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Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Daniel Kuhn is a features reporter and assistant opinion editor for CoinDesk's Layer 2. He owns BTC and ETH.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.It’s clear enough now to say that…

news The open interest in CME Bitcoin Futures contract hit a record high last Friday. The total figure of 5,190 for the period between May 27 to June 3 represents the largest number of open interest, or contracts outstanding, in CME bitcoin futures ever and a 7 percent gain on the week prior, according to data from the…

Oct 23, 2020 at 17:52 UTCUpdated Oct 23, 2020 at 18:12 UTCKen Kurson (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for DuJour)Ken Kurson, a board member of payments firm Ripple and the co-founder of cryptocurrency website Modern Consensus, was arrested Friday and charged with cyberstalking in connection with his divorce, the New York Times reported. Kurson, who is a close…

Aug 17, 2020 at 16:14 UTCBlockchain Bites: Bitcoin on DeFi and DeFi on BitcoinMore bitcoins were tokenized than mined this Sunday, decentralized finance is coming to the Bitcoin system and a former Prudential Securities CEO thinks crypto is a safe bet.  You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news,…

Canaan shares have gained 230% so far in February. Canaan mining machine(Canaan)Feb 16, 2021 at 2:36 p.m. UTCCanaan Opens Above $15 After 20% Premarket Surge, New Bitcoin Price RecordNasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining machine maker Canaan Creative (CAN) has rocketed past its initial listing price near $12 to over $15, after rising 20% in US premarket trading,…

The team behind CNHC, a stablecoin pegged to the value of the offshore yuan, and HKDC, one tied to the Hong Kong dollar, has been detained by Shanghai police, PANews reported on Wednesday.The Trust Reserve team was taken on May 29, the Chinese-language news outlet reported. PANews also said it found a judicial seizure notice…

news A stablecoin project for the marijuana industry has joined a Arizona fintech sandbox. According to Arizona’s Attorney Generals Office, startup Alta was accepted into the office’s fintech program. The seventh startup to join to date, Alta is looking to address the banking needs of a $350 million statewide industry. Current federal regulations prohibit bank…

Dec 20, 2019 at 16:30 UTCUpdated Dec 20, 2019 at 19:07 UTCAri Paul, CIO and managing partner at BlockTower CapitalThis post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Ari Paul is CIO and managing partner of BlockTower, an…

In the wake of Tuesday’s poorly received “Elementals” non-fungible token (NFT) mint, blue-chip NFT brand Azuki addressed its mistakes and laid out its plans to revive its NFT ecosystem.Azuki this week released its latest 20,000-edition NFT collection titled “Elementals,” which promptly sold out in 15 minutes and brought in $38 million. But backlash was swift…