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4 years ago
GDP Falls Further in Q2, Fueling Recession Discussions
A widely used technical definition says that two consecutive quarters of negative GDP means the economy is in a recession.
4 years ago
Zipmex Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Singapore
The beleaguered crypto exchange has filed applications in Singapore to seek protection against bankruptcy amidst the threat of legal action...
4 years ago
StanChart-Backed Crypto Trading Firm Zodia Markets Goes Live in U.K.
Zodia Markets, a cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage focused on institutions, has gone live with the backing of a major financial institut...
4 years ago
Solana DeFi Protocol Nirvana Drained of Liquidity After Flash Loan Exploit
Prices of the protocol’s ANA tokens fell nearly 80% following the attack.
4 years ago
Interest in Ether Options Rises to Record as Traders Bet on 'Merge'
"A few hedge fund names have been large buyers of the ETH calls," one trading firm noted.
4 years ago
Digital Euro Needs Curbs to Halt Lending Crunch, ECB Study Finds
The economic evidence appears to support calls to cap how much central bank digital currency people can hold, to stop them fleeing banks all...
4 years ago
Ether Dominates Futures Trading as Shorts See $200M in Liquidations
Crypto markets jumped after the Federal Reserve’s decision to hike rates by 0.75% in a move that caught short traders offside.
4 years ago
Bitcoin Awaits US GDP After Biggest Single-Day Gain in 6 Weeks
With the Fed ditching forward guidance, data releases like GDP and inflation could inject more volatility into markets than ever.
4 years ago
First Mover Asia: Crypto Companies Struggle With Layoffs but Some See Opportunit...
The bear market has forced multiple organizations to cut their workforces, hurting morale and weakening the companies; BTC, ETH soar.
4 years ago
UK Law Commission Sees Crypto as a New Type of Property
The U.K. Law Commission wants to bring crypto and NFTs under the country’s personal property laws, which could protect investors against los...
4 years ago
Law Commission of England and Wales Sees Crypto as a New Type of Property
The U.K. Law Commission wants to bring crypto and NFTs under the country’s personal property laws, which could protect investors against los...
4 years ago
Stablecoin Bill Officially Delayed Past August, Committee Chairwoman Says
The legislation that could establish U.S. regulations for stablecoins has formally been delayed until after the August congressional break,...
4 years ago
Two-Thirds of Public Commenters Oppose US Adopting Digital Dollar: Cato
With more than 2,000 people responding to the Federal Reserve’s invitation to weigh in on whether it should start a digital dollar, a Cato I...
4 years ago
Market Wrap: Crypto Markets Trade Higher as Fed Raises Rates by Expected Amount
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4 years ago
FTX US Stock Trading Now Available to All Users
The crypto exchange won’t be charging trading fees, nor will it accept payment for order flow.
4 years ago
Facebook Parent Meta Loses $2.8B on Metaverse Division in Q2
Meta reported revenue of $452 million for the division, down from $695 million in the first quarter.
4 years ago
‘I Don’t Believe in Any Kind of Gotcha Regulation’: CFTC Commissioner Says Follo...
CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the agency’s role and why she believes regulation should be...
4 years ago
How Sports Leagues Can Use Crypto to Engage Fans
There's no "I" in team, says Jonathan Manzi, the founder of Beyond Protocol. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Sports Week.
4 years ago
Federal Reserve Hikes US Interest Rate by 0.75 Percentage Point
Latest monetary policy decision from Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) brings the federal funds rate to a range of 2.25%-2.5%. Bitcoin's...
4 years ago
Celsius and BitConnect: Not So Different?
Celsius may not have been as blatantly criminal as the infamous BitConnect pyramid scheme. But the parallels should have drawn more regulato...
4 years ago
Sky-High Yields and Bright Red Flags: How Alex Mashinsky Went From Bashing Banks...
How could Celsius Network pose “much less risk” than banks, as its CEO claimed, but pay eye-popping returns? It sounded too good to be true....