Crypto Exchange Voyager to Suspend Trading of XRP

news The team behind buzzy bitcoin trading game Hxro is about to open its app to thousands more players, with 35,000 emails on a waiting list of 115,000 to be whitelisted today. For those who haven’t caught up on crypto’s latest gaming craze, Hxro (pronounced “hero”) gamifies crypto trading with its own token, HXRO. The team behind…

Election 2020: What’s at Stake for the Crypto IndustryThe 2020 U.S. presidential election will shape crypto policy for the next four years – even if no one’s actually pitching crypto-specific positions.While presidential candidates aren’t campaigning on their blockchain savvy – and indeed, have barely mentioned cryptocurrency – the individuals they appoint to lead and serve…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn't made a decision on whether it will respond to Coinbase's (COIN) petition for rulemaking and its enforcement action against the crypto trading platform isn't inconsistent with any decision on rulemaking, the regulator said Tuesday.The SEC responded to a court order on how it was currently looking at…

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.…

Oct 13, 2020 at 20:13 UTCUpdated Oct 13, 2020 at 20:44 UTCDecentralized application blockchain NEAR Protocol is live following a six-month release roadmap begun in May, according to the developer team.The Andreessen Horowitz-backed blockchain project successfully transitioned to Phase 2 of Mainnet today, Oct. 13, following an unexpected vote from the network’s validators, NEAR Protocol…

Harvest Global Investments, a major asset-management company in China, applied for a spot-bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and is in discussions with regulators regarding the city's stablecoin sandbox, according to separate reports by Tencent News and Bloomberg.Harvest Global did not respond to a request for comment. The SFC

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Pete Pachal is CoinDesk's Chief of Staff for Content. He holds small amounts of BTC, ETH and SOL.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.New tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI) have…

For years fintech leaders, investors and technologists in the cryptocurrency space have whined about the lack of regulatory clarity coming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).It was only in February 2020, amended in April of this year, that SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce proposed her forward-thinking safe harbor rules providing a three-year grace…

news Native support for bitcoin cash is coming to HTC’s blockchain phone. Today, HTC announced its partnership with Bitcoin.com to add bitcoin cash support for its Exodus 1 blockchain phone. The new function will come with Bitcoin.com’s preinstalled wallet and be rolled into the Exodus 1 software update. Bitcoin.com will also sell the Exodus 1…