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

news Binance’s futures exchange is raising leverage to 125x with the launch of bitcoin (BTC)/tether (USDT) contracts today. The cryptocurrency exchange first announced its futures platform in early July, at the time hinting it would allow 20x leverage. Now, futures traders can now choose leveraged positions between 1x and 125x, it said Friday. “We have seen an…

news Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has conducted a blockchain trial that brought a 28 percent boost in supply chain efficiency. Dubbed “Project Proton,” the trial set out to examine if blockchain could address “industry challenges” in programmatic advertising. PepsiCo’s project partner and media agency Mindshare announced the news Monday, saying that it assisted in the…

Oct 28, 2020 at 01:18 UTCUpdated Oct 28, 2020 at 01:19 UTC1908 photograph of a vault door (Cleveland Trust Company, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)Decentralized lending platform Cred says it has experienced “irregularities” in the handling of “specific” corporate funds by a “perpetrator of fraudulent activity” and is cooperating with law enforcement in relation to…

Apr 23, 2020 at 14:00 UTCPodcastsFighting Scams and Preaching Bitcoin in Botswana, Feat. Alakani ItirelengOn this final episode of the Bitcoin in Africa series, we join Anita Posch as she travels to Botswana and speaks with Alakanani Itireleng on bitcoin's present and potential future in the "original home of the honey badger"Listen/subscribe to the CoinDesk…

Worldcoin, the crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, announced a major expansion to its eye-scanning identity platform on Wednesday, including integrations with major tech firms and a new multi-level verification system for the World ID "digital passport."Tiago Sada, the head of product at Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, said in an

Oct 27, 2020 at 19:27 UTCUpdated Oct 27, 2020 at 19:28 UTC(Rob Curran/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)Identity is one of our most fundamental human rights. Yet, in the age of surveillance, commodification and centralization, it is under threat. Edward Snowden said it best, “The one vulnerability being exploited across all systems is identity.”  If the “State is…

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The Fed on Wednesday is likely to stick to its data-dependent stance, offering little surprises to the market, crypto traders said.Bitcoin options expiring on Friday suggests the cryptocurrency may not move more than 3% post-Fed.Volatility, or the degree of price turbulence, in in bitcoin (BTC) remains suppressed, consistent with the calm in the U.S. stock

More than 20 countries have passed comprehensive crypto regulatory frameworks over the past year, a PwC report shows.More than 40 countries have taken aim at advancing crypto-focused regulations and legislation this year, signaling wider cryptocurrency adoption globally may be underway. That’s according to a new report from professional services firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers.The report, released on Tuesday