John Deaton vows to fight federal CBDC, calls it ’a hill to die on’

New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak yesterday. “The only analogy is war,” he said — and the consequences for the crypto industry, as for all others, are sobering.Even ahead of de Blasio’s action, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) sent a…

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!This week, our 6 Questions go to Denelle Dixon, CEO and executive director of the Stellar Development Foundation.Denelle Dixon is the CEO and executive director of…

With over $13 billion in total value locked, decentralized finance has truly shaken the crypto world in the last year. It has provided a new way to profit from the crypto market. Meanwhile, DeFi right now is only a niche trend with a gigantic potential to start a revolution in the business loan market. In…

Cointelegraph Research brings an analysis of all the deals and trends from venture capital (VC) in the blockchain industry during the second quarter of 2022.When looking at the aggregate total amount invested into the crypto industry in the second quarter, it will tell one story. However, a deeper dive into the data tells another tale.…

On Aug. 31, Line, Japan’s most widely utilized messaging app with more than 200 million active users, revealed the launch of its own cryptocurrency called LINK.Upon its announcement, Line immediately listed LINK on its digital asset exchange BitBox, which it launched back in July of this year.Uniquely, as Cointelegraph reported, Line has decided not to…

Donald Trump saying he is not a fan of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency is “yuge” for the industry, commentators were suggesting after new tweets on July 12.In the hours after the United States’ president delivered his lackluster appraisal of crypto, the Bitcoin price stayed stable, only to then begin growing to hit 1% gains Friday. Negative…

The Guild will join the Web 3.0 network as a core developer in a four-year partnership to facilitate the expansion and development of The Graph's existing 31,000 subgraphs. 188 Total views 13 Total shares The Graph Foundation has announced a $48 million funding grant to open-source API platform The Guild in a bid to advance…

Bitcoin (BTC) bounced near multiple support trend lines into June 2 as market indecision remained in force.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewTraders bet on $27,500 BTC price ceilingData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting lows of $26,519 on Bitstamp after the daily close.The pair showed little signs of trend change…

NFL Star Odell Beckham Jr's (OBJ) decision to take his $750,000 salary in Bitcoin appears to have cost him dearly due to the market crash after he signed the deal. Owing to the vagaries of cryptocurrency tax laws and current prices, OBJ is estimated by some to have made 61% less than if he’d taken…