts at the Bitfinex crypto exchange said August's $65,200 high is the level to beat for bitcoin (BTC) bulls. The breakout happened Thursday and how. Bitcoin jumped

DENVER, COLORADO – Robinhood, a popular trading platform for stocks and crypto, announced Thursday at ETHDenver that it will allow users of its Robinhood Wallet to access swaps on Arbitrum, a layer-2 blockchain atop Ethereum.Arbitrum's ARB token surged on the news, jumping more than 11% moments after the announcement.According to a press release seen by