Even If It Fails: Why Dash Could Have a Lasting Impact on Crypto Adoption

The Dangerous Truth About India’s Cryptocurrency VerdictTanvi Ratna is the founder and CEO of Policy 4.0 and works actively with policymakers in India on blockchain initiatives. She was formerly blockchain lead at EY India and a fellow on cryptocurrency regulation at the New America Foundation.Industry watchers cheered on March 6 when the Supreme Court of…

news Nearly all top 10 alternative cryptocurrencies by Market Capitalization have hit their respective 6-month lows after bitcoin’s rapid price slide dragged the rest of the markets into the red on Tuesday. Litecoin (LTC), EOS (EOS), Binance Coin (BNB), and Stellar (XLM) dropped to their lowest point in over 6-month shortly after BTC’s major sell-off forced…

Dec 30, 2019 at 08:00 UTCIndonesia rupiah via ShutterstockHuobi Indonesia will institute a fiat gateway for trading 250 cryptocurrencies in the country.Announced Dec. 27 in a press release, the Indonesian wing of Huobi Group looks to facilitate cryptocurrency trading in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. According to the firm, Huobi Indonesia boasts 50,000 registered users, of which…

UK officials have outlined a range of regulatory steps around cryptoassets and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in a new report. The UK government's "Cryptoasset Taskforce," first announced this past March, published its final report on Monday, finding that the technology that makes up cryptocurrencies can be used to benefit the financial services sector, as well as other…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Andrés Engler is a CoinDesk editor based in Argentina, where he covers the Latin American crypto ecosystem. He holds BTC and ETH. Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Mercado Libre, Latin…

Jan 23, 2020 at 19:30 UTCCameron and Tyler Winklevoss Image via ShutterstockThe Gemini crypto exchange has completed a new examination to ensure its security system controls operate effectively. Gemini announced Thursday that it had completed an independent SOC 2 Type 2 examination conducted by consulting firm Deloitte, a year after it completed an SOC 2 Type…

DENVER, COLORADO – Robinhood, a popular trading platform for stocks and crypto, announced Thursday at ETHDenver that it will allow users of its Robinhood Wallet to access swaps on Arbitrum, a layer-2 blockchain atop Ethereum.Arbitrum's ARB token surged on the news, jumping more than 11% moments after the announcement.According to a press release seen by

news A notably blockchain-friendly member of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back on an industry lobbyist’s call for a coordinated national strategy for the technology. The Digital Chamber of Commerce’s National Action Plan calls on the federal government to “make blockchain technology a priority,” by publicly supporting development in the space, adopting a…

Aug 20, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 20, 2020With bitcoin taking a back seat to the DeFi boom and data platforms aiming for the moon, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases , subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS. This…