The Domain Startups Building an Uncensorable Internet on Top of Ethereum
Ethereum developers are leveraging blockchain’s censorship-resistant nature to launch the next iteration of the internet, Web 3.0. Last weekend at ETHDenver – one of the…
Fidelity International Invests $14M in Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Operator
Fidelity 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….
DeFi Insurance Firm Nexus Mutual Makes Its First Payout Following bZx Attacks
Insurance works in crypto so far, though it hasn’t had many big tests yet. Not many people had insurance on assets locked up in bZx’s…
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Growing ‘Increasingly Centralized,’ Researchers Find
Bitcoin’s lightning network is growing “increasingly centralized,” making it more susceptible to attacks, asserts a new paper by security researchers. Seen as a potential solution…
Why We Should Stop Thinking of ‘Crypto’ as a Single Industry
Enterprise blockchains, central bank digital currencies, digital collectibles, DeFi and bitcoin. How much do they really have to do with one another? The “crypto” industry…
WATCH: Vitalik Buterin Explains the New Tech Behind Eth 2.0
Where do things stand with the tech overhaul of the world’s second-largest blockchain? We took the question to ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin at ETHDenver last…
Morgan Stanley Buys E*Trade in $13B Deal
Investment bank Morgan Stanley is buying digital stock brokerage E*Trade for $13 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, the consolidation will give Morgan Stanley…
Never Mind Hodlers, Crypto Needs More Opportunist Investors
Jeff Dorman, a CoinDesk columnist, is Chief Investment Officer at Arca where he leads the investment committee and is responsible for portfolio sizing and risk management….
Dutch Authorities Arrest 2 in Million-Euro Crypto Money Laundering Investigations
Dutch tax enforcers with the Netherlands’ Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Services (FIOD) arrested two men Monday for allegedly laundering millions of euros in cryptocurrency, according…
South Korea’s Central Bank Is Building a New Blockchain System for the Bond Market
The Bank of Korea (BOK) is looking at developing a new blockchain system for the Korean bond market, one of the largest such markets in…