EU Banking Authority to Hire Crypto Experts as it Prepares for New MiCA Law

This article originally appeared in First Mover , CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day . Latest Prices CoinDesk 20 Index: $1,773.25 −1.29% Bitcoin (BTC): $56,000.24 −1.27% Ether (ETH): $2,370.13 −0.8% Nikkei 225: 36,391.47 −0.72% Top Stories Bitcoin fell as low

Bitcoin is currently in a lull between narratives. The excitement and speculation and fast pace of inflows from the launch of the ETFs has subsided. Not much good news is on the horizon, perhaps until the U.S. election in November. In between, it seems BTC mostly faces crypto and macro headwinds. In June, BTC nearly

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Wednesday's U.S. CPI release is important, but so are wider inflation metrics that point to a rebound in price pressures.Potential for a renewed uptick in inflation ahead means the Fed is likely to stay hawkish for sometime and scope for downside volatility in risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.As crypto and traditional market traders await U.S. CPI…

Add Reddit to the list of big brands entering the non-fungible token (NFT) market. The social media site intends to build an NFT platform for buying and selling crypto collectibles, the company tipped in a job posting.In the posting for a senior engineer, Reddit noted “a new and exciting, rapidly growing team that aims to…

In the previous bear market cycle, the question in people's minds was “whether blockchain is useful at all”? Then we witnessed the power of Uniswap, along with the flourishing vitality of decentralized finance (DeFi). The question was answered.Amelie Hua is a freelance writer and independent researcher. During the current market cycle many are again faced

U.S.-based fintech firm CFX Labs disclosed Wednesday that it raised $9.5 million in seed investments to expand its Solana blockchain-based stablecoin payment and remittances network globally.The fundraising was oversubscribed, the firm said in a press release, with Shima Capital, Decasonic, Antalpha, CMT Digital, Corazon Capital, Kraken Ventures, New Form Capital and Philippines-based Metropolitan Capital Bank

Aug 27, 2020 at 10:19 UTCUpdated Aug 27, 2020 at 10:27 UTCNew Zealand stock tickers (Phil Walter/Getty)The New Zealand stock exchange has halted trading for the third day in a row as a result of criminal cyberattacks. According to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday, the NZX exchange has suffered connectivity issues leading to a…

American retail giant Overstock.com's blockchain subsidiary is partnering with the Zambian government to build a blockchain land title registry.