DAI Is Moving Beyond Ether, But DeFi Isn’t Decentralized Just Yet

Nov 18, 2020 at 8:14 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 18, 2020 at 8:26 p.m. UTCBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao(CoinDesk archives)Binance Sues Forbes for Defamation Over ‘Tai Chi’ Document LeakBinance Holdings Limited sued Forbes Media LLC for defamation Wednesday over a story last month that purported to reveal regulatory evasion tactics employed by the global cryptocurrency exchange.The suit,…

Bitcoin's price rose by 1.5% in 24 hours, with significant increases in futures open interest, indicating continued money flow into the market. The crypto market saw broad gains with Solana (SOL) and other major cryptocurrencies rising, fueled by speculative trading and thematic investments like AI-themed memecoins. Crypto traders are betting on a favorable outcome in

news A Brazilian investment bank is planning to raise millions of dollars through the offering of a security token. In an announcement Thursday, Banco BTG Pactual said it will back its blockchain-based token with distressed Brazilian real estate assets, with the expectation of raising up to $15 million. It will also establish a secondary market following the sale…

news Goldman Sachs has listed a job opportunity for a project manager to join its digital asset team. The executive level position will be responsible for developing “comprehensive road maps for distributed ledger technology” that will “play an integral role in helping define both the scope and direction of the business,” according to the job…

An international payments project backed by China, the UAE, Thailand and Hong Kong is raising concerns in Washington. mBridge uses decentralized ledger technology to make quicker payments that bypass intermediary banks. 02:21 Tether Denies U.S. Probe; MicroStrategy Premium is 'Unsustainable': Report 02:12 Why Polymarket Fails to Raise Polygon POL Price 02:32 Microsoft Urges Shareholders to

Jun 29, 2020 at 12:00 UTCUpdated Jun 29, 2020 at 12:04 UTCBitcoin chalked out minor price gains on Sunday, ending its longest run of daily losses for half a year. The leading cryptocurrency by market value jumped 1.2%, having suffered losses in each of the preceding five days, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. Prices…

Base creator Jesse Pollak has been tapped to lead the team responsible for Coinbase Wallet Pollak was named one of CoinDesk's most influential for 2023 for his work on Base. Jesse Pollak, creator of the Layer 2 blockchain Base, says he's been asked to lead the Coinbase team responsible for the exchange's wallet. "I’m really

Cathie Wood's investment management firm ARK Invest sold a further $5 million worth of Coinbase (COIN) stock on Wednesday while buying $2 million of shares in trading platform Robinhood (HOOD) and $1.5 million of online bank SoFi Technologies (SOFI).The sale of 38,668 COIN shares from the Ark Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) follows the offload of

Indonesia's stock market and clearing house for digital assets is finally operational after multiple delays, according to a Thursday announcement from the country's commodities regulator.The government had initially planned to start operations by the end of 2021, but subsequent delays, the most recent in February, saw the launch pushed back. The long-awaited Nasdaq-style bourse for…