State Street Insiders Split Over Key Blockchain Use Case

Kraken has joined Coinbase and Binance as targets of Securities and Exchange Commission accusations that the companies are operating without properly registering as securities businesses in the U.S. The SEC highlighted a long list of tokens it considers securities that Kraken traded, each of which has now made multiple appearances in SEC enforcement actions.Crypto exchange

"Since the dip on March 10, Bitcoin has rallied by +44%. +31% of the rally was driven during the U.S. trading hours, and an indicator that Americans are buying bitcoins with both hands," Markus Thielen, head of research and strategy, said in a note to clients, adding that the stress in the banking sector is…

May 11, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated May 11, 2020 at 15:49 UTCElectric Coin Company CTO Nathan Wilcox speaks at Zcon1 in 2019. (Credit: Electric Coin Company)Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and EthereumA handful of big names in crypto want in on the privacy features offered by Zcash.“It is humbling and…

Jan 8, 2021 at 10:38 a.m. UTCUpdated Jan 8, 2021 at 11:23 a.m. UTCTron-Owned Video Platform Criticized for Hosting Extremists, U.S. Capitol Rioters[UPDATED] Video streaming platform DLive, owned by blockchain platform Tron, was reportedly used by far-right extremists to live stream the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC),…

Jul 9, 2020 at 16:03 UTCUpdated Jul 9, 2020 at 16:04 UTCCanaan co-Chairman Jianping Kong is one of three company directors dropped from the miner maker's business registry. (PoolIn)Directors of Canaan Creative, a publicly listed bitcoin miner manufacturer, were suddenly dropped from the company’s business registry, prompting speculation of a power grab. The company's official…

Aug 25, 2020 at 19:31 UTCSenator Soraya Thronicke. (Michel Jesus/Câmara dos Deputados/Wikimedia Commons)A Brazilian lawmaker has proposed a series of cryptocurrency business laws that would, if passed, bring long-sought legal clarity to Brazil’s oft-ostracized and wholly unregulated crypto scene. Senator Soraya Thronicke, a member of Brazil's Social Liberal Party, outlined on Monday rules for "virtual…

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 PricesTop StoriesMt. Gox has pushed back the date for its planned repayments by another 12 months, the trustees for the firm said on Thursday. The defunct crypto

Bitcoin's key volatility metrics are hovering at multiyear lows, suggesting the potential for a move higher back toward the mean.Some traders, however, are saying the initial optimism around the set of spot-ETF applications has faded and options look pricier.Shorting volatility through options is a risky strategy and requires active management of the position.There is a…

Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is one of the lawmakers running to succeed U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as the head of the Republican wing of the committee, which oversees regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and is responsible for shepherding legislation that might affect the U.S. capital markets and banking