What the Foreshadow Flaw Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin miner Rhodium Enterprises intends to become a publicly traded company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in which it outlined plans to raise up to $100 million.The Delaware-based company, which started mining in September 2020, will trade under the ticker RHDM. The miner generated revenue, net income and…

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news Academic interest in crypto and blockchain is increasing across the board, according to a study from Coinbase published Wednesday. The crypto exchange looked at the world’s top 50 universities (according to the U.S. News & World Report ranking) and found that 56 percent have blockchain or crypto classes available. Last year, Coinbase found 42 percent…

news The veteran bitcoin startup Bitrefill, which offers cryptocurrency gift cards for mainstream brands and lightning-enabled payment services, plans to expand to new jurisdictions thanks to venture backing. As revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Bitrefill just closed a $2 million seed round led by Coin Ninja, with participation from litecoin creator Charlie Lee, Fulgur Ventures and…

Crypto Twitter was briefly set ablaze Thursday night as a CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) was purchased for a staggering half-billion dollars – a figure that would have made the sale one of the largest ever not just in NFT-land, but in all of art history.However, on-chain analysts were quick to point out that the sale…

NEAR is trading at $7.00, its highest level since May 2022, after rising by 20% in the past 24 hours.Price action has been spurred by the NEAR founder's attendance as a speaker at Nvidia's AI conference next week.NEAR will soon introduce Near Tasks, a new product focused on AI.07:55NEAR Protocol Co-Founder on Token Explosion and

Oct 29, 2020 at 10:00 UTCThe odds of the ball hitting 20 or above is more likely than bitcoin getting above $20K by the end of year, according to the options market.(Greg Montani/Pixabay)Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s EndWhile bitcoin’s rally over the past month has revived talks of its…

The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)Authorities have identified another teenager who may have played a role in July’s Twitter hack, according to the New York Times. While three individuals have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement with the attack, authorities are now looking at…

Dec 31, 2020 at 3:08 a.m. UTCXapo founder Wences Casares at Consensus 2015.(CoinDesk archives)Xapo to Discontinue Service to US Customers in MarchXapo, one of the earliest bitcoin custodians, is ending its service to U.S. customers as of March 1, according to a customer email dated Dec. 30 obtained by CoinDesk.“Due to a change in our…