VC-Backed Crypto Exchange Mexo Launches in Latin America

news Coinbase Pro announced the coming addition of the proof-of-stake and democratically-governed Tezos blockchain to its institutional trading platform. Tezos (XTZ), a multi-million dollar blockchain that officially launched in September 2018, offers the opportunity for its stakeholders to vote on-chain on proposed upgrades. When Tezos was added to another Coinbase affiliate, Coinbase Custody, in March,…

Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer (BTDR) said it will work with the Bhutan government to establish cryptocurrency mining operations in the southeast Asian country.The Nasdaq-listed miner and the government's commercial arm, Druk Holding & Investments, will establish a $500 million fund to raise money for the venture…

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Web3Intelligence, the developer of Web3 investment app Dopamine, has raised $4.5 million ahead of the launch of of its native token DOPE.The private funding round included participation from DAO MAKER, Shima Capital, and Gate.io, among other investors, according to an emailed announcement shared with CoinDesk on Thursday.DOPE will serve as a utility token for accessing

Blockchain economics startup Prysm Group has added Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart and former Microsoft chief economist Preston McAfee as senior advisors.

Nov 12, 2020 at 6:56 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 12, 2020 at 7:21 p.m. UTCHut 8 total hash power since Q1 2018Hut 8 Mining Revenue Drops 43% in Q3 Despite Hash Power IncreaseToronto-based Hut 8 reported C$5.3 million (US$4 million) in Q3 mining revenue Thursday, down 43% from the previous quarter, but the bitcoin mining firm…

Over the past several years, and with accelerating frequency in the past six months, oil producing nations like Russia and Saudi Arabia have signaled their intent to break with the so-called “petrodollar” system. The petrodollar system, which emerged starting in roughly 1973, is the nearly uniform use of U.S. dollars to denominate, and often settle,…

As 2024 marks the 15th birthday for Bitcoin, we are at a stage similar to the 1990s, where crypto, like the internet, is crossing the chasm between early adoption to mainstream acceptance thanks to the improvements in blockchain performance.We believe the critical next step to onboard the next billion users depends on blockchains’ ability to

Jul 16, 2020 at 12:56 UTC(Kon Karampelas/Unsplash)First Mover: ‘Boring’ Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi’s DreamIn a paradoxical twist, bitcoin’s price, which is denominated in dollars, has become unusually stable in recent weeks, prompting some Twitter users to joke that it’s trading like a stablecoin. “It’s surprising to see bitcoin be so boring…