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May 5, 2020 at 11:17 UTCUpdated May 5, 2020 at 11:30 UTCDaily chart (CoinDesk BPI)Bitcoin (BTC) failed to plant a flag above $9,000 early on Tuesday, even as on-chain data suggests spiking investor interest in the top cryptocurrency by market value. Prices rose to a high of $9,112 at 05:05 UTC, extending a recovery from Monday’s…

Spurred by the recent Republican electoral trifecta earlier this month and the prospect of federal policy facilitating further and more widespread adoption, bitcoin notched a new all-time high above $90,000. While all eyes have been largely fixed on the regulatory outlook in Washington, Wall Street is taking note of the new margins for miners. Just

Coinbase published fresh numbers Friday on how much capital has flowed onto the exchange in recent months.Coinbase President and COO Emilie Choi speaks at Consensus 2019.(CoinDesk archives)Jan 22, 2021 at 8:15 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 22, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. UTCCoinbase Now Has Over $90B in Assets on PlatformCoinbase saw whopping growth in 2020 as bitcoin…

After months of anticipation, Emmy-winning “Rick and Morty” co-creator and producer Dan Harmon’s latest adult-aimed animated television show “Krapopolis” is set to release in the fall.According to a press release, TV network FOX will air the first two episodes of the show on Sunday, September 24, following its NFL doubleheader that day. The next week…

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.Bitcoin offshoot Litecoin (LTC) is having a moment amid a broader market lull, rallying 15% over the past seven days to a one-month high of $95 Wednesday, according to CoinDesk data. It's pulled back a bit to $92 as of press time.The price rally puts LTC…

Oct 16, 2020 at 17:52 UTCUpdated Oct 16, 2020 at 18:01 UTCRussian Metal Giant’s Tokenization Firm Expands to AmericaAtomyze, a tokenization startup by Russian mining and smelting giant Nornickel, is setting up shop in Greenwich, Conn., to sell tokenized metals in the U.S.The company, whose legal name is Atomyze LLC, will become the second foothold…

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price IndexBitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,575 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining less than a percent over the previous 24 hours.  After Tuesday’s rapid 8% drop in less than five minutes on high sell volume, bitcoin’s prices have steadied. At 00:00 UTC on Wednesday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by…

Oct 30, 2020 at 18:09 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 18:30 UTCDays before a U.S. presidential election marred by court fights over vote counting and partisan allegations of rampant mail-in ballot fraud, Overstock.com is once again touting what it calls a solution: blockchain voting.“If [voting] doesn’t work as well as it should, next week think…

Jun 26, 2020 at 20:45 UTC(Ethan McArthur/Unsplash)Vanguard’s Blockchain Platform for Foreign Exchange Will Go Live in Q3 2020Mutual fund giant Vanguard has completed another blockchain pilot that aims to change the risk profile of foreign exchange (FX) transactions. The Valley Forge, Pa.-based investment firm ran the pilot on Symbiont’s Assembly blockchain with participation from State…