Decentralized Payment Network Logos Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding

What is it with the month of June within the crypto industry? I had something completely different planned to write this week. Crypto just logged its first losing month of 2023, and my thoughts were around valuations, prices relative to indicators and technical support levels.But my focus shifted as I was literally putting pen to…

Apr 24, 2020 at 20:29 UTCUpdated Apr 24, 2020 at 20:44 UTCMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Steady at $7.5K as Short Sellers Back OffSince Thursday’s jolt in bitcoin prices, the cryptocurrency has traded in a tight range close to the $7,500 level. It has not only come back from the losses suffered in March, it’s also showing…

The rapid rise of cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin, has sparked widespread debate on their environmental impact. Bitcoin mining in particular often receives significant scrutiny, with critics arguing the energy-intensive process of mining strains electrical grids and wastes energy.This could not be further from the truth. Bitcoin miners increase the resilience of energy grids, incentivize renewable energy…

Apr 20, 2020 at 19:27 UTCUpdated Apr 20, 2020 at 19:28 UTCInterest rates have spiked for deposits of dai, the U.S. dollar-linked stablecoin, on the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Compound, another ripple effect from the worldwide coronavirus-related market meltdown.The annual percentage rate a user would earn by lending dai on the platform rose above 14…

Jan 24, 2020 at 20:00 UTCThe word from Davos, Switzerland, is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art. Listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyThat’s a wrap! The World Economic Forum is over, and the key ideas coming out…

news Two lawmakers from the U.S. state of Colorado have introduced legislation seeking to exempt cryptocurrencies and certain digital tokens from securities laws. On Friday, senators Stephen Fenberg (Democrat) and Jack Tate (Republican) jointly filed a bill dubbed the “Colorado Digital Token Act,” proposing that digital tokens with a “primarily consumptive” purpose should be exempted from…

Andre Cronje has little good to say about crypto tokens. This summer, when every decentralized finance (DeFi) startup on Ethereum started goosing their growth with “governance” tokens, Yearn Finance‘s creator, Andre Cronje, dropped a growth token on it without reserving any of them for himself.This article is part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2020 – a list…

Jul 17, 2020 at 19:27 UTCUpdated Jul 17, 2020 at 19:39 UTCWhat If the Too-Strong Dollar Is a Solved Problem? Feat. Jon TurekFinance writer Jon Turek argues that between Federal Reserve swap lines, Europe stabilization and a few other factors, the strong dollar problem may be (temporarily) solved. For more episodes and free early access before our…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered listed companies, including crypto firms, to publish annual reports on their "cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance."The new rule requires companies to disclose any "material" cybersecurity incidents within four business days in a bid to deepen trust between investors and public companies. Companies must detail how the cyberattack…