Institutions Will Start Buying Ether in 2021, Messari Analyst Says

feature “Hey are you set up with lightning? To send and receive lightning payments?” The day I held the Lightning Torch was the day I learned how the lightning network works. Living in Venezuela, the experimental payments network had somehow skipped my Twitter feed until I received the following message from renowned crypto advisor Jill…

Nov 25, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC(lisafx/iStock via Getty Images Plus)The Most Bullish Bitcoin Arguments for Your Thanksgiving TableThis year, come prepared to explain the asset that has everyone from famous financiers to political dissidents talking about a money revolution.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple…

Mar 20, 2020 at 13:30 UTCUpdated Mar 20, 2020 at 13:42 UTCPhoto by Fusion Medical Animation on UnsplashPreston Byrne, a columnist for CoinDesk's Opinion section, is a partner in Anderson Kill's Technology, Media and Distributed Systems Group. He advises software, internet and fintech companies. His biweekly column, “Not Legal Advice,” is a roundup of pertinent…

Genius Group committed 90% of its current and future reserves to be held in bitcoin. The AI company said it plans to acquire an initial $120 million of BTC. The decision follows a board-level restructuring to include several people with crypto backgrounds. 02:38 'High Likelihood' Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Will Become Trump's Crypto Advisor 01:42

news A central bank-supported digital currency could replace the dollar as the global hedge currency, said Bank of England governor Mark Carney. Speaking at the Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday Carney discussed the need for a new international monetary and financial system (IMFS), noting that while the U.S. dollar has played a dominant…

NEWS Bitcoin cash is expected to execute its scheduled hard fork in the next few hours, but warring mining-pool factions continue to duke it out over control of the network. According to Coin Dance, mining pools supporting Bitcoin SV lost some of their relative hash power over the past 24 hours, though they still maintain…

markets View BTC could rise to key resistance at $12,061 in the next few hours, as the hourly chart is reporting a symmetrical triangle breakout. A  high-volume break above $12,061 would invalidate the bearish lower-highs pattern and open the doors to the recent high of $13,880. However, a break with low volumes could turn out…

One of the U.S. Senate's top crypto critics, Elizabeth Warren, says the cryptocurrency support of Hamas offers more evidence to back her effort against crypto illegality.Warren had already tapped high-profile, bipartisan names to back her legislation meant to target crypto money laundering.The revelations that the terrorist group behind last week’s attack on villages in southern

Aug 26, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Aug 26, 2020 at 13:23 UTCCanadian Exchange Shakepay Gets Cold Wallet Insurance to Protect Customer FundsCrypto exchange Shakepay, which describes itself as “Canada’s fastest-growing bitcoin platform,” conducted a “proof-of-reserves” audit and acquired an insurance policy to reinforce its security, perhaps learning a lesson from fellow Canadian platforms QuadrigaCX, Einstein…