Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 21, 2021

James Rubin is CoinDesk's U.S. news editor based on the West Coast.Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Prices: Bitcoin sank below $27K for the second consecutive day. Investors are in a wait-and-see mode.Insights: Bitcoin is taking a breather even amid mildly upbeat jobs and price data this month.Bitcoin Sinks Below $27K AgainFor a second straight day, bitcoin…

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits over 100T for the first time. The seven-day moving average hashrate reached a peak of 755 EH/s. The higher difficulty puts more pressure on small miners than larger ones. 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold Soars 05:26 Why Are Bitcoin Miners Rushing to Add Bitcoin to Their Bags? 05:26 Why Are

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 . Latest Prices CoinDesk 20 Index: 2,000.30 +3.89% Bitcoin (BTC): $63,503.69 +1.57% Ether (ETH): $2,544.28 +4.77% Nikkei 225: 37,723.91 +1.53% Top Stories Bitcoin rose above $64,000

Aug 25, 2020 at 14:29 UTCAnother Bitcoin Lightning Startup Is Working With Visa to ‘Fast Track’ Card PaymentsLast month, Bitcoin Lightning startup Strike announced  it would be working with the world payment giant Visa. Now, another startup in the same vein, LastBit, which just launched its app in beta, will be going through the same…

Dec 1, 2020 at 5:44 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2020 at 6:10 p.m. UTCGemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021, and it’s capping off 2020 by adding another beneficiary to its grant program. Shared…

feature Although most developers use GitHub to organize and share open-source code, funds like Coinbase Ventures, Distributed Global and Digital Currency Group are betting on a crypto-native alternative. Former ConsenSys token guru Harrison Hines is now CEO of his own startup, Terminal, which closed a $3.7 million seed round in late 2018 for a developer…

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/bangkok-thailand-january-31-2019-iphone-1300829641?src=C1OthJ3lBCeQfWIW2_SOFA-1-5&studio=1Researchers are sounding the alarm about a new type of hack focused on smart digital assistants like the Amazon Alexa or Apple's Siri. The hack, called a "SurfingAttack," uses ultrasonic guided waves that are imperceptible to the human ear to communicate with a device through the voice assistant. It could be used to target Ring…

The security token backed by the Diamond Standard Fund is listed on the regulated Oasis Pro Markets, eligible for IRAs and available for institutional investors such as pension funds and endowments.The offering makes the "$1.2 trillion natural resource accessible to investors via a more convenient, tradable fund," the CEO of Diamond Standard said.06:22Philippines Taps Blockchain04:56BlackRock

With NFTs taking off and the real real estate market buffeted by COVID-19, virtual worlds like Decentraland could be well placed to capitalize. Yorio's avatar hanging out in Decentraland.(Janine Yorio/Decentraland)Feb 16, 2021 at 5:59 p.m. UTCHere Comes the Virtual Real Estate BoomI have spent my entire professional career devising novel ways to invest in real…