Disruption, Money and a World of Change, Feat. Niall Ferguson

Transparent Financial Systems, a Seattle-based startup developing a real-time "cryptographic settlement" network, has closed a Series-A funding round that raised over $14 million. Led by Pantera Capital and with participation from Jack Dorsey’s Square, FuturePerfect Ventures, DCG and more, the funding round is in addition to the $8 million in seed financing Transparent received from Vulcan…

North Korean hackers tied to its infamous Lazarus Group have used coin mixing service Tornado Cash to launder $12 million worth of ether (ETH) over the past 24 hours.Research from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic shows that more than 40 transactions have been sent by Lazarus Group to Tornado Cash on March 13 and March 14.

Bitcoin touched a record-high $85,000, TradingView data shows, as it extended its rally following the U.S. elections. Gold and the so-called magnificent seven tech stocks are underperforming. 02:04 Tesla Is Moving Bitcoin; Trump-Supported Token Falls Flat 01:31 Bitcoin ETFs Are "Trojan Horse for Adoption": Bernstein 01:22 Uptober Forming Amid Rising Stablecoin Liquidity and Bitcoin Transactions

Featured SpeakerBowTiedBullPresidentBowTied JungleThe pseudonymous investor BowtiedBull explores the BowtiedJungle, where citizens swap advice on investing, job-seeking, ...Elizabeth Napolitano is a news reporter at CoinDesk. Featured SpeakerBowTiedBullPresidentBowTied JungleThe pseudonymous investor BowtiedBull explores the BowtiedJungle, where citizens swap advice on investing, job-seeking, ...DeFi protocol SushiSwap has recovered $186,000 worth of ether (ETH) that a hacker drained from…

Blockchain firm Ripple has acquired Fortress Trust, a Nevada-based chartered trust company with a crypto and Web3 focus, the company said in an email on Friday.Financial terms for the acquisition were not disclosed. Ripple declined to disclose further details when contacted by CoinDesk, though a person with knowledge of the matter said the price tag

Oct 6, 2020 at 15:04 UTCUpdated Oct 6, 2020 at 15:28 UTCStablecoin Growth Knocks Silvergate Exchange Network Volume Over $100BAll-time transaction volume on the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN) has reached $100 billion, with SEN transactions correlated to bitcoin and stablecoin trading.The La Jolla, Calif.-based Silvergate Bank has seen a significant adoption of the payments platform,…

Credit: Alexander Oganezov / Shutterstock.comFidelity’s digital asset subsidiary found the number of U.S. institutional investors buying crypto derivative products jumped up significantly in 2020. Fidelity Digital Assets said institutional sentiment was improving in relation to cryptocurrencies. “[A]lmost 80% of investors surveyed finding something appealing about the asset class,” it said. But what’s far more interesting…

markets View Bitcoin has dived out of a narrowing price range and may see a deeper drop if key trendline support near $10,120 is breached. Acceptance below $10,120 would expose the recent low of $9,855. Some notable observers believe the decline may be reversed following Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate cut, although historical data suggests otherwise.…

Jun 19, 2020 at 14:08 UTCUpdated Jun 19, 2020 at 14:42 UTC(BEST-BACKGROUNDS/Shutterstock)First Mover: Compound’s COMP Token More Than Doubles in Price Amid DeFi ManiaThe speculative fervor surrounding the autonomous lender Compound’s new digital token rose another notch Thursday as its already relatively lofty price more than doubled in 24 hours.  The rapid ascent of the…