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Aug 13, 2020 at 22:10 UTCRep. Tom Emmer photo via CoinDesk archivesMinnesota congressman and chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Tom Emmer announced Thursday that next week he will lead the first cryptocurrency town hall to celebrate innovators leading the development of virtual currencies. According to the announcement made on Emmer’s campaign website,…

Donald Trump's odds on Polymarket of winning the U.S. presidential election temporarily dipped Wednesday after the prediction market's second largest holder of "yes" shares in a victory for the Republican nominee placed bets on his opponent. Theo4 has amassed 12 million "yes" shares in a Trump victory, second only to Fredi9999. These whales' trades have

NEWS Oct 29, 2018 at 15:00 UTC Cryptography startup StarkWare just closed a $30 million equity funding round led by Paradigm and featuring a number of other major investors, according to an announcement Monday. StarkWare, the company that developed the zk-STARKS privacy feature, is now working to commercialize the tech, according to a blog post on the…

The bill increases the CMB’s supervision over crypto.The proposed law aims to introduce a licensing scheme for crypto firms, which will be handled by the CMBTürkiye has introduced a legislative proposal aimed at reducing the risks of parties transacting with crypto assets in the country. The proposal has been presented to the parliament.The bill, introduced

Nov 5, 2020 at 08:11 UTCUpdated Nov 5, 2020 at 08:44 UTCBitcoin prices since Jan. 1 2020(CoinDesk BPI)Bitcoin’s price rally is powering on despite the U.S. elections being as yet undecided. The top cryptocurrency by market value jumped to a 33-month high of $14,558 soon before press time, taking the year-to-date gains to 101%, according…

Cryptocurrencies continued to show weakness on Wednesday with bitcoin (BTC) dipping below $61,000, in stark contrast with U.S. stocks, which climbed to new records. BTC started the day around $62,000, then slipped ever lower during the later hours of the U.S. trading session to $60,400, down 2.4% over the past 24 hours. Ether (ETH) held

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the nascent decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol supported by Donald Trump and his family, said Thursday that it will use data provider Chainlink's services for better integrating with the wider crypto ecosystem. Chainlink will support the platform by providing crucial pricing data and cross-chain interoperability infrastructure. 01:45 Bitcoin Tops $93K Lifetime High

Dec 5, 2019 at 14:00 UTCUpdated Dec 5, 2019 at 14:12 UTCAnthony "Pomp" Pompliano, image via CoinDesk archiveBlockchain-based consumer lender Figure Technologies has added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, one of the sector’s most exuberant supporters, to its board. It's also announced a $103 million funding round.Figure plans to use the funds to expand…

May 20, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBitcoin's halving busted a lot of miners while Samsung adds blockchain e-gaming. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Today's stories:For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain…