French Central Banker Advocates For Blockchain-Based Settlements in Europe

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1584.54, down 22.6% (-462.38) since last Friday's close. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: HBAR (-18.9%) and ATOM (-19.2%). Laggards: NEAR (-30.1%) and LINK (-28.9%). The

Cryptocurrency traders are withdrawing funds from crypto exchange Binance as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the company and its CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao for violating federal securities law on Monday.Blockchain data shows that the exchange endured some $231 million in net outflows over the past hour, according to blockchain intelligence platform Nansen.Traders…

U.S. authorities will continue to seek the extradition of Do Kwon despite a Montenegro court ruling in favor of an extradition to South Korea, Bloomberg has reported.The extradition saga has seen several appeals of decisions, and at the moment, it is unclear whether Do Kwon will appeal the latest decision.The U.S. will appeal the ruling

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Blocknox, a part of Boerse Stuttgart's digital unit, has received the final license as a crypto…

May 13, 2020 at 10:10 UTCUpdated May 13, 2020 at 10:17 UTCU.S. President Donald Trump (Credit: Shutterstock)Bitcoin Steady Near $9K as Trump Touts ‘Gift’ of Negative Interest RatesBitcoin has ended a four-day losing trend and is trading steady around $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could eventually adopt negative interest rates.The top cryptocurrency by market…

In recent years, cryptocurrency has evolved from a fringe investment into a mainstream digital asset class that is increasingly being included in diversified portfolios. For investors looking to enhance their portfolio's risk-adjusted returns, adding a crypto allocation can be a compelling strategy. A well-balanced portfolio that includes cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ether has the potential

Bitcoin settles back above $29,200 after seesawing for much of the previous day.Major altcoins were largely in negative territory with BCH and UNI down more than 5% and 6%, respectively.Shortly before Asia markets opened Thursday, a bitcoin 24-hour, roller coaster ride seemed over at least for now with the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization trading…

May 28, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated May 28, 2020 at 15:13 UTCA federal court has frozen all funds raised in a $9 million token sale the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused of being fraudulent. In a filing earlier this month, the U.S. District Court sitting in Austin, Texas, froze the assets of the…

news Bakkt is ready to store customers’ bitcoin. Intercontinental Exchange’s bitcoin subsidiary announced Monday it would provide custody services for institutional clients. Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital and Tagomi have already signed on as initial customers for “Baakt Warehouse,” with other “marquee firms” expected to join over the next few weeks. When it first launched, Bakkt was…