The First Car Purchased With Bitcoin Is Now the World’s Most Expensive Prius

Cryptocurrency markets had a rough run in August with only a handful of projects making it into the green. Major names such as ethereum, bitcoin and XRP all dropped on the month, down 35.45, 9.44, and 27.93 percent, respectively. Adding pressure to the situation, bitcoin's dominance rate rose substantially, up 6 points from July's period…

Self-custodial crypto wallet MetaMask now lets users buy cryptocurrencies through the popular online trading platform Robinhood, MetaMask developer Consensys said in a press release Tuesday.With the integration, MetaMask users can purchase digital assets using Robinhood's order flow, while Robinhood account holders can fund and transfer their crypto assets to their MetaMask wallet.The offering is a

Like all tumors, this one should be excised: MacAskill’s continued presence at Oxford, in particular, is a nasty, dripping blemish on the face of the entire field of academic philosophy. Unfortunately, the FTX story has become an object lesson in how rarely such ailments are actually addressed at the very top of our society –…

Nov 27, 2019 at 14:50 UTCUpdated Nov 27, 2019 at 14:51 UTCSwiss parliament image via ShutterstockSwiss Government Moves to Remove Legal Barriers for Blockchain DevelopmentThe Swiss federal government is passing to parliament a revised plan aimed to remove legal hurdles still holding up innovation based on blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT).At a meeting on…

Tether, the developer of the world's largest stablecoin, said it is reorganizing as it expands into other areas of digital assets.The USDT issuer formed four divisions to reflect its broadening focus, according to an announcement on Thursday.01:42Bitcoin Starts Trading Week in the Red; Tether Freezes 41 Crypto Wallets Tied to Sanctions01:03El Salvador Targets Bitcoin Millionaires

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 00:52 Ether ETFs Saw Biggest Outflows Since July 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold Soars 00:56 ETH/BTC Ratio Slid to Lowest Since April

Avalanche upstart Stars Arena was drained of nearly all locked funds earlier today as attackers exploited a smart contract that helped secure tokens on the social application.Some $3 million worth of Avalanche’s AVAX tokens were drained, leaving Stars Arena with just under $1 in funds after the attacker. X, formerly Twitter, user @0xLawliette seemed to

Consensys, one of the main supporters of the Ethereum network, claims the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is attempting a power grab over Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest blockchain by market capitalization. And so, as natural, the Ethereum development company is suing, citing regulatory overreach.This is an excerpt from The Node newsletter, a daily roundup

Bitcoin has failed on the promise to be a global decentralised digital currency and is still hardly used for legitimate transfers. The latest approval of an ETF doesn’t change the fact that Bitcoin is not suitable as means of payment or as an investment.On 10 January, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot