UK Charities Offered Guidance for Accepting Crypto Donations

Feb. 1: Zeitgeist, a prediction market dApp, launched its DLMSR (Dynamic Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule) based automated market maker (AMM), according to the team, "marking a significant advancement in the blockchain prediction market with a dynamic liquidity model previously unseen in the industry. The DLMSR model represents a first-of-its-kind application in blockchain technology, enhancing the

Crypto miners, whose shares are most levered to bitcoin prices, surged on Wednesday after the price of the largest cryptocurrency hit an all-time high, trading above $66,000 for the first time.Canada-based bitcoin miner Hive Blockchain Technologies (HIVE), which mines in cooler temperature regions and uses low-cost, renewable energy for its operations, was the best performer…

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Sep 14, 2020 at 21:10 UTCBangkok, Thailand (Thanapol Tontinikorn/Shutterstock)The Thai central bank, Bank of Thailand, announced on Friday that it has launched a blockchain-enabled platform for the issuance of government saving bonds.  According to a press release, the Thai central bank sold 50 billion Baht (approximately $1.6B) worth of government savings bonds over one week’s…

The value of the cryptocurrency market could almost double to $5 trillion by the end of the year, propelled by the January approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. and the mining-reward halving due later this month, according to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.“I’m very optimistic. I think the macro trends, the big picture

news Graphics card maker AMD announced its “highest profitability in [seven] years” Tuesday, but expects its revenue to drop next quarter due at least in part to falling demand from cryptocurrency miners. The company brought in $1.42 billion in revenue last quarter, for a 2018 total of $6.48 billion – well above 2017’s total of…

The dogecoin (DOGE) price surged to its highest level since December 2021 on Thursday, with trading volumes and futures open interest rising significantly.Several posts from prominent Dogecoin community members on X speculated about the token's implementation on the platform, especially in relation to a new payment branch being awarded more licenses in the U.S.Dogecoin (DOGE)

May 14, 2020 at 12:52 UTCUpdated May 14, 2020 at 13:09 UTCCoinDesk 50: Silvergate – The Bank That Wasn’t ScaredCrypto’s first IPO was a 30-year-old bank.Southern California’s Silvergate Bank, which went public in November 2019, is one of just a handful in the U.S. willing to bank cryptocurrency firms. Since November, it’s spent part of…

Jul 29, 2020 at 11:32 UTC(Mc_Cloud / Shutterstock)Digital Yen Now ‘Top Priority’ for Japan Central Bank, Says Senior OfficialAs pressure mounts to catch up with rival China, a Bank of Japan (BoJ) official has said digital currencies are a top priority. Speaking to Japanese news outlet The Asahi Shimbun, departmental director-general Takeshi Kimura described the…