Categorie: Coindesk

The U.S. Treasury Department has outlawed certain ransomware payments. If it was serious, it would go further, says our columnist. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Ban All Ransomware Payments, in Bitcoin or Otherwise

The decentralized information marketplace, currently in beta, said the investment will help it improve the user experience. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Predictions Platform Polymarket Raises M From Polychain, Naval Ravikant and More

USDC and DAI seem to have found their niche as the preferred stablecoins in decentralized trades. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Tether Still Dominates Stablecoins, but USDC and Dai Are Winning DeFi

The Bahamas has officially launched the world’s first national digital currency, the sand dollar. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Central Bank of Bahamas Launches Landmark ‘Sand Dollar’ Digital Currency

Mode said it’s the first U.K. listed firm to invest in bitcoin as part of its treasury management strategy. Source: Coindesk Original Post: UK-Listed Firm Mode Putting up to 10% of Cash…

Futures funding stayed flat or turned negative despite bitcoin’s rally to $12,000. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Futures Traders Aren’t as Bullish This Time Around as Bitcoin Price Revisits ,000, Data Indicates

The exchange moved deadline for identity verification from Feb. 2021 to Nov. 2020 Source: Coindesk Original Post: BitMEX Accelerates Mandatory ID Verification After Charges of Lax Anti-Money Laundering Controls

Bitcoin’s price passed $12,000 while Ethereum fees dipped. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests K; Ethereum Fees Fall to 3-Month Low

CoinDesk’s Most Influential list highlights those who helped advance the crypto and blockchain industries, in spite of this year’s tragedies. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Who Was Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020? Vote…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is “optimistic” after the Trump administration made concessions on coronavirus testing and tracing ahead of a Tuesday evening deadline. Source: Coindesk Original Post: US House Speaker…

Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears? Source: Coindesk Original Post: How Strong Is Bitcoin’s Push Above ,000?

Compound’s governance token, COMP, fell below $100 early Tuesday. The DeFi token kicked off the yield farming craze way back in June. Source: Coindesk Original Post: With COMP Below 0, a Look…

Bitcoin prices had to overcome a large number of sell orders to break above $12,000. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Bitcoin Price Breaches K for First Time Since August

Kik will pay $5 million in penalties as part of a proposed settlement with the SEC, which sued the messaging app last year. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Kik, SEC Propose M Settlement…

Saylor said the bitcoin market needs high-quality data, in an interview Tuesday. Source: Coindesk Original Post: ‘Garbage’ Market Data Is Holding Bitcoin Back: MicroStrategy CEO

Here’s all the news people are talking about in crypto today. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin and the BSA, Signature Deposit Growth, Darknet Crypto Donors

The Federal Reserve’s “wait and see” approach to digital currency could deprive the U.S. of important fiscal and monetary tools as its rivals move ahead. Source: Coindesk Original Post: The US Risks…

Central bank digital currencies can help create a more inclusive financial system, says the innovation chief at the Bank for International Settlements. Source: Coindesk Original Post: CBDCs Mean Evolution, Not Revolution

Deposits at crypto-friendly Signature Bank grew by $4.11 billion, an 8% increase, in the third quarter of 2020. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Signature Bank Gains B Deposits in Q3, With Notable Growth…

Participation on both the Zinken and Medalla testnets has fallen as developers prepare for the deposit contract’s release. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Validators Drop Off Ethereum 2.0 Testnets as Mainnet Release Looms