First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K

Consensys, one of the main supporters of the Ethereum network, claims the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is attempting a power grab over Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest blockchain by market capitalization. And so, as natural, the Ethereum development company is suing, citing regulatory overreach.This is an excerpt from The Node newsletter, a daily roundup

PodcastsMarkets Daily Crypto RoundupWhat Is a Satoshi?Listen onIcons/Big/Google-PodcastsApple PodcastsIcons/Big/SpotifySpotifyIcons/Big/PocketcastsPocket CastsIcons/Big/Apple-PodcastsGoogle PodcastsIcons/Big/CastboxCastboxIcons/Big/StitcherStitcherIcons/Big/RadioPublicRadioPublicIcons/Big/RssRSS FeedDec 31, 2020Adam B. LevineHostLyllah LedesmaHostOn today’s holiday episode of Markets Daily, we take a look at the term “satoshi,” its origin, what it means and why it matters.Other Episodes LISTEN: Linda Lacewell, a Friendlier Regulator – Most Influential 2020 - [Markets Daily Crypto…

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NEWS Aug 27, 2018 at 16:35 UTC Samsung SDS, a subsidiary of South Korea's tech conglomerate, has developed a blockchain-based certification platform for South Korean banks, it announced Monday. Developed in collaboration with the Korea Federation of Banks, a new platform called BankSign is said to make interactions between different banks' mobile systems seamless. Users…

Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He doesn’t own any crypto.BlockFi custodial wallet users can be returned nearly $300 million, as a New Jersey judge ruled on Thursday May 11 that assets sitting in the wallets belong to clients rather than the estate of the bankrupt crypto…

StarkWare, the company behind the Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet, disclosed that it’s working on a set of software tools that will make it easier for developers to spin up their own customized layer-2 chains, paving the way for “appchains” that are optimized for specific applications.The announcement of "Starknet Stacks" is consistent with a growing trend…

news A new piece of  ransomware called Syrk will encrypt files on your hard drive while deleting entire folders if the ransom is not paid. The malware is based on the open source Hidden-Cry program, an encryptor that appeared online last December and has been the basis for many bits of malware over the past year. Image…

Web3’s failed decade In the past week, the markets have seen a huge turnaround. Now is the time for founders and builders to look to the future to the next stage of Web3. 01:45 Bitcoin Tops $93K Lifetime High As U.S. Demand Surges 01:29 DOGE Ascends Over 100% in Past Week, Traders Set $1 Price

NEWS Sep 26, 2018 at 10:00 UTC Blockchain startup Bitwala has raised €4 million in new funding that will help develop a planned blockchain bank account offering. VC firms Earlybird and Coparion took part in the round, according to a September 25 blog post from the Germany-based payments company. The funding will be used to continue development of its…