The Trick to Selling Blockchain Solutions? Don’t Say ‘Blockchain’

When Crypto Springs conference co-organizer Meltem Demirors took the stage on Wednesday, watermelon margarita in hand, her "nothing is decentralized" rallying cry drew thunderous applause. That may seem counterintuitive for a poolside gathering of cryptocurrency industry veterans in Palm Springs, California. But the tone distinguishing this event from the plethora of blockchain conferences was an…

Dec 1, 2020 at 5:48 p.m. UTC(matthaeus/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Ships, Libra Rebrands, ‘Bitcoin’ Google Searches UpEthereum 2.0 hit a major milestone as its “Beacon Chain” went live. Libra “seizes the day” and rebrands to Diem. Google searches for “bitcoin” have doubled since last month. Top shelfCoinbase MicroStrategyMicroStrategy has revealed Coinbase…

Dec 10, 2020 at 9:34 a.m. UTCUpdated Dec 10, 2020 at 9:44 a.m. UTCCryptocurrency Founder Charged With Avoiding Tax to Buy Yachts and HomesTwo U.S. government agencies are taking action against the founder of a cryptocurrency project who allegedly pulled an exit scam and avoided taxes while spending the proceeds on a lavish lifestyle.According to…

The shares of bitcoin miner Marathon Digital (MARA) fell as much as 8% on Thursday post-market trading after the company's second quarter revenue missed Wall Street's expectations. The shares have recouped some of their losses since then. Marathon reported revenue of $145.1 million versus an estimate of $157.9 million, according to FactSet data. The company's

Benchmark said Bitdeer could be a potential takeover target The broker raised its price target for the bitcoin miner to $16 from $13. Core Scientific’s deal with AI hyperscaler CoreWeave has helped drive a re-rating of the sector, the report said. Bitcoin miner (BTC) Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR) has become an alluring takeover target, broker Benchmark

Injective, a Cosmos-based blockchain whose INJ token price jumped a stunning 33-fold in 2023, only to tumble this year, is now planning a significant expansion – launching its own layer-3 network in the Ethereum ecosystem, based on the layer-2 project Arbitrum's technology.Injective’s "inEVM," which is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) operating system and

news The head of the U.S. central bank believes Facebook should not be allowed to launch its Libra cryptocurrency until the company details how it will handle a number of regulatory concerns. “I just think it cannot go forward without there being broad satisfaction with the way the company has addressed money laundering,” Jerome Powell,…

Feb 12, 2020 at 06:00 UTCLabCFTC, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) financial technology experimentation branch, is holding office hours on April 1, asking local companies to ask questions, discuss issues or present their projects.The CFTC announced Tuesday that participants can register for the office hours by emailing LabCFTC@cftc.gov (email subject line should say…

Oct 29, 2020 at 21:01 UTCUpdated Oct 29, 2020 at 21:02 UTCCryptocurrency deposit withdrawals are still suspended at the OKEx exchange following a founder’s recent arrest, but officials with the Malta-based company are moving ahead with other matters, including planning around an upcoming hard fork on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain.The BCH hard fork expected Nov.…