Ex-CFTC Head Says Regulators Can Engage With Crypto ‘If They Have the Will to Do So’

Digital bonds and equities could benefit from lighter regulations for a period of around five years, under plans set out by the U.K. Treasury in a consultation published on Tuesday.The government said the new “sandbox” for innovative securities based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) could make markets more efficient, transparent and resilient, and wants to…

A new blockchain token standard is allowing traders to convert their Ethereum-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to NFTs on the Bitcoin network.On Monday, Bitcoin Miladys, the Bitcoin-based derivative of the popular Miladys NFT collection, introduced its BRC-721E token standard in collaboration with Bitcoin-based NFT marketplace Ordinals Market and Bitcoin wallet Xverse. The token standard is said…

Code Inc., started by the team behind the Kik messaging app, is introducing its Solana-based "Code" crypto wallet today.The minimalist payment app is built around the cryptocurrency KIN, which started out as a token on the Ethereum blockchain but is now on Solana.Code’s CEO is Ted Livingston, the former CEO of messaging app Kik. Before…

Sep 11, 2020 at 16:30 UTCUpdated Sep 11, 2020 at 16:37 UTC(Free To Use Sounds/Unsplash)‘I F*cked Up’: SushiSwap Creator Chef Nomi Returns $14M Dev FundSushiSwap creator “Chef Nomi” has returned all $14 million in ether (ETH) that he sold last week, apologizing to the automated market maker’s community for suddenly liquidating his holdings. The pseudonymous…

The Optimism blockchain ecoystem is getting its own "alternative data availability" or "alt-DA" chain, called Redstone – courtesy of the development team Lattice.Currently still operating as a test network, Redstone aims to be cost-effective for on-chain games and decentralized applications.Optimism is an ecosystem of so-called layer-2 chains, designed for cheaper and faster transactions, including the

Markets Daily Crypto RoundupWith bitcoin paving the way for an altcoin breakout and a look at what makes NFTs so revolutionary, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.Listen on:

news Japan’s largest gift card exchange plans to use blockchain to spur its next phase of growth. Amaten, a secondary marketplace for gift cards, announced a partnership with the Singapore-based cloud computing startup Aelf, according to a statement published August 20. The exchange plans to scale its operations internationally using Aelf’s enterprise-oriented blockchain platform. Founded in 2012,…

Jun 2, 2020 at 13:33 UTCUpdated Jun 2, 2020 at 13:34 UTCCrypto Criminals Have Already Stolen $1.4B in 2020, Says CipherTraceIt’s been a billion-dollar springtime for cryptocurrency criminals, according to CipherTrace. On Tuesday, the blockchain analytics firm said fraudsters, malicious hackers and thieves have amassed $1.36 billion in ill-gotten crypto through the first 5 months…

Bitcoin continued to hover at around $28,000, up slightly on Wednesday, although some traders see the price going up to $30,000 or falling to $25,000 on positive or negative momentum depending on what the Federal Reserve announces about interest rates. Analysts expect the Fed to raise rates by a quarter-point. according to the CME FedWatch…