OKEx Confirms $9 Million Clawback After ‘Enormous’ Bitcoin Future Fails

Financial institutions are holding diligence and research conversations, with BlackRock playing an educational role, said Robert Mitchnick, the firm's head of digital assets.BlackRock has been talking about bitcoin to these sorts of institutions for several years.While becoming the biggest spot bitcoin ETF would be an impressive milestone, BlackRock says it isn’t really focused on the

Feb 24, 2020 at 18:15 UTCUpdated Feb 24, 2020 at 18:23 UTCNew Jersey logo (Image courtesy Nikhilesh De)A New Jersey lawmaker wants to license crypto exchanges and custodians looking to conduct business in the Garden State.Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D.-19) introduced the Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act Friday, putting forth a proposal to license any…

The newest product from liquid restaking startup Ether.fi could finally help "paper rich" crypto degens turn their blockchain investments into spending money.Ether.fi Cash will be a mobile wallet and Visa credit card that borrows USDC, the popular USD-pegged stablecoin, against one's decentralized finance (DeFi) investments and can be paid off directly via crypto."Our mission is

The exchanges have set up websites helping supporters email members of parliament.Feb 5, 2021 at 3:03 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 5, 2021 at 3:07 p.m. UTCIndian Exchanges Launch Campaign Seeking to Avert Potential Crypto BanIndian cryptocurrency exchanges have started a joint initiative to convince parliament to regulate cryptocurrencies rather than impose an outright ban. Under the #IndiaWantsBitcoin…

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Oct 6, 2020 at 09:00 UTCUpdated Oct 6, 2020 at 09:13 UTCBitcoin won't be able to topple the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency any time soon, according to Marc Chandler.(Amankris / Getty Images)Bitcoin Unlikely to Replace US Dollar as Global Reserve: Marc ChandlerBitcoin is unlikely to replace the greenback as a global reserve currency…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Brandy covers crypto-related venture capital deals for CoinDesk. Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Webb Protocol, creator of zero-knowledge infrastructure that allows for private cross-blockchain asset transfers, has raised $7 million…

Blockchain startup Skale Labs raised nearly $10 million in an effort to develop a blockchain scalability infrastructure for ethereum, the company announced Thursday. The startup says in a press statement that it raised $8.86 million in a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) sale led by Multicoin Capital, on top of $785,000 raised earlier this…