The History of HODL

Oct 10, 2020 at 13:00 UTC(simpson33/iStock via Getty Images Plus)A Regulatory Reckoning for the Crypto Industry?Between BitMEX action, the U.K.’s derivative ban and the new U.S. Department of Justice enforcement framework, regulations are coming for crypto.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or RSS.This episode is sponsored…

In Mexico's coming election, cartel violence, corruption and migration push any chance of crypto becoming an election issue to the sidelines.Voting in Mexico will take place on June 2, with results expected between June 5 to June 8.Mexico is poised to have its biggest election ever in a few weeks, with 100 million voters choosing

Da Nang City, Vietnam (Credit: Shutterstock)Vietnam’s HDBank Taps Blockchain Network to Streamline Bank Credit for CorporatesHDBank has signed up to a blockchain network from Contour with the aim of bringing trade finance into the digital realm.The Vietnam-based bank is the latest financial institution to join Contour's network with a view to streamlining the issuance of…

Bitcoin layer 2s. Ethereum restaking. Interoperability. AI. DePIN. Next-generation cryptography.These are just a handful of the cutting-edge blockchain tech topics on the agenda at CoinDesk's Consensus 2024 conference, which runs Wednesday, May 29, through Friday, May 31, in Austin, Texas.For blockchain developers, it's red meat. For others, it may sound unfamiliar. For everyone, including those

Oct 28, 2020 at 12:08 UTC(Roman Tiraspolsky/Shutterstock)ConsenSys, a company that develops for Ethereum and funds ecosystem startups, is to help French bank Societe Generale carry out research on a central bank digital currency (CBDC).Announced in a blog post on Wednesday, ConsenSys will work with Societe Generale – Forge, the bank's digital assets arm, providing technology…

Japan's cryptocurrency exchanges are urging regulators to relax margin trading restrictions on popular cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin (BTC).Exchanges in the country once offered leverage of up to 25 times principal capital, and trading volumes reached as high as $500 billion annually in 2020 and 2021, according to Bloomberg.In early 2022, however, Japanese regulators limited crypto…

The history of Satoshi-sleuthing is filled with wrong turns, cul de sacs, and wild goose chases. But HBO's "MONEY ELECTRIC: THE BITCOIN MYSTERY," which aired in the United States Tuesday night, was supposed to be different. It was supposed to provide compelling proof as to who invented Bitcoin, putting the world's greatest mystery to bed

BlackRock (BLK) revealed that it received $100,000 as “seed capital” for its proposed bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, the investment giant disclosed in a fresh application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).“The seed capital investor agreed to purchase $100,000 in shares on October 27, 2023, and on October 27, 2023 took delivery of 4,000

For years, crypto skeptics and believers alike have decried the lack of mainstream use cases for blockchain technology. Thousands of decentralized applications have been deployed, but mainstream use cases are scarce. That may be about to change.A singularity, a point of infinitely dense matter, is theorized to have caused the Big Bang when one such