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3 years ago
5 Digital Economy Predictions for 2023
2023 is the year crypto will have to grow up and clean up its act. Here are predictions regarding the future of NFTs, the metaverse, CBDCs a...
3 years ago
Craig Wright Signals He's Given Up On Convincing Courts He Invented Bitcoin
Six years after he first claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the Australian computer scientist tweeted, “I have been too angry for too long.”
3 years ago
Tron’s Justin Sun Was Secret Top Client of Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie
A private financial document reviewed by CoinDesk shows that Sun, one of the richest figures in crypto, was responsible for the vast majorit...
3 years ago
Aave DAO Votes to Integrate Chainlink Proof of Reserves to Tighten Network Secur...
Although the decentralized lending protocol’s data is inherently on-chain, introducing Chainlink’s PoR would help mitigate the risk of attac...
3 years ago
Ex-FTX Chief Sam Bankman-Fried Makes Appearance in U.S. Court
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in U.S. federal court Thursday on charges that he was the mastermind behind the fraud and illicit...
3 years ago
Crypto Firm Orthogonal Trading Said to Be in Provisional Liquidation After Maple...
Orthogonal defaulted on $36 million of loans on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Maple Finance earlier this month after it misrepresent...
3 years ago
FTX Investors’ Loss Is Wall Street Lawyers’ Gain
Professionals are charging upwards of $2,000 hourly wages against $12 million retainers as they attempt to restore funds to the million-odd...
3 years ago
Guggenheim's Scott Minerd, Fickle Bitcoin Forecaster, Dies After Heart Attack
Among Wall Street financiers, Minerd was known for his extreme predictions of the largest cryptocurrency's price, often with mixed success.
3 years ago
Europe’s Last Bitcoin Mining Refuge Is No Longer Viable
Miners moved to northern Norway and Sweden to avoid high energy costs. Now, power prices are surging there, too.
3 years ago
Brazil’s President Signs Crypto Regulations Into Law
Companies in the sector will have 180 days to adapt to the new rules.
3 years ago
The Loyalty Revolution
Because current loyalty programs operate within closed systems, many of them don’t create loyalty as much as captivity. Blockchains make alt...
3 years ago
Brand Building On-Chain: Why Marketers Are Shifting Investment Into Web3
2022 was a year of upheaval in crypto. It also marked a turning point for advertisers.
3 years ago
2023 Should Be the Year of On-Chain User Security
If crypto does not get its house in order, regulators will do it for them.
3 years ago
First Mover Americas: FTT Token at Center of New U.S. Charges in FTX Case
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 22, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that con...
3 years ago
The CFP Board’s Latest Report on Crypto Sets High Standards for Advisors
Decisions to recommend bitcoin should depend on an advisor's crypto competency and a client’s personal/financial circumstances, the CFP Boar...
3 years ago
FTX Creditors Hire Law Firm Paul Hastings as Representation: WSJ
Paul Hastings beat out multiple law firms that pitched to lead legal work in the bankruptcy proceedings.
3 years ago
Crypto Market May See Renewed Volatility as Whales Begin to Accumulate Bitcoin
Calm waters do not last long in bitcoin, so be prepared for a sharp move here shortly, one observer said, referring to the cryptocurrency's...
3 years ago
British Columbia Imposes 18-Month Moratorium on New Crypto Mining Operations
This is the third Canadian province to limit the industry's growth as it looks to preserve capacity for communities.
3 years ago
Twitter Adds Crypto, Stock Prices in Search Results
Social media platform Twitter has integrated cryptocurrency prices into its search results with a TradingView plug-in.
3 years ago
FTX's Blockfolio Stake Was Paid for Mostly in FTT: Bloomberg
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX used its own token, FTT, to fund the purchase of a majority stake in trading platform Blockfolio in 202...
3 years ago
Bitcoin Is Leading Indicator for S&P 500, Past Data Show
The cryptocurrency tends to bottom out weeks ahead of the S&P 500, research by Delphi Digital shows.