US Government Grants $800K to Blockchain Researchers

Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Stephen Alpher is CoinDesk's co-regional news chief, Americas. He holds BTC above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.Alex ThornHead of…

Millions of email addresses associated with the crypto market capitalization website CoinMarketCap (CMC) have been compromised.According to the data security breach website haveibeenpwned, 3.1 million addresses are now trading on “hacking forums.” The addresses are trading via dark web marketplaces, one source told CoinDesk Sunday.CMC said Saturday it had become aware that batches of data…

The new derivatives product will settle on a CFTC-approved exchange, adding liquidity and transparency.The financial product will help miners mitigate hashrate volatility risk, adding a treasury management tool ahead of halving.01:01AAX Likely Moving Toward Legal Procedure, Former Exec Predicts01:08Bitcoin Traders Prepare for a Tumultuous March01:07Bitcoin May Soon Wake From Slumber, Derivatives Data Indicates05:09Coinbase Acquires Derivatives

Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swiss citizen, was found guilty on Tuesday of four charges related to money laundering for his role in setting up the bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog.The most serious charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.The founder of Bitcoin Fog, a long-running cryptocurrency mixer, was convicted by a federal

NEWS The price of bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, now starts with the number four after falling to fresh 2018 lows on Monday. Indeed, its price fell below $5,000 for the first time since October of 2017 and its current price – currently hovering above $4,800 at time of writing – reflects a roughly 40…

The University of Cambridge is developing a blockchain-based market for trading carbon credits that will support reforestation projects to preserve biodiversity.The U.K. university has established the Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits where computer scientists and conservation scientists will work together on the project.The center will look at how the purchase of carbon credits can be…

news A group of cryptocurrency trading firms has come together to discuss ways to prevent the rising number of hacks and scams in the industry. Ripple, market maker Cumberland, Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings and over 30 other firms met at a recent round-table event in Chicago for the initiative, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Creating a…

Cryptocurrency safekeeping firm Qredo has combined Circle’s popular USDC stablecoin with its non-custodial wallet offering.The stablecoin integration also removes the headache of meeting gas fees by allowing USDC to be the ultimate gas fee token on any blockchain, Qredo said on Tuesday.Seamless connection to USDC, the second largest of the USD-pegged stablecoins, is lifeblood to