Japanese Crypto Exchanges File to Form Self-Regulatory Organization

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in July, in line with economist forecasts for 0.2% and steady from 0.2% in June. On a year-over-year basis, CPI inflation was running at a 3.2% pace versus 3.3% expected and against 3.0% in June.Core CPI – which strips out volatile food and energy costs – was higher…

European Union lawmakers questioned four expert witnesses on the implications of a potential digital euro as they consider legislative proposals.Lawmakers have opposed European Central Bank plans for a digital euro.Experts answered questions on holding limits, closeness to cash and privacy concerns of a central bank digital currency but seemingly diverged on key issues.A digital euro

news Bitcoin’s price extended its recent gains today by spiking above $5,500 for the first time in over five months. At 04:00 UTC, the world’s premier cryptocurrency, whose market capitalization accounts for more than half of all other cryptocurrencies combined, picked up a bid and saw its price climb as high as $5,650 in less…

Jul 6, 2020 at 08:49 UTCUpdated Jul 6, 2020 at 09:05 UTCIOHK founder and CEO Charles Hoskinson (Credit: CoinDesk archives)Cardano developer house IOHK has made a six-figure investment into Wave Financial – its partner for a new $20 million Cardano fund. Jenny Corlett, an external spokesperson for IOHK, confirmed the investment had just been made,…

Thursday, Oct. 10 Nexus, ZkVM Developer, Launches Beta Version of 'World's First Open Prover Network' Nexus, developer of a zero-knowledge virtual machine zkVM written in Rust, says it has launched the first beta release of the Nexus network, "the world’s first open prover network." According to the team: "This is the first distributed zero knowledge

Millions of dollars worth of the PEPE meme coin flooded crypto exchanges Thursday, spooking investors who drove its price down and drawing attention to spooky action in the project's multisig, among the single-largest holders of the joke cryptocurrency.Over 16 trillion tokens flowed out of the PEPE multisig wallet midday Thursday on its way to addresses…

At last month’s Consensus 2023, CoinDesk hosted two invitation-only Investor Manager Roundtables, one designed specifically for institutional investors (35 pensions, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments and foundations) and the other for asset allocators (50 fund of funds, asset managers, and pension consultants).With the help of AIMA’s Michelle Noyes (thank you, Michelle), I …

Apr 1, 2020 at 12:20 UTCUpdated Apr 1, 2020 at 12:23 UTCQuebec hydro power plant (credit: Shutterstock/Pierre Leclerc)A publicly-listed bitcoin mining operator is set to double the size of its operations in a multi-million-dollar deal, largely funded through a sale of its shares.HIVE Blockchain announced via email this week that it's all set to acquire…

A flurry of Bitcoin ETF filings in the U.S. has almost instantly spurred interest in the asset from institutional investment circles.ProShares’ Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) – a Bitcoin futures fund offered in the U.S. – last week recorded the highest weekly inflow in over a year as bitcoin (BTC) prices breached the $30,000 level, data…