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- Coindesk•49 minutes ago
DeFi Upstart Dharma Brokers $6.4 Million in Crypto Loans in First 3 Weeks
Riding a wave of interest in crypto lending, Dharma is becoming a lucrative way to arbitrage the DAI stablecoin.
- Coindesk•2 hours ago
2015 Bitcoin Price Resistance Re-Emerges Amid Bitfinex Controversy
A long-term technical line, which served as strong price resistance four years ago, is again capping the upside in bitcoin's price.
- Coindesk•3 hours ago
New Crypto-Mining Malware Targeting Asian Firms With NSA Tools
A new form of malware discovered by Symantec is targeting enterprises using leaked NSA tools to infect networks and mine monero.
- Coindesk•4 hours ago
US Prosecutors Charge 2 Foreign Nationals Over Bitcoin Investment Scam
Two Nigerian nationals have been indicted in the U.S. for wire fraud and money laundering relating to a fake bitcoin investment scheme.
- Coindesk•5 hours ago
Buterin Proposal Could Turn Ethereum Staking Into $160 Million Industry
Ethereum researchers are currently discussing the optimal reward issuance rates for a new version of the network called ethereum 2.0.
- Coindesk•8 hours ago
How Crypto Markets Are Reacting to the Tether-Bitfinex Allegations
The crypto markets endured a loss of as much as $10 billion around 21:00 UTC on Thursday, following the NYAG's allegations on Bitfinex and Tether.
- Coindesk•15 hours ago
Bitfinex Covered $850 Million Loss Using Tether Funds, NY Prosecutors Allege
New York's Attorney General has obtained a court order against crypto exchange Bitfinex's operator iFinex as well as stablecoin company Tether.
- Coindesk•19 hours ago
MakerDAO Set to Increase DAI Fees Above 15% in Bid to Stabilize Stablecoin
MakerDAO token holders have voted again to increase issuance fees on dollar-backed stablecoin DAI.
Yahoo Finance•19 hours agoThe stock market liked these presidents better than Trump
We tracked the number of stock-market records under each president since Ronald Reagan. Trump is in the middle of the pack.
- Coindesk•19 hours ago
Tobacco Giant Philip Morris Is Building a Different Kind of ‘Public’ Blockchain
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is working on a "public blockchain," an executive said, though not quite in the commonly understood sense.
- Coindesk•20 hours ago
Mt Gox Trustee Extends Deadline to File Rehabilitation Plan
Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee for crypto exchange Mt Gox, has extended the deadline by which he must file a civil rehabilitation plan.
- Coindesk•23 hours ago
Leaked Letter Exposes Infighting Atop Flagship Ethereum Project MakerDAO
The non-profit entity behind ethereum’s hottest decentralized startup is wracked with infighting, a legal letter obtained by CoinDesk reveals. The letter, dated April 1, is from an attorney representing five board members of the Cayman Islands-based MakerDAO Ecosystem Growth Foundation (MEGF) who say
- Coindesk•yesterday
Genesis Lends $425 Million of Crypto in Q1 – and Not Just to Short Sellers
Genesis Global Trading's cryptocurrency lending arm continues to grow, even as the number of short sellers dwindles.
- Coindesk•yesterday
Payments Firm Wirex Launching 26 Stablecoins on the Stellar Blockchain
U.K.-licensed payments platform Wirex is launching 26 fiat-backed stablecoins on the Stellar blockchain network.
- Coindesk•yesterday
Bitcoin Faces Deeper Price Pullback Before Rally Continuation
Bitcoin may revisit sub-$5,000 levels in the short-term, as a widely followed technical indicator is flashing a historically bearish pattern.
- Coindesk•yesterday
Top 3 Japanese Bank to Roll Out Services on Marco Polo Blockchain
Sumitomo, Japan’s third-largest bank by total assets, will launch blockchain-based trade finance services in the second half of this year.
- Coindesk•yesterday
Ripple Says Sales of XRP Cryptocurrency Grew 31% in Q1
Blockchain payments startup Ripple has reported a 31 percent quarter-to-quarter increase in sales of XRP.
- Coindesk•yesterday
Banks Can’t Snub Crypto Startups Thanks to France’s New Blockchain Law
France's wide-ranging new blockchain law aims to solve a longstanding problem for crypto startups: banking, or lack thereof.
- Coindesk•2 days ago
Samsung Invests $2.9 Million in Crypto Hardware Startup Ledger
Samsung has invested nearly $3 million in French crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger.
- Coindesk•2 days ago
New Code Helps Lightning Users Protect Their Bitcoin from File Corruption
A new software release from Lightning Labs targets a risk for users: the chance they'll lose funds if their hardware is having problems.
- Coindesk•2 days ago
2,000 More US Grocery Stores Enable Bitcoin Buying at Coinstar Machines
You can now convert coins to bitcoin at more than 2,000 Coinstar kiosks in 19 different states.
- Coindesk•2 days ago
Galaxy Digital CTO Out at Novogratz-Led Crypto Fund
Mike McMahon, chief technology officer at crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, has left the firm, CoinDesk has learned.
- Coindesk•2 days ago
View Ads, Get BAT: Brave Delivers on ICO Promise of Paid Web Browsing
The privacy-oriented Brave browser is launching today its long-anticipated product where web users are compensated for their attention.
- Coindesk•2 days ago
TrustToken Launches AUD-Backed Stablecoin With 3 More to Follow
TrustToken has launched a stablecoin backed by the Australian dollar, with tokens for CAD, HKD and euros to follow soon.
- Coindesk•2 days ago
China’s Foreign Exchange Regulator Piloting Blockchain in Trade Finance
The agency that regulates and manages China's foreign exchange reserves will trial a blockchain system addressing inefficiencies in cross-border trade.
