Sequoia-Backed Band Protocol Token Starts Trading on Coinbase

markets View Alternative cryptocurrencies are flying high while bitcoin is having a breather above $8,000. Notably, ether (ETH) has hit a seven-month high of $235 and looks set to extend gains further toward $256 (Sept. 22 high) in the near-term. XRP, meanwhile, has confirmed a bull breakout. With hourly chart indicators diverging in favor of…

At a time when non-fungible tokens face scrutiny for environmental damage, 14-year-old Abigail is using NFTs for conservation.Her project, “Belugies,” is a collection of 8,000 cartoon beluga whale NFTs created on the Solana blockchain. Abigail made the artwork for the project by hand, with plans to donate a portion of the profits to beluga conservation…

Jun 3, 2020 at 14:49 UTCUpdated Jun 3, 2020 at 14:58 UTCBinance’s Korean crypto trading arm is now working with blockchain analytics startup Coinfirm to better ensure anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. The extended partnership, announced Tuesday, will see Coinfirm’s AML solution integrated with Binance Korea’s services on Binance Cloud – a platform for launching digital…

Oct 11, 2020 at 17:57 UTCUpdated Oct 11, 2020 at 17:58 UTCDemocratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that talks over a new stimulus package remain at a standstill, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.Pelosi said the Trump administration's nearly $1.9 trillion proposal still lacks adequate funding and has no plan for…

Dec 4, 2020 at 5:46 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 4, 2020 at 6:05 p.m. UTCBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)Binance Expects to Earn From $800M to $1B This Year, CEO Says: ReportCryptocurrency exchange Binance will likely earn between $800 million and $1 billion this year, as market uncertainty drives interest – and trading – in cryptos,…

Convicts on parole in the southern Chinese city of Zhongshan can now find themselves being tracked over a blockchain network. The justice department of Zhongshan says it has launched a blockchain-based system that can monitor the movements of ex-prisoners to improve the quality of so-called "community correction," a local media source reported on Thursday. The technology…

New York-based crypto mining facility Greenidge Generation has found itself at the center of state and national debates about the impact mining firms have on the environment and their local communities.In New York at least, this debate has led to legislation targeting companies like Greenidge.While the rhetoric used by all sides in the larger bitcoin…

There was a moment on Monday where an assistant U.S. attorney needed to ask FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried if he was the chairman and sole board member of Alameda Research, while showing him a document that he signed, which literally identified him as the chairman and sole board member. And Sam's response was he did

Last month, our feature in The Protocol highlighted how the blockchain design principle of "intents" was gaining ascendancy among developers on the industry's cutting edge. This week our Sam Kessler is back with a scoop on how the popular crypto wallet MetaMask, from the Ethereum developer Consensys, has quietly deployed a version of an intents-based