Bitcoin News Roundup for April 14, 2020

May 29, 2020 at 13:00 UTC‘Passwordless Login’ Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, PlaceholderThe blockchain industry desperately needs password solutions that aren’t such a royal pain in the neck. That’s why the San Francisco-based startup Magic just raised a $4 million seed round from investors like Naval Ravikant, SV Angel, Placeholder, Lightspeed Venture Partners…

Jul 8, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Jul 8, 2020 at 15:05 UTCIntroducing the CoinDesk 20Which cryptocurrencies matter most to the market? That question gets tougher to answer every day as new digital assets join the thousands already traded. Those looking to figure out which ones are the most important have often used simple metrics such…

The method employs Securosys' hardware security modules to keep participants' keys safe.Feb 2, 2021 at 2:26 p.m. UTCConsenSys, Securosys Combine Tech for ‘Secure’ Way to Stake on Ethereum 2.0Ethereum developer ConsenSys and cybersecurity encryption firm Securosys have partnered to provide improved security when long-term staking on Ethereum 2.0.Announced Tuesday, the firms said the "seamless and secure…

Dec 30, 2020 at 8:11 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 30, 2020 at 8:39 p.m. UTCSan Francisco Court House Federal building entrance.( Nicolas McComber/iStock / Getty Images Plus)Coinbase Sued for Allowing the Sale of XRPIn an interesting consequence of Ripple Labs’ battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a Missouri man claiming to be a Coinbase…

Dec 29, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTCAndrew Keys(DARMA Capital)16 Ethereum Predictions From a Crypto OracleEvery year since 2016, I’ve made predictions about what the next year will bring for the industry. If you pay attention to the incremental change that occurs year after year, you realize everything is connected and you can foresee some exciting…

Rootstock's new plan to bring programmability to Bitcoin could unfold over the next 12 months.The project could lead to the development of layer-2 networks atop Bitcoin without requiring any major changes to the blockchain's underlying code.Sergio Demian Lerner, an Argentine developer known for his early work on Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin stash, discussed the project Wednesday

Nov 28, 2019 at 11:03 UTCUpdated Nov 28, 2019 at 11:03 UTCBitcoin jumped above $7,400 on Wednesday, confirming a bullish breakout on the short duration technical charts. Resistance at $7,800 could come into play in the next 48 hours. A violation there would expose $8,200. The nascent recovery will fall apart if Wednesday’s low of…

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 PricesTop StoriesSingapore's central bank is starting to test tokenization use cases alongside major traditional finance players including JPMorgan, DBS, and BNY Mellon. The tests will examine bilateral

Aug 13, 2020 at 16:12 UTCBitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 13, 2020With the price of BTC bouncing and ETH miners on the rise, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your news roundup! For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases , subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today's Stories: Bitcoin…