Messaging Giant LINE Launches $10 Million Token Venture Fund

Jan 15, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Jan 15, 2020 at 15:20 UTCStuart Popejoy speaks at Construct 2017JPMorgan Spinoff Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos NetworkCrypto startup Kadena’s public blockchain launched Wednesday, adding interoperable smart contract support between the public chain and its private chain counterparts. The Brooklyn-based offshoot of JPMorgan’s blockchain center announced the…

Crypto miner MineOne has raised more than $20 million for its first round of funding since launching the company last month.The company said it plans to both raise $200 million and expand its global operating capacity to 400 megawatts by the end of 2022.It currently has 80,000 miners, and expects to increase that to 135,000 by…

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: 1,937.99 -6.61% Bitcoin (BTC): $61,262.66 -3.99% Ether (ETH): $2,459.36 -6.58% Nikkei 225: 37,808.76 -2.18% Top Stories Bitcoin reclaimed $61,000 after

Cryptocurrencies gave up their weekend gains, with the broad-market CoinDesk Market Index declining 3% over the past 24 hours.The first batch of Hong Kong-listed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs will start trading on Tuesday morning.ChinaAMC's head of digital asset management said the offerings will be beneficial for crypto prices improving liquidity and expand participation.Crypto markets

news Cryptocurrency exchange startup ShapeShift is planning a major rebrand this year. Announced at ETHDenver, an ethereum developer conference being held in Colorado this weekend, ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees said that starting Monday the company will be opening up a closed beta period for selected users so they can try a new version of the cryptocurrency…

Jul 20, 2020 at 18:00 UTCAlibaba’s Ant Group Plans Dual IPOs at Possible $200B ValuationAnt Group has kickstarted the process of a concurrent initial public offering (IPO) on both the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges. The Hangzhou-based fintech giant, an affiliate of the Alibaba Group, said Monday that a dual listing would allow it…

The bitcoin and ether ETF markets are expected to grow to $450 billion in total, the report said.Bernstein said this suggests flows of more than $100 billion in the next two years into crypto ETFs.The U.S. approval of an ether spot ETF has positive implications for rival tokens like solana, the broker said.Bitcoin (BTC) and

feature The crypto payments startup Fold, which launched a portal for buying Domino’s pizza using the Lightning Network in February, now offers cash-back rewards in bitcoin to shoppers who use the mobile app for purchases at Amazon, Uber, Starbucks, Burger King, REI, and Target, just to name a few.  The in-browser app Lolli already offers…

Sandali Handagama is a CoinDesk reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy. She does not own any crypto.Liechtenstein is planning to add bitcoin (BTC) as a payment option for government services, German news outlet Handelsblatt reported on Sunday.Any crypto received as payment will likely be immediately exchanged for Swiss francs, Liechtenstein's national currency,…