HODLers Are ‘In the Money’ Despite Bitcoin’s Drop to Six-Month Lows

The recent approval by the SEC of spot Bitcoin ETFs was nothing short of historic, offering a new avenue for safe and compliant access to the largest cryptocurrency. Since January 10, there have been over $10 billion in inflows, helping drive a favorable outlook for Bitcoin and the broader market. For retail investors especially, spot

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is setting out to tackle a massive regulatory object: How crypto exchanges like Coinbase, Gemini and others list – and perhaps more importantly, delist – tokens. According to a new public service announcement, the call to update the agency’s guidance builds upon and will try to

Dec 17, 2019 at 09:00 UTCUpdated Dec 17, 2019 at 08:13 UTCShanghai image via ShutterstockSenior Shanghai government officials have agreed to help blockchain startup Conflux open a research institute and incubation center with millions of dollars, the firm's co-founder said. The Beijing-based firm counts Sequoia China and Huobi among several prominent backers, raising $35 million…

Lisa Neigut is a bitcoiner's bitcoiner. First of all, she's from the maverick state of Texas. She uses the Lightning Network, which she helped build. She's teaching people the world over how to sync a node, and raising funds in sats to do it. And she's writing a textbook about bitcoin transactions.The first time I

Jun 25, 2020 at 07:32 UTCNatursports / Shutterstock.comFC Barcelona’s Token Sale Hit $1.3M Cap in Under 2 HoursSupporters of premier soccer club FC Barcelona have snapped up well over $1.3 million worth of tokens designed to provide fans with greater input into the running of the club. Known as Barca Fan Tokens, or $BAR, supporters…

news The U.S. Department of Energy has announced federal funding of up to $4.8 million for universities working on R&D projects, including those related to blockchain. Announced Monday, the funding is being made available through the department’s Office of Fossil Energy as a part of the “University Training and Research” initiative aimed to develop fossil…

The European Union’s financial stability watchdog has said that new regulations may be needed to cover large crypto conglomerates and smart contracts, as it warns that a growing digital asset and decentralized finance (DeFi) sector may come to pose a systemic risk to the economy.With the new Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA) set to…

news Crypto custodian BitGo has added staking to its services, beginning with cryptocurrencies dash and algorand, the company said. Through BitGo Staking, coin holders can earn between 7 and 13 percent annual returns. A consensus mechanism first promoted by ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, consensus mechanism Proof-of-Stake (PoS) rewards token holders with percent yields of a…

Jed McCaleb is an American programmer and entrepreneur. Born in 1975, McCaleb is well-known for creating one of the first bitcoin exchanges, the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox., which he eventually sold. He notably later co-founded blockchain companies Ripple and Stellar. McCaleb launched Mt. Gox in 2010 with the intent of it becoming the…