What’s Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions

opinion W. Scott Stornetta is chief scientist at Yugen Venutres. a blockchain investment firm. He is the author of “How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document,” a seminal work in cryptography cited eight times in Satoshi Nakamoto’s bitcoin white paper. More information about Scott and Stuart is available at hs91.net. The following is an exclusive contribution to…

Apr 15, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Apr 15, 2020 at 13:41 UTCCredit: Shutterstock/denniznSingapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has teamed with DigitalBits, a blockchain protocol layer focused on branded crypto assets, for the launch of what it calls a new kind of OTC desk.KuCoin's Enterprise Currency Desk (ECD) is tailored toward companies looking to venture into blockchain…

A bomb threat was sent on Saturday to Kryptovault, a Norwegian cryptocurrency mining company, for disturbing the peace.

The way BTC options trading on Deribit are currently priced suggests a 9.58% chance of prices rising above $100,000 by Dec. 27. The possibility of prices rising to $82,000 is higher, according to one observer. Options market probabilities can change quickly with market conditions. 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold Soars 00:56 ETH/BTC Ratio Slid

A Chinese cryptocurrency trader who was sent bitcoin in error must repay an exchange even if it broke domestic rules, a Beijing court has ruled.

Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her…

A rush of legislative proposals among Senate Banking Committee members, including from one of the chamber's biggest crypto critics, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, aren't poised for immediate action, according to people familiar with the panel's planning. Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown is still in talks with the members about their ideas for dealing with criminality in crypto.

Engima, the startup seeking to bring privacy to the world of public blockchains, is delaying the launch of its mainnet as part of a wider reworking of its developmental roadmap. The company had previously planned to deploy its "Discovery" protocol on the live ethereum network or "mainnet" – it launched on an ethereum "testnet" over the…

Many financial technology firms and crypto exchanges have noted Coinbase's success with Base, its layer-2 blockchain, and decided to work with layer 2s themselves or build their own.TradFi has such an advantage with its current infrastructure, there is no incentive to move to DeFi.Neutral DeFi protocols that others can easily build on top of are