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

It costs a lot to swap assets on Ethereum. Curve Finance is building a version on Polkadot to enable a multi-chain future.Feb 9, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 9, 2021 at 5:12 p.m. UTCDeFi’s Curve Finance Is Branching Out to PolkadotCurve Finance is making its way to another blockchain – Polkadot.The decentralized finance (DeFi)…

Feb 21, 2020 at 12:25 UTCUpdated Feb 21, 2020 at 12:30 UTCHong Hong dollars. Credit: ShutterstockFidelity International, a spin-off from the U.S. financial services giant Fidelity Investments, has invested $14 million in the Hong Kong-based operator of crypto exchange OSL.According to public disclosures on Feb. 21, Fidelity International bought 17 million shares of OSL owner…

Jan 6, 2020 at 15:11 UTCUpdated Jan 6, 2020 at 16:01 UTCSignature Bank chairman Scott A. Shay image via the companyCrypto banking competitors Prime Trust and Signature Bank have partnered in a bid to appeal to institutional clients. Signature announced Monday it would be linking its Signet payments platform to Prime Trust's multi-asset settlement platform,…

Mar 19, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Mar 19, 2020 at 15:22 UTCJudge Calls Out Kleiman Attorneys Over ‘Excessive’ Fees in Craig Wright CaseThe legal team representing the brother of Craig Wright's deceased business partner greatly overclaimed on legal fees, according to the judge overseeing the case.Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart of the federal court of the…

news An experimental version of blockchain interoperability protocol Polkadot will go live later this summer. Led by Swiss nonprofit Web3 Foundation, the Polkadot team says the “early, unaudited and unrefined release of Polkadot” will be called Kusama. “Kusama will serve as a proving ground, allowing teams and developers to build and deploy a parachain or try…

Oct 2, 2020 at 08:02 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 08:03 UTCCosmos Gains Traction in India Amid Broader Crypto ResurgenceAs demand for bitcoin surges in India, especially in urban tech hubs, smart-contract platforms like Ethereum and others are also gaining momentum.Cosmos, promoted by the Switzerland-based Interchain Foundation, is especially finding traction with students like Aditya…

A bullish bitcoin mentality appears to be forming in the options market while ether continues on its roller coaster. CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price IndexJan 25, 2021 at 9:48 p.m. UTCMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $34.8K While Ether Volatility SkyrocketsSome bitcoin investors appear to be buying in around $30,000 and taking profits at $40,000, according to one…

Apr 21, 2020 at 08:30 UTCFLASH: Balances on the Lightning Network can be revealed by relatively straightforward cyberattacks, researchers say. (Credit: Shutterstock)Researchers Surface Privacy Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Lightning Network PaymentsNew research warns cryptocurrency users that the Lightning Network can expose financial information of bitcoin payments thought to be anonymous.A second financial layer, the Lightning Network…

The U.S. Federal Reserve targeted Customers Bank with an enforcement action saying it wasn't properly handling the risks from its crypto customers. The Pennsylvania lender agreed to fix the compliance shortcomings flagged by Fed examiners. Customers Bank, which has done business with several of the most prominent crypto firms, has been called out by the