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Aug 27, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Aug 27, 2020 at 16:13 UTCBitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 27, 2020With bitcoin slightly bearish and cyber bandits pillaging New Zealand’s NZX exchange, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases , subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.…

news The South Korean agency charged with military acquisitions has launched a blockchain pilot project aimed to improve business operations in the defense sector. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced Wednesday that the effort would involve building a blockchain platform to, among other benefits, prevent “illegal alteration” of defense business data. Working with DAPA on the…

NEWS Tether Ltd., the controversial issuer of the tether stablecoin (USDT), which aims for parity with the U.S. dollar, announced Tuesday that it would reopen account verification for new customers and enable customers to redeem tether for fiat currency directly through its platform. “Tether is able to return to its original vision of having a…

Hackers stole 16.8 bitcoin (BTC) over the weekend after a fake Ledger Live app was posted on the Microsoft app store.Blockchain analyst ZachXBT said on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that an additional $180,000 had been stolen across Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain (BSC), bringing the total to $770,000.On-chain data shows that the hacker

Mar 17, 2020 at 09:30 UTCUpdated Mar 17, 2020 at 09:48 UTC(Image via Wikimedia Commons)Swedish Central Bank Bids to Host BIS Hub for Digital Currency ResearchSweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking.That lofty claim comes in Riksbank’s March 3 bid to host a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation…

OPNX, the exchange set up by the founders of failed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, is shutting down this month, according to a notice on the company's website.Customers were advised to settle their positions by Feb. 7 at 08:00 UTC and withdraw their money by Feb. 14.The exchange, created for the trading of bankruptcy

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.Traders of U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) will likely get some relief when the company reports first quarter earnings for 2023 on Thursday.Coinbase is expected to…

news One ethereum community member is about to begin what one might call a “friendly fork” of the ethereum blockchain. Called “Alternateth,” James Hancock, project team lead at ethereum startup ETHSignals, told CoinDesk in interview that he hopes the network will act as “a sister chain” to ethereum validating ideas and proof-of-concepts before adoption on…

Meet the Yield Farmers Plowing Cryptocurrency’s Riskiest TrendOne is a Grammy Award-winning musician with lots of spare time. Another is a software engineer with nowhere to go during the pandemic. There’s also an editor for a data site and a fund manager who invests in digital assets. What these people have in common is an obscure…