You Can Now Get Paid (a Little) for Using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Jul 15, 2020 at 15:30 UTCUpdated Jul 15, 2020 at 15:45 UTC"Portal," detail, by Max Osiris. (Rarible)Yield Farming Expands From Finance to Digital CollectiblesFresh soil can now be tilled for yield on Ethereum: the world of digital collectibles. Yield farming has turned decentralized finance (DeFi) into the juggernaut of crypto earnings here in mid-2020, but…

Nov 2, 2020 at 19:07 UTCUpdated Nov 2, 2020 at 19:14 UTCMastercard President Michael Miebach said the payments processor’s massive trove of cryptocurrency patents will give it an edge once central bank digital currencies (CBDC) debut. Mastercard's cryptocurrency intellectual property "puts us in a good position" for a CBDC future, Miebach told analysts during the…

markets View Bitcoin has risen nearly $2,000 in the last 24 hours, establishing strong support at $9,600. The outlook, however, would only turn bullish once the bearish lower-highs pattern is invalidated with a move above $12,448. A breakout, if confirmed, could be followed by a rise to or above the recent high of $13,880. Bitcoin could…

A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports has partnered with Belgium's Port of Antwerp for a blockchain pilot aimed to facilitate international trade. The proof-of-concept (PoC) trial will be conducted by Maqta Gateway using its own blockchain platform, Silsal, which was launched in June to address inefficiencies in the shipping industry and better connect importers and exporters. According to…

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it was opening instant trades and increased trading limits Tuesday.

Oct 30, 2020 at 18:09 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 18:30 UTCDays before a U.S. presidential election marred by court fights over vote counting and partisan allegations of rampant mail-in ballot fraud, Overstock.com is once again touting what it calls a solution: blockchain voting.“If [voting] doesn’t work as well as it should, next week think…

Data storage-centric blockchain Filecoin isn’t exactly known for its decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape. Glif, one of its longtime ecosystem contributors, is trying to change that.The startup has raised $4.5 million in seed funding from Multicoin Capital and other VCs to build out its tools for earning yield on FIL, Filecoin’s “gas” token that pays for

U.S. bitcoiners can now make tax-exempt donations to fund Bitcoin development. Feb 10, 2021 at 5:27 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 10, 2021 at 5:35 p.m. UTCBitcoin Developer Fund Brink Is Granted Tax-Exempt StatusDonations to the Brink open-source development fund are now tax exempt for U.S. donors.Founded and directed by Bitcoin Core contributor John Newbery, Brink provides…

Featured SpeakerAlex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Jocelyn Yang is a markets reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Emerson College's journalism program. Featured SpeakerAlex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at…