EIP 1559: Ethereum’s Fee Market Upgrade Explained

news Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt is gearing up to launch soon, the head of its parent firm said Thursday, although he did not set a firm timeline. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher, speaking during a quarterly earnings call, said Bakkt is “working to develop a regulated ecosystem that services the evolving needs of [participants]…

The American depositary shares of Argo Blockchain (ARBK), the London-based crypto miner, fell as much as 5% in early U.S. trading, after the company said in a filing that some employees had inadvertently disclosed potentially material non-public information in a conversation. Shares subsequently recovered some and were down about 1% as of the time of…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released the second, final tranche of its responses to feedback on a consultation paper of proposed regulations for crypto service providers.The central bank kept the requirement for crypto entities to discourage cryptocurrency speculation by retail customers by not offering financing, margin transactions or any incentives to trade, it

markets View Bitcoin clocked highs above $4,000 over the weekend and closed last week on a positive note, strengthening the short-term bullish outlook. The ongoing recovery rally, however, could pause around $4,000 or fall back to key support levels lined up at $3,775 and $3,658, as the bearish (downward sloping) 21-week simple moving average (SMA)…

Mar 18, 2020 at 19:05 UTCUpdated Mar 18, 2020 at 19:42 UTCJulian Sawyer, Managing Director of Gemini Europe. Image courtesy of CryptoCompare.The New York-regulated exchange Gemini is looking to expand its foothold in Europe, advertising for a new director-level role to head institutional sales. The new director for European sales will promote and grow Gemini's…

Christy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Christy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He…

news Singapore Exchange-backed security token platform iSTOX raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from one of the largest Thai investment banks, Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group (KKP). While declining to reveal financial terms of the deal, the firm said KKP is the only investor in the latest funding round. Proceeds from the raise will…

video A senior executive at Big Four auditor Ernst & Young (EY) thinks blockchain will revolutionize commerce – if the community can solve its privacy issues. “Blockchain is going to be the tool that ties together not just individual companies, but whole business ecosystems and networks,” says EY global innovation lead Paul Brody. “Enterprises will…

Nov 10, 2020 at 6:27 p.m. UTCDigital Voting Is Coming. Let’s Do It Right.As I was writing this, the entire U.S. waited with bated breath to learn the results of the 2020 general election. Although former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected – with one notable dissenting opinion – I have no way of…