EU Lawmaker Wants to Include ICOs in New Crowdfunding Rules

Jun 30, 2020 at 10:41 UTCBitcoin price Jan-Jun (CoinDesk BPI)Bitcoin Still Up 27% This Year Despite Dismal June PerformanceBitcoin (BTC) is still outperforming the top traditional financial assets so far in 2020 – even after a dour performance this month.  At time of writing (10:00 UTC), bitcoin is trading around $9,170, representing a 27.8% gain…

A new crypto reality show debuting in September has 16 contestants facing off for a six-figure prize.Judges and guest stars include crypto personalities Brian D. Evans, Layah Heilpern, George Tung and "BitBoy Crypto."Take “The Apprentice,” add a dash of “Shark Tank,” and toss in 16 crypto enthusiasts competing for a six-figure prize package and you’ve…

Decentralized exchange (DEX) platform Maverick Protocol has unveiled a novel incentive system that can help stablecoins, ether (ETH) liquid staking derivatives keep their price pegs, the protocol said in a press release on Tuesday.The incentive system allows token issuers such as liquid staking protocols or stablecoin issuers to create so-called “boosted positions,” offering extra rewards…

Crypto investors have poured money into bitcoin exchange-traded products at a record pace ever since BlackRock filed for a spot-based ETF on June 15.New data from K33 Research shows the BTC-equivalent exposure of ETPs listed worldwide increased by 25,202 BTC ($757 million) to 196,824 BTC in four weeks to July 16. That's the second-highest monthly…

Data tracking website MacroMicro's bitcoin futures smart money index rose to a record 13,711 last week.The record bias for bullish long positions comes days ahead of the SEC's impending decision on spot ETF applications.Some obsevers foresee a classic "sell the news" price action following the ETF launch.Smart money, or capital investments from institutional investors and

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Elizabeth Napolitano is a news reporter at CoinDesk. Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is becoming a node operator on Polymesh and allow staking of…

Bitcoin (BTC) faced selling pressure in the week ended April 23 as bond yields rose and the U.S. dollar liquidity declined.The leading cryptocurrency by market value fell by 9% to $27,600, registering its largest single-week percentage loss since early November, according to data from TradingView and CoinDesk. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note…

May 11, 2020 at 14:37 UTCUpdated May 11, 2020 at 14:49 UTCVitalik Buterin on stage at RadicalXchange 2019. (Credit: Christine Kim for CoinDesk)Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum 2.0 protocol upgrade, which will change the consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS), is well on its way to launching sometime in July.Kicking off the Consensus: Distributed event Monday,…

Last week President Donald Trump accused Twitter of stifling his speech after it accused him of spreading misinformation.  In an escalating series of actions, Twitter took the unprecedented step of fact-checking the U.S. President and then shielded another presidential tweet for “glorifying violence.” In response, Trump pushed out an executive order taking aim at a…