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Deltec invested some clients' funds in bitcoin, but not Tether's, the bank confirms. So what exactly is backing tether?(Jason Pofahl/Unsplash)Jan 15, 2021 at 5:46 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 15, 2021 at 6:27 p.m. UTCBlockchain Bites: Coinbase Wants to Crowdsource Asset Listings; What’s Up With Tether’s Bank?Bitcoin is in the red today, following yesterday evening’s announcement of…

Meta is revamping its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform with a new in-house VR game studio called Ouro Interactive.The struggling platform reported losses of $3.7 billion in the second quarter of 2023; consumer interest in the metaverse appears to be cooling.Meta is working to reboot its lagging Horizon Worlds platform through a new in-house VR game…

Web3 software company Lucky Friday is introducing Teddy DAO, a perpetual non-fungible token (NFT) collection that donates its sale proceeds to charity.Teaming up with global fundraising organization JustGiving, Teddy DAO aims to utilize crypto as a funding mechanism to promote social impact worldwide.Starting June 23, Teddy DAO will hold daily auctions for one of its…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Helene is a U.S. markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the US economy, the Fed, and bitcoin. She is a recent graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is asking a federal judge for a summary judgment – saving everyone the spectacle of a full trial – because it says there is "no genuine dispute as to any material fact" in its case against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs."There is no dispute that purchasers made an investment

news HTC’s blockchain phone, the EXODUS 1, now allows users to directly swap between some cryptocurrencies within its native wallet, the Taiwanese electronics giant announced Tuesday. The new feature comes thanks to a new partnership that sees HTC add the liquidity protocol from decentralized exchange startup Kyber Network to its Zion Vault wallet app. The addition means users can…

Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Omkar Godbole was a senior reporter on CoinDesk's Markets team.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take…

If our goal is mass adoption, blockchain and crypto firms should work closely with regulators and come up with new ways to solve big thorny problems.

NEWS Oct 29, 2018 at 02:01 UTC  |  Updated  Oct 29, 2018 at 02:10 UTC Taiwan's "Crypto Congressman" continued his push for more modernized regulation around the tech by proposing new rules for token sales. On Friday, Taiwanese legislator Jason Hsu published a list of policy recommendations aimed at aiding cryptocurrency startups, including one that would see…