Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 5, 2021

Crypto custody firm Anchorage Digital has added Connie Shoemaker, a former Goldman Sachs executive, to its board of directors.Shoemaker currently serves as the COO and CFO of Bridgewater Associates Holdings, the parent company of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund.Anchorage Digital is the only crypto bank currently chartered by the Office of the Comptroller

Jan 15, 2020 at 09:00 UTCDavos 2019 image via Aaron Stanley for CoinDeskThis is part of a series of op-eds previewing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. CoinDesk will be on the ground in Davos from Jan. 20–24 chronicling all things crypto at the annual gathering of the world’s economic and political elite. Follow…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Danny is CoinDesk's Managing Editor for Data & Tokens. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Leaders of the crypto insurer Nexus Mutual told CoinDesk its governing…

The European Union's election in June may see a new set of lawmakers taking over crypto issues.The architects behind the EU's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets legislation may return, but industry participants still hope for a more progressive assortment.The European Union’s more than 370 million eligible voters are set to elect 720 parliamentarians this June

May 11, 2020 at 20:43 UTCUpdated May 11, 2020 at 20:48 UTCCredit: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price IndexMarket Wrap: Where Does Bitcoin Go After the Halving?Bitcoin’s long-anticipated halving event took place Monday afternoon New York time. Now what?At the time it took place (19:23 UTC or 3:30 p.m. ET), bitcoin was trading below its 10-day and 50-day…

Decentralized exchange (DEX) Brine Fi has raised $16.5 million at a valuation of $100 million in an investment round led by Pantera Capital, the company said Thursday in a press release.Elevation Capital, StarkWare Ltd, Spartan Group, Goodwater Capital, Upsparks Ventures, Protofund Ventures were among those also participating in the fundraising round.The fresh funding is notable

Jul 7, 2020 at 03:40 UTCUpdated Jul 7, 2020 at 03:41 UTC(Sebastiaan ter Burg/Flikr)Crypto entrepreneur Brock Pierce has tossed his hat into the ring to run for the U.S. Presidency. Pierce, known for his role with Block.One and the EOS token, as well as for co-founding Tether (originally called Realcoin), filed registered as a candidate…

Ripple is recommending three cryptocurrency exchanges as the "preferred partners" for transacting on its xRapid payments platform.

U.S. supermarket chain Trader Joe’s filed a complaint last week against decentralized exchange (DEX) Trader Joe, alleging federal trademark infringement.“Defendants operate a cryptocurrency platform called “Trader Joe” and use the domain name traderjoexyz.com,” the filing read. “Defendants named the platform “after the supermarket”—none other than Trader Joe’s—and developed a narrative around a fictionalized “Trader Joe”