Gallup Poll: 75% of US Investors Think Bitcoin Is ‘Very Risky’

news Bitwage is partnering with a payroll company to give more firms the ability to pay their workers in cryptocurrency. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Bitwage CEO Jonathan Chester says the partnership will let more U.S. employers fund payroll, payroll taxes and benefits with bitcoin or ether. “This is a lifeline for companies to pay their…

In a July 2022 blog, the Commission’s Assistant Director of Policy Sam Jackson said that crypto could become a “more mainstream route to investing, trading, and moving assets,” citing fundraising successes using digital assets in Ukraine, and the U.K.’s own goal to become a crypto hub.

Crypto whales, entities with ample token holdings, appear to be snapping up bitcoin (BTC) at cheaper prices as the leading cryptocurrency continues to slide in the aftermath of the recent U.S. spot ETFs debut.bitcoin has dropped nearly 19% to $39,770 since the spot ETFs began trading in the U.S. on Jan. 11, CoinDesk data show.That

Copper has launched a service that allows institutional investors to create securitized tokens for a range of crypto-based products, from token trackers to complex trading strategies. Five funds are already using the "Catalyst" framework to create complex digital asset-based products that can be traded just like a regular stock, the cryptocurrency infrastructure provider said Wednesday.Catalyst…

news A seafood plant is working with IBM to track the provenance of fresh scallops using blockchain technology. The Raw Seafoods plant in Fall River, Massachusetts, is collaborating with IBM Food Trust, a digital system for tracing food between retailers and suppliers.  A fleet of scallopers owned by Capt. Danny Eilersten will upload data about…

U. S. Customs and Border Protection will begin its live testing of a shipment tracking system on a blockchain after Labor Day, an agency official said. As previously reported, CBP plans to trial blockchain technology in a "live fire testing" as part of an effort to eliminate paperwork in verifying North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)…

Bullish, a technology company that operates institutionally-focused digital asset platform trading platform Bullish exchange, has partnered with crypto liquidity provider B2C2.The partnership aims to provide trading liquidity to crypto institutions. It is not known how much of B2C2’s trading volume is committed to trading via Bullish.B2C2 is a Japanese crypto market maker and liquidity provider.…

Former customers of crypto exchange FTX, trading firm Alameda Research and dozens of affiliated companies have until Sept. 29 to submit claims against the bankruptcy estate and vote on the Chapter 11 restructuring plan.Each claim against the exchange requires the claimant to specify the type of asset (cryptocurrency, fiat, or NFT) and be denominated in…

Dec 1, 2020 at 5:53 p.m. UTC(Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)Why Europe Bests the US at Attracting Crypto StartupsFor years lawyers have warned of the risks associated with running a cryptocurrency business in the United States, especially when a token is involved. Regrettably, those risks are more apparent than ever. As New York- and Austrian-licensed attorneys, we’ve talked…