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opinion Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and member of CoinDesk’s product team. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a newsletter for the institutional market, with news and views on crypto infrastructure delivered every Tuesday. Sign up here. Coinbase’s recent announcement that it was considering another 31 tokens for listing was greeted with…

A UK MP has resigned from the board of a cryptocurrency project after it was revealed that he was secretly getting paid for his services.

news It raised $35 million in less than a minute in 2017, but Brave is now seeking more funding. The privacy-centric internet browser is raising a Series A equity round, three sources with knowledge of the situation tell CoinDesk. Brave is looking to raise $30–$50 million at a valuation of roughly $133 million, the sources say. Led…

Jan 23, 2020 at 10:20 UTCDelegate Hala Ayala, the new chair of the Virginia House of Delegates' Tech and Innovation subcommittee, is pushing her state government to study blockchain. Hala Ayala image via Delegate's officeA Virginia lawmaker is pushing her state’s government to study how blockchain could shape the future of local elections and commerce. On…

Dec 16, 2019 at 21:24 UTCUpdated Dec 16, 2019 at 21:28 UTCTwo Russian nationals are being prosecuted for allegedly crypto mining on Russian government-owned computer systems, state news agency TASS reported Monday."In Russia, there have been two cases recently when people were brought to criminal responsibility for getting access to computers [of state organizations] and…

Mar 30, 2020 at 20:33 UTCAfter the weekend slump, many cryptocurrencies made strong gains Monday, as did major stock indexes, while the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the global economy.Traders weren’t confident the green flashing across all markets would last, however.  Bitcoin (BTC) climbed 8 percent and ether (ETH) gained 6 percent. Other notable performers…

Welcome back to the days of $40k bitcoin. Ethereum is also back above $2k, while smaller tokens play catch up to the mega caps, and just in time for the holidays too.Ah, the rollercoaster that is the crypto market. It’s a wild ride that keeps us on our toes and glued to our screens, doesn’t

Let’s be honest: when it comes to launching new tokens, the landscape is pretty rough. We’ve seen the same sad storyline play out repeatedly this year. Projects hype a token with limited or no fundamental utility, distribute a small number to the public at a high valuation, and then watch as the market price crashes

ABN AMRO, one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, has launched a blockchain pilot aimed to bring new efficiencies to container-based international trade. For the project, the bank has partnered with Samsung SDS, the logistics and IT arm of consumer tech giant Samsung, and the Port of Rotterdam, according to a press release dated Oct. 19.…