Crypto Exchange Voyager to Suspend Trading of XRP

Sep 4, 2020 at 16:31 UTCUpdated Sep 4, 2020 at 16:36 UTCEthereum founder Vitalik Buterin at ETHDenver 2020. (CoinDesk video)Blockchain Bites: Tether’s Dispute, Buterin’s Fix and 3 Reasons for Bitcoin’s Sell-OffTether disputes allegations of market manipulation brought in court, Vitalik Buterin issues a proposal for Ethereum’s high gas fees and Voatz weighed in on whether…

news Crypto exchange Bittrex will once again extend its deadline for New York customers to withdraw funds from their accounts following approval from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Announced Friday by Bittrex, the extension is the second since the Seattle-based exchange was denied a regulatory license to operate in the state in…

Blocknative, a provider of tools for transactions on the Ethereum blockchain, has recently undertaken a restructuring that resulted in a headcount reduction of just over 33%, according to CEO Matt Cutler.The company is “focused on extending our runway so that we have ample opportunity to pursue our Real-Time Observability thesis,” Cutler told CoinDesk in an

Coinbase Global Inc.’s (COIN) trading volumes and revenue will likely be the focus of investor attention as the cryptocurrency exchange gets set to report third quarter financial results Tuesday after the market close.“Coinbase’s platform trading volumes are a key metric given the majority of company revenue comes from retail and institutional trading fees,” John Todaro,…

Christie's is partnering with digital marketplace MakersPlace to auction the work of a renowned crypto artist.A montage of Beeple’s work(Christie's)Feb 16, 2021 at 7:54 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 16, 2021 at 8:32 p.m. UTCBeeple NFT to Be Auctioned by Christie’sChristie’s is getting in on nonfungible tokens (NFTs).The 255-year-old auction house is partnering with digital marketplace MakersPlace…

Dec 15, 2019 at 17:30 UTCUpdated Dec 15, 2019 at 15:18 UTCAlex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights FoundationDissidents and Activists Have a lot to Gain From Bitcoin, if Only They Knew ItThis post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state…

Constantinople, ethereum's next system-wide upgrade, is coming soon to a node near you. Finalized August 31, Constantinople includes five different ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs). Once released on ethereum, the proposals will permanently alter the blockchain with a host of new backwards-incompatible upgrades. This means that nodes — the network of computers that run ethereum software…

U.S.-based fintech firm CFX Labs disclosed Wednesday that it raised $9.5 million in seed investments to expand its Solana blockchain-based stablecoin payment and remittances network globally.The fundraising was oversubscribed, the firm said in a press release, with Shima Capital, Decasonic, Antalpha, CMT Digital, Corazon Capital, Kraken Ventures, New Form Capital and Philippines-based Metropolitan Capital Bank

Former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets Ryan Salame is in talks with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to criminal charges related to the collapse of the crypto exchange, according to a Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the case.Salame, a prominent Republican donor who also handled FTX's political donations, could enter a plea as soon…