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Michael Moro, the former CEO of Genesis Trading, is taking the helm of a new cryptocurrency derivatives exchange called Ankex, which was incubated within crypto custody tech firm Qredo.Ankex, which enters alpha testing this week, will begin with perpetual futures contracts in markets outside the U.S. The platform will allow users to keep custody of…

Web3 and blockchain technology go far beyond Bitcoin and NFTs. As businesses become more aware of Web3’s possibilities, one feature will play an important role: smart contracts.Smart contracts enforce an agreement between users in an automated, open and trustworthy way. Written in code and running on-chain, they can be used in place of fragile, high-touch

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Fran is CoinDesk's TV writer and reporter. Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.The Ethereum Shanghai hard fork will change the landscape for ether (ETH) token holders, said Zhuling Chen, CEO…

feature Academic researcher Dr. Ayo Akinyele is working on a cryptographic solution to boost privacy across second-layer blockchain solutions like the lightning network for bitcoin. Akinyele just announced the formation of Bolt Labs, named after the BOLT protocol that aims to give lightning hubs shielded addresses for anonymous payment channels. The startup is launching with…

The exchange said it's working to bring services back online following the attack.Feb 15, 2021 at 3:55 p.m. UTCUK Crypto Exchange EXMO Offline Amid DDoS AttackCryptocurrency exchange EXMO is down at press time, with the company saying it’s been hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.The U.K.-based exchange tweeted around 13:00 UTC Monday that its…

news Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has added three new jurisdictions to its trade restrictions list. HDR Global Trading Limited (HDR), BitMEX’s parent company, has added Bermuda, Hong Kong, and the Seychelles to its list of total trade access restrictions. BitMEX, based in the Seychelles, maintains arms in Bermuda and Hong Kong. The three jurisdictions join the…

Solana-based decentralized exchange Cypher plans to hold a token sale soon as part of its efforts to recover from a debilitating hack earlier this month.In a series of blog posts, contributors said Cypher will use the proceeds of the sale to fund development and fill the project’s depleted treasury. Cypher lost upwards of $1 million…

Jocelyn Yang is a markets reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Emerson College's journalism program. Bitcoin (BTC) moved sideways at around mid-$27,000 on Tuesday as investors awaited the latest U.S. inflation report on Wednesday.The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading at around $27,560, down 0.2% in the past 24 hours,…

Casper is an Ethereum competitor that aims to launch in the first quarter of 2021. CasperLabs team (CasperLabs)Feb 8, 2021 at 4:35 p.m. UTCChina’s Blockchain Infrastructure Services Provider BSN Adds Casper to NetworkChina’s Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN) announced that it has integrated with the Casper Network, a layer-1 proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain that forked from Ethereum. The…