Coinbase Wins Patent for Secure Bitcoin Payments System

news LINE, provider of Japan’s most popular messaging app, has just been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country. The news, reported by CoinDesk Japan on Friday, means it will be able to offer its crypto exchange services in Japan where it has 80 million monthly active users. The new platform is to be…

When crypto exchange FTX spectacularly collapsed in November 2022, industry participants laid at least part of the blame to a tweet from an executive at a different, related company."If you're looking to minimize the market impact on your FTT sales, Alameda will happily buy it all from you today at $22!" tweeted Caroline Ellison, CEO

Even if poor results can happen with a sound thesis (maybe an unexpected event changes conditions), what matters is the extent to which those individuals or institutions can sway markets by their mere presence. Like a large ocean vessel, large capital flows often take other things with it, even if they are moving toward an…

Crypto wallet-as-a-service provider Magic has raised $52 million in a new strategic funding round led by PayPal Ventures.The funding will help expand functionality to include more use cases and toward a deeper expansion within the European Union and Asia-Pacific region, according to the press release."Mass adoption of Web3 is a hot topic, and Magic is…

Apr 13, 2020 at 16:15 UTCUpdated Apr 13, 2020 at 16:34 UTCBitcoin Vaults: Developer Bryan Bishop Releases Prototype for Secure On-Chain Storage"People are not good at securing their keys," said Bryan Bishop, a longtime bitcoin developer. "To the extent that we can write software better and secure [bitcoin] better, that's a win.As CoinDesk previously reported,…

Mar 18, 2020 at 19:05 UTCUpdated Mar 18, 2020 at 19:42 UTCJulian Sawyer, Managing Director of Gemini Europe. Image courtesy of CryptoCompare.The New York-regulated exchange Gemini is looking to expand its foothold in Europe, advertising for a new director-level role to head institutional sales. The new director for European sales will promote and grow Gemini's…

Mar 10, 2020 at 11:39 UTCUpdated Mar 10, 2020 at 11:43 UTCBitcoin is witnessing a recovery rally alongside the traditional finance markets a day after slumping to two-month lows. The top cryptocurrency by market value is currently trading near $8,070, representing a 5 percent gain on lows near $7,640 registered on Friday, according to CoinDesk's…

Avail, a modular blockchain "data availability" solution to rival the recently launched Celestia, said a new test network will come with incentives for validators and other operators to try to find flaws in the underlying programming.The project is "inviting validators and light client operators – the titans who guard Avail’s network – to test, validate

Bitcoin's stalling momentum at the $52,000 resistance could signal an "imminent pullback" as 33% rise in a few weeks is "unsustainable", Swissblock said.The uptrend could still continue, with 10x Research setting a $57,500 price target for the next leg higher.Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $52,000 this week for the first time in 26 months, but its