‘Only in Crypto’: What the OKEx Mess Says About New and Old Finance

Jan 14, 2020 at 17:30 UTCDavos 2019 image via Aaron Stanley for CoinDeskStorming the Gates: How ‘Crypto Davos’ Became a ThingThis is part of a series of op-eds previewing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. CoinDesk will be on the ground in Davos from Jan. 20–24 chronicling all things crypto at the premier gathering…

Bitcoin (BTC) has taken a bullish turn over the last 24 hours, as sharp gains are also seen across a number of alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins). As of writing, the leading cryptocurrency is trading at $6,700 on Bitfinex – up 4.6 percent on a 24-hour basis – having hit a 16-day high of $6,745 earlier today.…

news Coinsquare, a Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform, announced it has bought an eight figure controlling stake in fintech software producer, Just Cash. The acquisition will enable the firm to introduce crypto transactions on traditional, non-bank ATMs in the United States. Just Cash developed a software to retrofit ATMs to sell cryptocurrencies via a customer’s debit…

Jul 19, 2020 at 21:01 UTCCrypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)Every year has a handful of days that you’ll never forget. Sometimes for great reasons, sometimes for awful ones, and sometimes because a level of noise and action coalesces into an awareness that…

Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican, sees crypto as a likely topic coming up in Senate races that are vital to the future leadership of the Senate Banking Committee.She asked crypto enthusiasts to attend public forums in the elections and make sure the candidates have to answer questions about their positions on digital assets.U.S. Senator Cynthia

ENS Labs, the team behind the critical piece of wallet linking infrastructure Ethereum Name Service, has finally settled with its would-be challenger Manifold Finance over access to the all important eth.link domain name.As part of the settlement, ENS has apparently agreed to a non-disparagement clause with Manifold, restricting what it can say publicly about the

Avail, a blockchain "data availability" project spun out of Polygon in early 2023 that has raised $75 million of funding, is finally launching. The project's main network was set to go live on Tuesday, along with a native token, AVAIL, according to a press release. Data availability, or DA for short, is the specialty of

A New York judge ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaint against Gemini and Genesis “plausibly alleges” that the two firms violated securities laws.The Wednesday motion tosses out the two firms’ motions to dismiss filed last May.Up to 340,000 Gemini Earn customers have had their crypto stuck in limbo since November 2022, when

Mar 18, 2020 at 17:00 UTCUpdated Mar 18, 2020 at 17:42 UTCPayPal’s Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain ExpertPayment giant PayPal is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes. According to a job opening posted late last month, the firm wants to hire…