Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 21, 2020

The TON blockchain hasn't produced a new block in over three hours. This downtime might have been a result of a new memecoin called DOGS crashing the network. TONcoin (TON), the native token of the TON blockchain, is down 5% late Wednesday, after the protocol failed to produce a block within the last three hours

Every four years, we experience a bonus day in February, the United States elects a president (ideally one supportive of Bitcoin), the Olympics take place, and we witness a significant event called the Bitcoin halving.In the grand scheme of things, four years may seem relatively short. However, in the realm of Bitcoin mining, where changes

MetaMask is testing a Mastercard payment card, which it says is the first entirely on-chain card.It will let users spend crypto "on everyday purchases, everywhere cards are accepted," according to marketing materials CoinDesk reviewed.02:33Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Made 'Mistakes' at FTX; Binance CEO CZ's Fortune Revealed07:00Oobit Co-Founder Aims to 'Bridge the Gap Between Web3 and

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.Bitcoin rose 2.3% in the past 24 hours to close to $30,000 as investors wait for July's Consumer Price Index, a gauge of inflation in the U.S., which…

Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty.Twelve jurors spent less than five hours deciding the facts. They asked for portions of transcripts from Paradigm's Matt Huang and Third Point's Robert Boroujerdi testimony, as well as highlighters and Post-it Notes, and when they didn't immediately receive the version of the indictment, they requested that too.01:27Curve Finance’s Stablecoin Maintains Peg

Financial inclusion and access to global finance has always been lacking in sub-Saharan Africa. Although gains have been made, as of 2021 only 55% of the population had a bank account, according to the World Bank. The problem is more acute in rural areas, where banks are few and far between. Mobile banking solutions that…

Oct 12, 2020 at 16:38 UTCOECD Preparing Crypto Tax Reporting Framework for World’s Largest EconomiesThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said Monday it plans to pitch leaders of the world’s largest economies on a framework for cryptocurrency tax reporting in 2021. The guidelines will offer tax authorities guardrails for clarifying their local treatment of…

Shares in Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) have surged nearly 300% this year, outperforming leading cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC) by a significant margin. Per Fairlead Strategies, further gains could be in the offing, as COIN is on track to confirm a long-term base pattern breakout.Basing involves an asset consolidating in a price range for a prolonged

AI-related tokens such as FET, GRT, INJ, RNDR and AGIX may move after Nvidia's earnings on Wednesday.Shares of crypto miners such as APLD, IREN, HUT, and HIVE may also see some impact.Giant chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) could help determine later today if the artificial intelligence frenzy is real or just another bubble ready to burst –…