Japanese Internet Giant Licensed to Issue First JPY-Pegged Stablecoin in New York

Bitcoin traded slightly higher in Asia as Japan’s Nikkei index fell over 2%.Bank of Japan, the last bastion of low-interest rates, could soon fall, Reuters said.Bitcoin (BTC) traded slightly higher early Monday as talks that the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the last bastion of ultra-low interest rates, could fall soon rocked the Asian equity markets.At

In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain technology: Fresh SEC charges hit the OpenSea NFT-trading platform, the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov impacts the TON blockchain, and crypto twitter erupts over Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's antipathy toward DeFi. Binance once again hunts for a home. Cardano heads toward biggest upgrade in

I was hoping I could get through the week without mentioning Davos, since the conference has been getting increasingly tedious over the years, not to mention irrelevant.But, alas, that harsh judgment is largely unfair, since the agenda at the annual meeting of the world’s elite does attempt to tackle large global issues by inviting the

This article originally appeared in First Mover , CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day . Latest Prices CoinDesk 20 Index: 1,908.58 +1.34% Bitcoin (BTC): $61,001.69 -0.04% Ether (ETH): $2,410.36 +0.74% Nikkei 225: 39,605.80 +0.57% Top Stories Following its 4% slide

The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021.Benoit Coeure, head of the BIS Innovation Hub(Andrej Klizan/Flickr)Jan 22, 2021 at 2:48 p.m. UTCBIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border PaymentsThe Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub listed its priorities and programs for…

The roadmap for opBNB paves the way for heightened performance for the layer-2 blockchain developed by BNB Chain.OpBNB's transaction count crossed the 20 million mark last week.BNB Chain developers are looking to more than double the transaction speed and slash network fees by 90% as part of a new technical roadmap for layer-2 network opBNB

Bernstein said bitcoin miners have upside from the power portfolios they control. Miners that focus on an active power strategy and efficiency are more likely to see a valuation rerating, the report said. Large miners remain focused on bitcoin production and Riot Platforms, CleanSpark and Iris Energy are best positioned to grow market share, the

news The Takeaway: EOS is the world’s seventh-largest blockchain by market cap, with a value topping $3 billion since February 2019. However, the project has long been plagued by fears that its structure was too centralized, and now the lion’s share of entities that govern the chain are in China, prompting fears of state intervention. EOS contributors…

Dec 18, 2019 at 14:00 UTCUpdated Dec 18, 2019 at 14:22 UTCGert Sylvest, co-founder of Tradeshift (center), image via CoinDesk archives Tradeshift Says It’s Slashed Cross-Border Transaction Costs Using EthereumSupply chain fintech startup Tradeshift, which boasts two million firms on its platform, says it's slashed the cost of cross-border transactions between buyers and suppliers using…