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

A platform that lets users swap tokens for low fees in exchange for rewards, among other features, has attracted some $150 million just a day after going live – bumping Base blockchain’s DeFi ecosystem by 80% in terms of locked value.Aerodrome, a product by Velodrome in collaboration with Base developers, hopes to act as a

news In a dramatic bit of stagecraft, BitMEX has finally released the “tapes” from its so called Tangle In Taipei, a July 3 debate between CEO Arthur Hayes and NYU Professor and so-called Dr. Doom, Nouriel Roubini. It even comes with dramatic fight music. The debate was about security and scalability where Hayes calls for…

U.S. Capitol Building (Credit: Shutterstock)U.S. Senate staffers on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, hunting for tech to keep the chamber legislating through crises, floated blockchain voting in an April 30 "continuity of Senate" memo.Coming several days before the Senate’s planned return from its COVID-19 recess, the 29-page memo, which is not a proposal to change…

Belarus has classified crypto miners in the same electricity-tariff grouping as data centers, according to a directive jointly issued by the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Anti-Monopoly.The directive, issued Sept. 27 and made public on Thursday, adds two groups of customers to the previous rankings.One of those groups is: “Organizations processing data, providing services…

“I think we need to look closely at how to encourage their use for legitimate activities while curtailing their use for malign and illegal activities,” Janet Yellen wrote.Jan 21, 2021 at 9:36 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 21, 2021 at 9:44 p.m. UTCJanet Yellen Offers Senate a More Nuanced Take on CryptoJanet Yellen thinks it is important…

Nov 29, 2020 at 10:01 p.m. UTCCrypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Development Is Evolving – and What’s Behind ItToday I want to talk about code.I know, this newsletter is for professional investors and not developers – why aren’t we talking about price? Don’t worry, we will further down. But things are evolving with Bitcoin…

news One of the earliest employees of an enterprise blockchain startup has decided to go full crypto. Michael Haley quietly left his job as product manager at digital securities platform AlphaPoint in November to join the crypto custody provider Casa, CoinDesk has learned. A long-time bitcoiner who began attending community meetups and participating in online…

Feb 13, 2020 at 09:21 UTCUpdated Feb 13, 2020 at 09:26 UTCFC Barcelona fans. Credit: Shutterstock/Christian BertrandRecord-breaking Catalan soccer club FC Barcelona (often called Barça) has launched a crypto token seeking greater engagement with fans.Created in partnership with blockchain firm Chiliz, the Barça Fan Tokens ($BAR) will be used to allow fans to vote in…

There's a lot of excitement over the possibility that a spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) may be around the corner. Here's what still needs to happen before one may launch. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. Following