UK Law Panel Defines Crypto Assets as Property

It appears crypto investors have been enjoying time away from the trading desk during the late summer months.With some exceptions (a flurry of excitement around potential bitcoin spot ETFs and trading enforcing upper and lower price support levels), they appear to be less focused on their holdings and more focused on other matters, including taking

Jul 15, 2020 at 15:25 UTCDecentralized storage network provider Filecoin has delayed the launch of its incentivized testnet, the final phase of testing for its blockchain enabled storage network.  In a blog post on its website, Filecoin said that it was pushing back its final testing round by two weeks, until August 3. The firm also…

Apr 6, 2020 at 13:40 UTCUpdated Apr 6, 2020 at 14:27 UTCTron CEO Justin Sun speaks at niTROn Summit 2019, photo by Brady Dale for CoinDeskPoloniex’s New Tron-Powered IEO Platform Moves Exchange Closer to Justin Sun’s OrbitPoloniex has launched an initial exchange offering (IEO) platform that aligns the exchange more closely with the interests of…

U.K.-based settlement infrastructure provider Setl has been granted a license from France's securities regulator to operate a central securities depository system using blockchain tech. With the license from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers now in place, according to a report from the FT on Tuesday, the company will be able to plug into TARGET2-Securities (T2S)…

Dec 16, 2019 at 11:21 UTCBitcoin is currently reporting triple-digit gains since the 2018 bear market bottomed out exactly a year ago.  The largest cryptocurrency by market value is currently priced around $7,050, representing a 127 percent rise from the low of $3,122 registered in Dec. 15, 2018, according to CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index. Back…

Bitcoin's price topped $49,000 Monday after strong spot bitcoin ETF inflows late last week.Bitcoin ETFs gained net $1.1 billion fresh funds amid slowing GBTC outflows.Bitcoin (BTC) topped $49,000 Monday supported by last week's strong exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and signs of institutional accumulation.The largest crypto was hovering around $48,000 earlier during the day before experiencing

A German government agency appears to have transferred $425 million in bitcoin to another wallet, returning some to the original wallet and sending a portion to crypto exchange deposit wallets.Transactional data shows deposits worth $32 million each to Kraken and Bitstamp, which may indicate intentions to sell.A German government agency today moved $425 million in

Dec 11, 2019 at 17:00 UTCConsensys chief Joseph Lubin speaks at Consensus 2019, photo via CoinDesk archivesEthereum Builder ConsenSys Shutters India and Philippines OperationsConsenSys, the ethereum blockchain development company with over 30 hubs around the globe, has shut down key operations in India and the Philippines, CoinDesk has learned.ConsenSys chief Joe Lubin informed the teams…

Stablecoin issuer Tether has appointed Paolo Ardoino as its new CEO with former CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde transitioning into an advisory role.Van der Velde will remain as Bitfinex's CEO whilst Ardoino has retained his role as CTO at both Bitfinex and Holepunch, according to a press release.Ardoino became Tether's CTO in 2017 after joining