I Tried to Get People to Give Away Bitcoin – And They Did

On-chain data provider Arkham Intelligence has started a marketplace that will let people to buy and sell on-chain cryptocurrency data.The marketplace, dubbed the Arkham Intel Exchange, will feature a native token (ARKM) that is designed to "deanonymize the blockchain."The token will be issued on the Binance Launchpad with 50 million tokens being up for sale,…

Some of the best-known “blue-chip” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have seen their floor prices decline by more than 25% in the last month, according to Nansen.ai data.NFTs are a special type of crypto asset that provide its holder ownership over a real or digital asset. The floor price in NFTs refers to the minimum price a…

news Microsoft is launching the first decentralized infrastructure implementation by a major tech company that is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain. The open source project, called Ion, deals with the underlying mechanics of how networks talk to each other. For example, if you log onto Airbnb using Facebook, a protocol deals with the software…

Dec 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 2, 2020 at 2:27 p.m. UTCLeft to right: 1inch CTO Anton Bukov, CEO Sergej Kunz and smart contract developer Mikhail Melnik.(1inch)1inch Raises $12M to Keep Up With DeFi’s Growing Crop of DEX AggregatorsDecentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has closed a $12 million funding round led by Pantera…

On Jan. 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ended the years-long wait for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The approval, an important phase in the maturation of Bitcoin, opened the door for millions of Americans to invest in the incumbent digital currency, whose value grew by more than 160% in 2023.Reza Akhlaghi is

Earlier this week, a federal judge asked attorneys with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission why – "big picture" – there wasn't any sort of uniting regulation addressing crypto.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.'Case by case'The narrativeWe

Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block (SQ) has started shipping its new self-custody bitcoin wallet Bitkey after four months of taking pre-orders.Block unveiled Bitkey for pre-order in 95 countries last December, having commenced beta testing during the summer. In addition to its wallet function, Bitkey will connect to Block's payments platform Cash App and crypto exchange

news A new blockchain-powered startup led by three physical scientists promises to paint the world in diamond dust. DUST Identity’s service, known as DUST Ledger, allows users to enroll all manner of physical objects onto a blockchain, the founders claim. The system uses a product called the Diamond Unclonable Security Tag (DUST), a coating that uniquely identifies…

NEWS Sep 11, 2018 at 14:44 UTC The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has charged a Massachusetts resident with securities fraud for an unregistered token sale in a first for the self-regulatory organization (SRO). Ayre allegedly sold unregistered securities in the form of the HempCoin token, which was said to represent an investment in his…