Ukraine Election Official Launches Voting Trial Using NEM’s Blockchain

Jun 11, 2020 at 16:57 UTCU.S. lawmakers are meeting to discuss the prospect of using a digital dollar to distribute COVID-19 stimulus. (Credit: Unsplash, modified using PhotoMosh)Blockchain Bites: CBDCs on Capitol Hill, Custody Battles and Smart DrugsTop shelfCBDCsThe House Financial Services Committee (FSC) Task Force on Financial Technology will convene Thursday to discuss digital currencies…

Aug 26, 2020 at 11:01 UTC(hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)Darknet’s Largest Marketplace Still Offline, Fears of Exit Scam RiseA top darknet site used to sell illicit goods has been offline for more than three days, with fears growing that administrators may have fled with an estimated $30 million in cryptocurrency. According to a Tuesday report by Darknetstats, Empire Market,…

Franklin, Washington State, is the latest U.S. county to have suspended new utility applications from crypto mining farms over spiking power demands.

The U.K.'s data watchdog, the Information Commissions Office (ICO), will examine Worldcoin, a project by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman."We note the launch of WorldCoin in the U.K. and will be making further enquiries," a spokesperson for the Information Commissioner's Office told CoinDesk.“Organizations also need to have a clear lawful basis to process personal data. Where…

markets View Bitcoin has again charted a recovery to above $10,000, but the outlook remains bearish with the lower-highs pattern intact. The recent gains may be short-lived, as the recovery seen in the last 24 hours is stuck at key resistance levels and lacks volume. A UTC close above $11,120 is needed to revive the…

news A cryptocurrency exchange claiming to settle bitcoin futures contracts physically just landed $10 million in financing from Polychain Capital and Bitcoin.com chairman Roger Ver, among others. The exchange, CoinFlex, launched in February of this year and says it is the first exchange to close futures contracts in bitcoin as opposed to a cash settlement. Speaking…

news The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued a new report indicating that it plans to use more on-chain data to better monitor the crypto markets. Titled “Understanding the crypto-asset phenomenon, its risks and measurement issues,” the report reveals that the ECB has already built a system that uses “high-quality” aggregated data available online in…

news When the super-sleek – and super-divisive – Coinmine machine hit the crypto markets, people were at once impressed and annoyed. The device, looking like the love child between a monochromatic cyborg and an Xbox, was made to allow anyone to run a full node without the fuss of downloading an entire blockchain or even…

Sep 21, 2020 at 20:21 UTCCoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price IndexMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $10.1K, Ether Drops to $330 on Sell-Off SessionBitcoin and ether both dropped Monday as global markets conducted a selling session. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,492 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. EDT). Slipping 3.6% over the previous 24 hours.Bitcoin’s 24-hour range:…