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Google is bringing in stricter rules for Chrome extension developers, a move should reduce the risk of crypto hacks and mining malware. Announced Monday, the web and technology giant is planning a series of changes to the way Chrome handles extensions that request extensive permissions, and is also tightening the rules for developers distributing extensions…

Bitcoin miners may not get all the credit they deserve when it comes to pushing the innovation envelope. You might even call them modern day wildcatters, or the explorers who search the ends of the earth for untapped oil deposits. Or at least that’s what Gideon Powell, the chief executive of Cholla Inc., a Texas-based…

Mar 31, 2020 at 08:00 UTCPLACE YOUR ORDERS: Investors in crypto assets, especially those who believe in the true purpose of markets, must take some comfort from the knowledge there is no way their intentions could be thwarted by a centralized decision. (Credit: Shutterstock)Crypto Markets Can Never Close, and That’s a Good ThingNoelle Acheson is…

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 StoriesBitcoin fell below $61,000 on Thursday as the crypto market continued its downward movement that has persisted throughout the week. BTC dipped to $60,815 at around

May 22, 2020 at 14:00 UTCSWITCHING CHAINS: Kin may soon be powered by the Solana blockchain. (Credit: Shutterstock)Fed Up With Its Fork of Stellar, Kin Is Looking to Move Onto SolanaThe kin cryptocurrency is exploring a move from its own fork of Stellar to the Solana blockchain.  To recap, the mobile app company Kik ran…

Jan 4, 2021 at 4:08 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 4, 2021 at 4:12 p.m. UTCBitwise CIO Matthew Hougan(CoinDesk archives)Bitwise’s Crypto Assets Under Management Rise Fivefold in Just 2 MonthsBitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto index funds, says its assets under management (AUM) have now passed the $500 million mark – up from $100 million reported…

Mar 27, 2020 at 09:00 UTCCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong via CoinDeskCoinbase’s Retail Payments Wing Crosses $200M in TransactionsVirus or not, people are still paying for goods in bitcoin.That’s the verdict from new numbers out of Coinbase’s retailer payment portal Coinbase Commerce, which on Thursday passed a milestone in its two-year history: $200 million in total…

BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie has left the firm to pursue new opportunities, the crypto banking firm said in a Wednesday email.His departure comes just five months after Deputy CEO Noah Sharp, who quit following an attempt to buy Germany's Sutor Bank failed due to regulatory concerns and market conditions. Chief Banking Officer Ian

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems operating on different types of networks can be used for cross-border and cross-currency payments, a new report published by researchers with the New York Federal Reserve and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Thursday.The report, part of the NY Fed's New York Innovation Center and MAS's ongoing joint…