Coinbase’s Wallet Service Now Lists Ink Protocol’s New Payments Dapp

CME ether futures see record open interest as spot ETFs start trading in the U.S. Volumes surge as ETFs open door for both directional and non-directional traders. Activity in Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) ether (ETH) futures reached new heights on Tuesday as the debut of spot ETH exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. galvanized investor

The wallet will enable trading of tokenized real-world assets such as gold or real estate, said Steinberg. And he sees this as a huge advantage to holders of illiquid assets: “We thought through tokenization and blockchain-enabled finance that you could add functionality … When you put tokenized, physically backed gold with peer-to-peer exchange and payments,…

news Christian Catalini is on leave from MIT and working at Facebook, two people with knowledge of the situation told CoinDesk. The prominent crypto economist is helping the social media giant with its cryptocurrency efforts, the sources said. Facebook is reportedly developing a stablecoin that will let its billions of users send money to each other, and…

news The blockchain phone from PundiX, in the works for a year now, is almost ready for launch. The company put the latest iteration on show at the IFA 2019 event in Berlin this week and has revealed to CoinDesk that the device is planned to go on pre-order in Q4 2019 at a price of $599…

Aug 21, 2020 at 19:00 UTCWinter Is Coming: Examining the Economy’s Eight-Body ProblemFrom the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts,…

Feb 24, 2020 at 13:00 UTCIf a "dead man's button" isn't pressed one week, it is assumed the user is dead and the service automatically dispenses a "secret," which heirs can use to retrieve the crypto. (Image via Library of Congress.)How to Protect Bitcoin for Your Heirs With the Push of a ‘Dead Man’s Button’What…

Jan 6, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 6, 2021 at 12:02 p.m. UTCStellar’s XLM Token Rallies to 2-Year High on XRP Woes, OCC Ruling, UkrainePayments-focused Stellar blockchain’s native cryptocurrency XLM has surged to over two-year highs. One analyst says the rally is driven by rival cryptocurrency XRP’s misfortunes and the U.S. Office of the…

news Lawmakers are making a fresh attempt to give cryptocurrencies a clearer legal standing in the U.S. U.S. Representative Warren Davidson reintroduced the Token Taxonomy Act on Tuesday, saying in a statement that the bill, if approved by Congress and signed into law, would “send a powerful message” to innovators that “the U.S. is the…

news Bitcoin mining difficulty – a measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards on the world’s first blockchain network – has posted its largest two-week increase in 12 months. According to BTC.com data, mining difficulty reached 9.06 trillion (T) at block height 584,640 around 9:17 UTC on July 9, surpassing the previous record…