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news Binance’s native cryptocurrency will serve as the underlying asset to a new exchange traded product (ETP). The world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume said Wednesday it has partnered with fintech firm Amun to develop the USD-denominated ETP. Listed on the Switzerland’s principal stock exchange SIX under the ticker ABNB, the financial product can…

news Joseph Muscat, the Prime Minister of Malta, announced on Sunday that every rental contract in Malta would be registered on the blockchain. The announcement came during an interview on Radio One. The prime minister said the reformed rental laws were approved by the cabinet after a long consultation period. This initiative ensures security, prevents…

It's only been six months since Ethereum, the dominant smart-contract blockchain, had its last major upgrade. But there are so many developer priorities for what to tackle next that there's a growing realization they can't all happen at once. So now, Ethereum developers are considering dividing the highly anticipated Pectra upgrade into two parts. Pectra

news Cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the world’s largest by trading volume, has made a strategic investment in Chinese media and data source Mars Finance. According to a report from Bloomberg citing a press release, the investment amount was not disclosed, but values the company at $200 million. Aside from Binance, which reportedly made its first strategic…

Circle, the digital currency company that jointly administers the USDC stablecoin with Coinbase, has launched the Circle Ventures fund to support early stage blockchain projects and companies.The fund doesn’t have a predetermined monetary amount, Circle told CoinDesk, and has already deployed initial capital.“Circle’s mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of…

Jan 2, 2021 at 9:50 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 2, 2021 at 9:52 p.m. UTCBitcoin Worth $1B Leaves Coinbase as Institutions ‘FOMO’ Buy: AnalystOn-chain data shows big money continues to chase bitcoin amid the frantic bull run. That’s a sign of institutions catching the “FOMO” bug, according to one analyst.Institution-focused Coinbase Pro exchange registered an outflow…

news Chip-making giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported a slump in its crypto mining business revenue for last year. The firm announced its Q4 2018 financial results and also published an earnings call transcript on Thursday, providing revenue details across business segments. In the transcript, TSMC’s CEO and vice chairman C. C. Wei said…

Jul 27, 2020 at 09:40 UTCUpdated Jul 27, 2020 at 09:43 UTCMaker Foundation CEO Rune Christensen (CoinDesk archives)The total value of cryptocurrency locked in decentralized finance’s (DeFi) oldest project has surpassed $1 billion for the first time. MakerDAO, which is also the sector's largest protocol by a margin of $271 million locked in, crossed above…

Dec 10, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 10, 2020 at 2:53 p.m. UTCWall Street awaits.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)S&P, State Street Lead $15M Investment in Crypto Data Startup LukkaFinancial data giant S&P Global and institutional asset manager State Street Corp. are headlining a $15 million investment in Lukka, the blockchain data startup set to power S&P…