Market Wrap: There’s a Bright Side to Bitcoin’s Drop on Worsening Unemployment
Bad U.S. jobless data pulled markets lower Thursday, affecting even bitcoin. But there may be a silver lining for the cryptocurrency. At press time, the world’s…
April 2020
From Corrupt to Broken: An Insider’s Analysis of the Fed, Feat. Danielle Dimartino Booth
An adviser to the U.S. Federal Reserve through the Great Financial Crisis to 2015 examines the latest in the largest monetary policy experiment in human…
Andressen Horowitz Doubles Down on Crypto Investments With New $515M Fund
Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) second crypto fund shows the venture capital firm is targeting specific areas to invest in the cryptocurrency space. The company said Thursday…
CBDCs Come in Many Forms – Here’s a Quick Guide
George Calle is Market Intelligence Lead at R3, an enterprise blockchain software firm. In just a few short years, digital currencies have progressed hugely. But…
Bitcoin Whale Addresses Hit Highest Number Since August 2019
Large crypto investors, popularly known as “whales,” seem to be accumulating bitcoin amid the ongoing price rally. The seven-day moving average of the number of…
BTSE Exchange Taps Into Crypto Demand by Increasing Request-for-Quote Limits
BTSE, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange, has upped the limit for its over-the-counter request for quote (RFQ) due to April’s increasing demand for bitcoin. The limit,…
Binance, Brock Pierce Donate $1M to Puerto Rico’s Covid-19 Fight
Brock Pierce’s Puerto Rican nonprofit has teamed up with Binance to buy $1 million in personal protective equipment to help fight coronavirus in Puerto Rico. …
Alibaba Patents Blockchain System That Spots Music Copycats
Alibaba has patented a blockchain-based means of vetting the originality of songs. Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on April 21, the process…
Telegram Caves to US Regulators: Delays Blockchain Launch, Offers to Return $1.2B to Investors
Messaging app Telegram postponed the launch of its TON blockchain for a second time on Wednesday, pushing the new go-live date to April 2021 and…
Ousted Bitmain Co-Founder Wins Partial Victory in Latest Legal Battle
Micree Ketuan Zhan, the ousted co-founder and former chairman of leading bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain, has scored a partial legal victory over his former…