Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart to Advise Blockchain Startup

Dec 16, 2019 at 19:35 UTCUpdated Dec 16, 2019 at 19:58 UTCCipherTrace Chief Financial Analyst John Jefferies image via CipherTraceJohn Jefferies has yet to find a retail bank that doesn’t have crypto-related transactions on its payment network. CipherTrace's chief financial analyst published research Monday showing that the top 10 retail banks by asset size in the…

The crypto-meets-virtual reality (VR) developer Victoria VR says it's working to release the first metaverse app from a blockchain-related company on the Apple headset "Vision Pro."The project's metaverse consists of "ultra-realistic graphics and immersive gameplay," which will be able to supplement Vision Pro's technologies, the company said in a statement on Friday.The app is expected

Attorneys for crypto exchange Gemini argued that a proposed resolution for Genesis' bankruptcy doesn't have enough detail or provide any assurances for some if its largest debtors in a new filing Wednesday.A set of ad hoc creditors, the Fair Deal Group, also filed an objection to the proposed plan on similar grounds, saying the proposed

Blockchain risk management firm Gauntlet has broken off its four-year-long relationship with the decentralized lending platform Aave, citing difficulty working with the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that governs the protocol.In a post in the Aave forums, Gauntlet co-founder John Morrow said it was terminating its relationship with the lender because his team "found it difficult

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 PricesTop StoriesShares of Robinhood rose over 11% in premarket trading on Thursday after the online platform reported a large increase in volumes during February. In an update

Data from Web3 developer platform Alchemy shows while NFT trading volume fell 41% in Q2, nearly six million smart contracts were deployed across EVM-compatible chainsAlthough fewer collectors are trading NFTs, more developers are focusing on building new use cases to bring Web3 technologies mainstreamThe past few months have been rough for non-fungible token (NFT) trading.…

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has confirmed two asset managers' plans to launch a Solana-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The options exchange submitted 19b-4 filings with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) on Monday, asking to list VanEck's and 21Shares' potential spot Solana ETFs. Once the SEC acknowledges receipt of the filing, a 240-day window

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is sticking to his guns that Congress can produce a stablecoin regulation law before he retires at the end of the year, despite a volatile political climate and the failure of the full U.S. House to vote on a bill his House Financial Services Committee passed previously."I think we can

news The head of Facebook’s Calibra – the entity created by Facebook to provide financial services including a digital wallet for the planned Libra cryptocurrency – has spoken out in response to claims from authorities that the project poses a threat to nations’ “monetary sovereignty.” In a Twitter thread on Monday, David Marcus, who co-created…