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Nearly $60 million worth of bitcoins moved to Ethereum during June, according to data estimates from Dune Analytics. Wrapped Bitcoin, the oldest tokenized bitcoin protocol on Ethereum, is responsible for roughly 75% of that growth after moving more than 4,800 BTC to Ethereum last month.  Demand has increased for using bitcoin in a variety of…

The top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has told Bloomberg that a stablecoin bill could be ready soon.The latest development strengthens hopes that the U.S. can get a new stablecoin law this year, before the elections, considered a longshot at the start of the year.U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California) indicated that

Nov 27, 2019 at 09:00 UTCUpdated Nov 27, 2019 at 09:00 UTCKeep Calm and HODL On? 3 Reasons to Look Past Bitcoin’s Price RoutThat's the message to anyone spooked by bitcoin's brutal sell-off from several bullish experts interviewed by CoinDesk.The bellwether cryptocurrency has tumbled 11.5 percent in the last week or so, likely due to…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Margaux Nijkerk reports on blockchain protocols with a focus on the Ethereum ecosystem. A graduate of Johns Hopkins and Emory universities, she has a masters in International Affairs & Economics. She holds a very small amount of ETH and other…

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Talks Ethereum, DeFi and the Next BitMEXThe TakeawayAfter the BitMEX enforcement action, are other noncompliant exchanges on the CFTC's radar? "Maybe," said Chairman Heath Tarbert.In an appearance Wednesday, the regulator largely deferred to his colleagues at the SEC on the question of whether ether in a proof-of-stake version of Ethereum would…

Featured SpeakerAlex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.Featured SpeakerAlex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation:…

Arbitrage strategies, among the most popular approaches during previous crypto market bull runs, are back in vogue thanks to the widening spread between prices for perpetual futures tied to bitcoin (BTC) and the spot market price.The difference, represented by funding rates (that is, the cost of holding long/short positions in perpetual futures, also called perp

news Huobi is replacing its current stablecoin solution with a new ERC-20 token. Also called HUSD, Stable Universal Limited created the new token, which “will be regulated and audited to be 1:1 to the actual value of U.S. dollar,” according to a press release. “In today’s cryptocurrency markets, traders always need access to a safe,…

news BitGo has hired Richard J. Corcoran, a long-time veteran of the trust company industry, to head the crypto security startup’s institutional custody business. Announced Thursday, Corcoran will oversee billions of dollars in value as CEO of a recently formed division called BitGo Trust Company, one of a growing field of crypto custodians courting hedge…