You Can Now Get Paid (A Little) For Using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

The next president of Argentina will be Javier Milei as his opponent Sergio Massa conceded on Sunday evening, saying "Argentines chose another path."With roughly 87% of the votes counted, Milei has 56% of the tally versus Massa's 44%, according to Bloomberg.Trading quietly through most of the weekend, bitcoin (BTC) began rising late Sunday afternoon on

DOGE's increase is largely attributed to a renewed endorsement from Elon Musk linked to his proposal for a "Department of Government Efficiency" (D.O.G.E.). U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs experienced net outflows, with significant withdrawals from major funds like Fidelity's FBTC and Ark Invest's ARKB, except for BlackRock’s IBIT which saw inflows. The crypto market's reaction appears

Oct 28, 2020 at 16:08 UTCBitcoin's 2020 returns leave traditional markets in the dust. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Bitcoin’s Latest Rally Proving Irresistible as Bitwise Assets Top $100MBitcoin was lower, pausing a powerful rally that has seen the largest cryptocurrency jump 25% in October to the highest levels since June 2019. Traditional financial-media…

Sep 25, 2020 at 15:46 UTCUpdated Sep 25, 2020 at 16:41 UTCMoney Reimagined: Memes Mean MoneyBefore we get into this week’s column, an announcement, one I’m super excited about. Today, we’re simultaneously launching a new podcast under the same name as this newsletter: CoinDesk’s Money Reimagined. Like the newsletter, it’s a conversation around the technological, political…

Jan 8, 2021 at 4:29 p.m. UTCVisualization of gas prices on Ethereum, 2019( Wikipedia Commons)Ethereum 2.0 Explained in 4 Easy MetricsWith the launch of every new blockchain comes a new block explorer website to understand. Block explorer sites offer real-time updates on network activity. Normally, they feature information on blocks, transactions and fees. On Ethereum 2.0,…

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Dec 30, 2019 at 13:40 UTCUpdated Dec 30, 2019 at 13:41 UTCIOTA Fixes ‘Minor’ Network Bug Following 15-Hour Mainnet DowntimeThe IOTA Foundation said it has resolved a software bug that prevented transactions from confirming on the IOTA network for 15 hours. According to a GitHub submission from an IOTA developer around late Sunday night UTC…

Parikshit Mishra is CoinDesk's Deputy Managing Editor responsible for breaking news coverage. He does not have any crypto holdings.Bankrupt Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX will start the interim distribution for some users, said EY, which is acting as the trustee for the firm's estate.In the coming week, EY will post the procedure for QuadrigaCX's users to…

May 29, 2020 at 17:45 UTCUpdated May 29, 2020 at 17:51 UTCCredit: Shutterstock/Tutti FruttiBehind ‘Prime Broker’ Buzzword Lies a Complex Strategy Game for Crypto FirmsIt’s probably no coincidence that three major crypto firms – Coinbase, Genesis Trading and BitGo – have almost simultaneously announced plans to become prime brokers, a kind of fixer when it…