Australian State Grants Crypto Startup $100k to Boost Tourism

Hedgehog, an SEC-registered robo-advisor for crypto-focused investors, will soon let users invest in automated sectors based on indices offered by CoinDesk Indices (CDI).Users can invest in one of several digital asset sectors tracked by CDI's indices, including computing, culture and entertainment, currency, decentralized finance (DeFi) and smart contract platform. Hedgehog will also offer The CoinDesk…

The Office of Foreign Asset Control named two Russian nationals and identified 10 bitcoin and ether addresses after an international operation gained control of the organization's website.Law enforcement agencies said they will distribute decryption keys to victims.The U.S. Treasury Department's sanctions watchdog added nearly a dozen bitcoin and ether addresses to its global blacklist, alleging

A group of top Bitcoin developers collaborating across multiple teams is claiming a breakthrough on the oldest and largest blockchain, outlining a way of adding a type of programming known as "covenants" that could unlock crucial functionality such as new wallet and vault features and more efficient layer-2 protocols. Importantly, the technique would not require

Jenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Jenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team,…

This article originally appeared in First Mover , CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day . Latest Prices CoinDesk 20 Index: $1,774.87 +1% Bitcoin (BTC): $55,372.84 +1.4% Ether (ETH): $2,319.53 +0.63% Nikkei 225: 36,215.75 −0.48% Top Stories Bitcoin nudged above $55,000

The chief operating officer of Switzerland-based crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) firm 21Shares has left the firm, the company confirmed in an email to CoinDesk.Lucy Reynolds previously had been head of product management at WisdomTree Europe, where she was part of the leadership team prior to joining 21Shares in September 2020.“She has played a pivotal role

Jun 16, 2020 at 16:47 UTCUpdated Jun 16, 2020 at 16:48 UTC(Rustamxakim/Shutterstock)Venezuela Is a Testing Ground for Digital Dollarization (and Zelle Doesn’t Like It)J.P. Koning, a CoinDesk columnist, worked as an equity researcher at a Canadian brokerage firm and a financial writer at a large Canadian bank. He runs the popular Moneyness blog. Dollarization isn’t what it…

The Hedera Council, the organization behind Hedera Hashgraph, has partnered with American food and beverage company Mondelēz International (Nasdaq: MDLZ) to work on distributed ledger technology (DLT).As a new member of the Hedera Council, Mondelēz is working to develop distributed ledger technology (DLT) based solutions on Hedera, focusing on digital transformation initiatives and supply chain

Bitcoin miner AntPool will refund a $3 million transactional fee that it processed last week after a likely user error led to the highest-ever fee paid for a transfer on the Bitcoin network.“On November 23rd, some users submitted 83 BTC as a gas fee,” AntPool said in a Thursday announcement. “The risk control system of