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The Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust would be listed on the NYSE and Coinbase Custody Trust Co. would serve as custodian.(Heinrich Jonas/Wikimedia Commons)Jan 23, 2021 at 4:17 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 23, 2021 at 4:21 p.m. UTCValkyrie Digital Assets Files for Bitcoin ETFValkyrie Digital Assets filed an application on Friday for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), becoming the…

Poloniex announced Tuesday it will be the first cryptocurrency exchange to offer trading for the pending bitcoin cash (BCH) hard fork amid an ongoing debate over the technology's roadmap. Starting Wednesday night, Poloniex, operated by Goldman Sachs-backed startup Circle, revealed it will begin offering customers the option to buy bitcoin cash ABC (BCHABC) and bitcoin…

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.Interest in staking ether, i.e., locking coins in the Ethereum network to earn passive yield, has surged since implementation of the Shapella, or Shanghai upgrade on April 12.…

Someone needs to remind the European Commission that it can’t have its cake and eat it too.An EC proposal this week for regulating a future central bank digital currency (CBDC) insisted that it must “protect privacy,” describing a system of NFC chip-based offline payments in which “nobody would be able to see what people are…

news The government of Argentina is set to invest in early-stage blockchain startups backed by the venture arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The country’s Ministry of Production and Labour announced Wednesday that it will match investments of up to $50,000 into every Argentinian blockchain project that receives funding from Binance Labs via the second season…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) all-time high of $69,325 has not been hedged for inflation — a dint in the idea that this “digital gold” is a successful store-of-value. When measuring inflation, bitcoin, despite its notable rally in recent months, is still technically worth less than it was at its previous high in November 2021.This is an excerpt

Jul 15, 2020 at 13:00 UTCGrayscale Managing Director Michael Sonnenshein. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)Grayscale has reported its best quarter ever after it raised a total of $906 million for its crypto products in Q2 2020. The New York-based fund provider reported two consecutive record quarters Wednesday, with more than $400 million increase in capital inflows quarter-on-quarter.Grayscale…

Jun 1, 2020 at 11:50 UTCUpdated Jun 1, 2020 at 12:14 UTCWill Warren, co-founder of 0x, speaks at 0xpo. (Photo by Will Foxley for CoinDesk) First Mover: 0x’s ZRX Token Surged 67% in May to Become Month’s Top PerformerThe ZRX token from 0x, a developer at the forefront of the fast-evolving landscape for decentralized exchanges,…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has released a Web3 wallet that can be used to interact with the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.The new product, which will work across 30 blockchain networks, was announced at the Binance Blockchain Week conference in Istanbul."Web3 wallets represent more than just storing digital assets; they are an integral part of the Web3