CPI Report Tuesday Could Provide Next Bitcoin Catalyst

Bitcoin ETP Listed on Europe’s Third-Largest ExchangeDeutsche Boerse has listed an exchange-traded product (ETP) that tracks the value of bitcoin. 21Shares, a Swiss-based product provider formerly known as Amun, said its bitcoin ETP had been officially accepted Wednesday to list on Xetra, Deutsche Boerse’s electronic trading venue. “The listing on Xetra not only strengthens our…

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 PricesTop StoriesBitcoin (BTC) contrarian bets were seemingly proven right as the much-awaited approval of a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) turned out to be a “sell-the-news” event, one

Feb 19, 2020 at 20:03 UTCDespite sending the Libra Association multiple questionnaires, the EU doesn't have enough information yet to proceed, says EC Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis. (image via Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock)EU Official: We Can’t Regulate Libra Without More DetailsThe European Union is still trying to figure out what to do about Libra, according to a…

news Yesterday, ethereum celebrated its fourth birthday. Four years ago, on July 30, 2015, the world’s first general-purpose blockchain platform went live. Called ethereum, the platform was the first of its kind to feature a Turing-complete virtual machine and native programming language able to deploy code of any algorithmic complexity. “Before ethereum, developers had to…

Apr 30, 2020 at 16:17 UTCIntercontinental Exchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher mentioned Bakkt only once, and the bitcoin-focused subsidiary otherwise did not come up during Thursday's earnings call. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)ICE Spent ‘Nearly $300M’ Helping Bakkt Acquire Loyalty Firm Bridge2Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company to Bakkt, spent close to $300 million helping the bitcoin warehouse acquire…

Dec 12, 2019 at 14:05 UTCUpdated Dec 12, 2019 at 13:34 UTCEquilibrium’s Stablecoin Now Has $17.5M in Insurance That Pays Out AutomaticallyStablecoin issuer Equilibrium has self-funded a $17.5 million insurance policy for its EOSDT token.According to CEO Alex Melikhov, Equilibrium’s EOSDT is now backed by smart contracts that pay out consumers if the dollar-pegged token…

news The latest person to claim authorship of the bitcoin code created under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto isn’t really about claiming to be its original creator, rather he’s just out to satirize that such a thing could even be attempted at all. Wei Liu, CEO of Coinsummer, a crypto market research firm, and former CEO…

Now a year old, bitcoin cash is carving out a unique niche for itself with new applications.

Mt. Gox has pushed back the deadline for its planned repayments by another 12 months, the trustees for firm said on Thursday.The defunct crypto exchange had earlier announced plans that the deadline for its repayments would be Oct. 31, 2023, which has now been pushed to Oct. 31, 2024.The creditors of Mt. Gox have been