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Oct 19, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 19, 2020With BTC transaction activity slowing and Filecoin miners striking, 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 episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.Today's stories:Bitcoin’s transaction activity has…

opinion Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday exclusively to our subscribers. There is never a dull moment in the world of blockchains and cryptocurrencies. The two…

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Prices: Bank failures are playing a larger role in dictating the price of bitcoin rather than interest rates.Insights: Mad Lads was a bright spot for Solana NFTs, but transaction volume is now lagging. The price of the SOL token has held on.Bitcoin Recovers From Post Rate Hike DipBitcoin is slowly recovering…

Web3 streetwear brand Gutter Cat Gang is teaming up with shoe retailer Puma and NBA player LaMelo Ball to release a non-fungible token (NFT) sneaker collection.The “GutterMelo MB.03” digital sneaker collection will open its mint on NFT marketplace OpenSea on June 29.According to its website, the sneaker collection welcomes a “new era for hoops apparel…

One of the biggest token airdrops ever on the Solana (SOL) blockchain appeared to execute largely without major issues Wednesday with the chain staying upright as Jupiter started distributing roughly $700 million worth of its JUP token to nearly a million wallets.The token itself began climbing in price immediately after its debut at 10 a.m.

Mar 10, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Mar 10, 2020 at 15:08 UTCCredit: Shutterstock/Joseph SohmBitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price DropTrading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the sell-off.Major exchanges – Deribit, LedgerX, Bakkt, OKEx, CME – registered total trading…

Regtech and compliance startup iComply has just completed a seed funding round led by former Standard and Poor's chief Deven Sharma.

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets law (MiCA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on Friday, starting the clock ticking for landmark crypto licensing rules to take effect.The full law, published alongside related legislation requires crypto wallet providers to identify their customers when they transfer funds, offers crypto companies,…

The biggest financial houses in the U.S. are peddling Bitcoin's message and don’t even know it. You see, modern-day marketing isn't confined to catchy ads or snappy slogans. It's about how a concept is presented, the narrative that's woven and the influence it exerts on decision-making.Today, bitcoin (BTC) is more than just “magic internet money”