Ethereum Classic Jumps 15% Ahead of Today’s Coinbase Launch

"Markets hate uncertainty," goes an old Wall Street saw. Just about 96 hours ago, the price of bitcoin (BTC) was within a few dollars of breaking through its all-time high above $73,700, perhaps helped along by a surge in momentum for crypto-friendly GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold Soars 02:01

Defending deplatforming as the right of private companies assumes that truly private companies are possible. They may not be.(Nadia Bormotova/Getty Images)Jan 14, 2021 at 1:49 p.m. UTCTwitter, Trump and the ‘Private Company’ FallacyIn the wake of the coordinated deplatformings of President Trump, his associates, and various conservatives from all manner of internet platforms and services,…

Proponents of the European Union’s forthcoming Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation say it will have an effect beyond its limited scope – and the race to seize the bloc’s crypto crown has begun even before a final vote on the law.After several years of consultation and lawmaker haggling, a final text of MiCA is…

Nigeria's money laundering case against Binance and its executives is set to resume on Sept. 2. Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has been stuck in Kuje prison for five months while his health has deteriorated. Nigeria's money laundering case against crypto exchange Binance, detained executive Tigran Gambaryan and fugitive Nadeem Anjarwalla will resume on Sept.

Bitcoin's price has surrendered more than 70 percent of the rally seen in July, putting the bears in a more commanding position.

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Danny is CoinDesk's Managing Editor for Data & Tokens. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol ROOK seems to get more attention these…

Indonesian police took down a lab making fake marijuana in an upscale area of Sentul, Bogor Regency, West Java, last week.Deputy Chief of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Brigadier General Suyudi Ario Seto, revealed that the main ingredients came from China and were paid for with cryptocurrency. It is unclear how much raw material had been

A new white paper contends that monero-style privacy can be implemented on ethereum without much work.

Featured SpeakerChristy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Sandali Handagama is a CoinDesk reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy. She does not own any crypto.Featured SpeakerChristy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market…