Pot Publication High Times Now Says It Won’t Accept Bitcoin in IPO

Jun 10, 2020 at 19:24 UTCIn a now-deleted tweet, Coinbase Custody International announced it was adding support for withdrawals and deposits in the stablecoin tether.  While that May 30 tweet is now gone, it’s hard to hide its effects given a recent surge in the stablecoin’s count of active addresses. The number of unique addresses active…

NEWSINBRIEF Abu Dhabi-headquartered Al Hilal Bank has carried a blockchain-based transaction for an Islamic bond worth $500 million. The bank, an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government, announced Monday that it settled the Islamic, shariah-compliant bond, or sukuk, worth $500 million on the secondary market, using blockchain tech. The bond is maturing in September…

Apr 16, 2020 at 18:32 UTCUpdated Apr 16, 2020 at 18:33 UTCOpen interest in CME bitcoin futures are up, signaling more investors want to buy the cryptocurrency. (Chicago Board of Trade, 1973, photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has recovered significantly from…

For this episode, we travel, metaphorically, to a town in the Swiss Alps that’s for the first time in 50 years experiencing some peace and quiet in January. We’ll take a look at the challenging task of integrating the radical crypto world into the establishment with Adrian Monck of the World Economic Forum.This week was…

U.S. authorities will continue to seek the extradition of Do Kwon despite a Montenegro court ruling in favor of an extradition to South Korea, Bloomberg has reported.The extradition saga has seen several appeals of decisions, and at the moment, it is unclear whether Do Kwon will appeal the latest decision.The U.S. will appeal the ruling

Feb 27, 2020 at 01:32 UTCSaeed Muhammad. (Image via Muhammad Hassanzadeh / Tasnim News Agency / Wikimedia Commons)An Iranian general is reportedly calling for the use of cryptocurrency to evade sanctions.Saeed Muhammad, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' "Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution" (or Sepâh for short), a branch of the Iranian…

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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 Prices(CoinDesk)Top StoriesBTC crossed $71,000 early Wednesday after spot bitcoin ETFs had their best day of inflows since March. Bitcoin has risen about 3% in the last 24

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.Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to a new 13-month high above $31,500 early Thursday morning before a pullback to the current $31,100, up more than 2% for the day. The…