Coinbase Trades at a $77B Valuation as BTC Heads Towards a $1T Market Cap

Apr 15, 2020 at 18:24 UTCUpdated Apr 15, 2020 at 18:37 UTCAndrew Yang speaks at Consensus 2019. (Image via CoinDesk archives)Andrew Yang Says Current Stimulus Payments to Americans Aren’t EnoughAndrew Yang isn’t satisfied with the one-time $1200 stimulus checks going to 80 million Americans today. He wants the federal government to continue paying out $2000…

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a crypto licensing bill on Friday, set to take effect in July 2025.Considered California's answer to New York's "BitLicense," the Digital Financial Assets Law faced heavy industry criticism but was passed by the U.S. state's Assembly in September 2022.The law requires California's Department of Financial Protection (DFPI) and Innovation to

Jan 31, 2020 at 12:00 UTCA growing number of crypto tax software developers are trying to bolster their products’ technical credibility with the Certified Public Accountant's (CPA) stamp of attestation. Attestation is an independent review conducted by a CPA, whose report includes conclusions about the reliability of data, statements – or systems, in the case of…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Helene is a U.S. markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the US economy, the Fed, and bitcoin. She is a recent graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place…

Sep 14, 2020 at 19:00 UTC(Trifonenko/Getty Images)The Business of Geopolitical CompetitionAs Oracle wins a bid for TikTok U.S., a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox,…

news Hong Kong-based venture capital group CMCC Global launched its Liberty Bitcoin Fund to provide crypto currency access to accredited investors in Asia who are very interested but have been slow to buy the coins directly. The Liberty Bitcoin Fund is a single-asset passive tracker of Bitcoin and offers services including buying and safekeeping coins. “We have…

The number of crypto investors surged to 19 million in February.The country’s crypto regulator attributes this growth to positive market sentiments fueled by bitcoin's price surge and altcoin rallies.Indonesia reported a surge in crypto transactions, reaching Indonesian Rupiah 30 trillion ($1.92 billion) in February, the country's crypto regulator reported.The number of registered crypto investors in

The original blockchain trilemma claimed that blockchain users were always going to have to choose between decentralization, scalability, and security. At best, they could have two out of three. The new trilemma is about products, customers, and regulatory approval. Again, pick any two. When it came to the technology trilemma, at least in the case

Uber driver, via WikimediaThe Gig Economy Is Unfair. Here’s How Token Models Can HelpGys Hough is Managing Partner at Coinstone Capital, an Amsterdam-based digital asset investment fund focussed on tokenization. Gys is also a partner at Digital Asset Consulting (DIAC) a consulting firm specialized in asset tokenization. Imagine a web-based taxi company where the drivers are…