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

“That means that billions of dollars went to creators but, more importantly, an even larger number went to owners of the assets of these entities that fueled an industry that made it possible to create companies like Blur, OpenSea or Magic Eden,” he said.

opinion Zach Harvey is the CEO of Lamassu, an early and active provider of cryptocurrency vending machines.  The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  Emotions were high during bitcoin’s block size debate (each side believing bitcoin would be damaged by the other’s triumph), and they’re high again in this year’s bear market. People…

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin recently created a ripple on crypto twitter writing that DeFi “feels like an ouroboros [a snake eating its own tail]: the value of crypto tokens is that you can use them to earn yield which is paid for by... people trading crypto tokens.” He went on to note that “while defi

Jan 13, 2020 at 21:15 UTCUpdated Jan 13, 2020 at 21:40 UTCTulip field image via ShutterstockCraig S. Wright, one of crypto’s most litigious engineers, struck a minor victory in court last Friday. United States District Judge Beth Bloom said that facts previously established in the trial were now in dispute, according to a court document filed…

news A group of six blockchain firms called Universal Protocol Alliance is launching a euro-pegged stablecoin next month. The alliance announced the news Thursday, saying that its “universal euro” (UPEUR) token is aimed at users looking for a low volatility cryptocurrency. The stablecoin can also be potentially offer holders interest of 8 percent interest a year,…

Dormant activity (Image via Shutterstock)10M Bitcoins Haven’t Moved in More Than a Year, Highest Since 2017“HODLing” has returned to a major milestone: The total number of bitcoins that haven’t changed hands in more than a year has crossed the 10 million mark. About 10.7 million bitcoins haven’t moved in more than 12 months, according to Digital…

Photo by sebastiaan stam on UnsplashHow Imposters Scam Entrepreneurs Out of Their CryptoOn Jan. 31, a Telegram user calling himself "Danny Nelson" contacted Karla Vilhelem, a public relations professional, with an unseemly proposal. Pretending to be the CoinDesk reporter of the same name, he said he would publish a post about her client but wanted…

news Cryptocurrency wallet provider Abra is now letting users deposit and withdraw ether (ETH) directly from its app. Previously, users could only make deposits into the app via a U.S.-based bank account, an American Express card, bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH) or litecoin (LTC). Then, if they chose, they could have their balances converted into…