Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 16, 2021

Sep 4, 2020 at 20:04 UTCUpdated Sep 4, 2020 at 20:40 UTCWBTC minted per merchant in Aug. 2020As the decentralized finance (DeFi) craze continues, growth in the supply of bitcoins tokenized on Ethereum is keeping pace, with one company – Alameda Research – gobbling up nearly 70% of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) minted in August. Alameda’s…

Mar 12, 2020 at 09:00 UTCKatherinekycheng / Shutterstock.comLeah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm focused on the role of technology in advancing economic development in Asia.Call it panic-stricken or precautionary, the world is currently rejecting anything that lumps a bunch of humans in one spot. Events everywhere have been…

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 StoriesCrypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) has registered with Spain’s central bank to provide exchange and custody services, the company announced Monday. Registration with the Bank of Spain

Jul 13, 2020 at 11:13 UTCSingapore’s Central Bank Eyes Commercial Role for Its Blockchain Payments TechA blockchain project from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and state investor Temasek has completed its final development phase and is now being considered as the basis for commercial payments ventures. Singapore's central banking authority and Temasek said Monday…

Jun 16, 2020 at 12:19 UTCUpdated Jun 16, 2020 at 12:20 UTCBitcoin clocked highs near $9,600 this morning, having trapped bears on the wrong side of the market with a brief dip below $9,000 on Monday.  Analysts say a risk reset in the traditional markets fueled bitcoin’s rise from $8,900 to $9,580 in the last…

Dozens of new crypto tokens themed after internet services company CrowdStrike and the popular Microsoft “Blue Screen of Death” (BSoD) error were issued on Ethereum and Solana blockchains amid a reported global internet outage that has impacted several real-world services. Millions of Windows users worldwide are experiencing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error, which

Coinbase is emerging as a major player in corporate America's march toward bitcoin.Feb 17, 2021 at 6:42 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 17, 2021 at 7:36 p.m. UTCTesla Tapped Coinbase for $1.5B Bitcoin Buy: ReportCoinbase’s institutional trading wing handled electric car-maker Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin investment earlier this month, according to The Block.The report illustrates Coinbase’s growing…

Dec 5, 2020 at 10:05 a.m. UTCUpdated Dec 5, 2020 at 10:08 a.m. UTCJD.Com Says It’s Accepting China’s Digital Yuan for Latest LotteryChinese e-commerce firm JD.Com says it’s become the first online platform to accept the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).As reported by Reuters on Saturday, JD Digits – the company's digital technology arm…

Jun 18, 2020 at 16:09 UTCBlockchain Bites: Trump on Bitcoin, Powell on Digital Dollars and the Truth About Terrorist FinancingThe Washington Examiner published an excerpt of John Bolton’s new book detailing a dramatic scene in which President Trump told Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to go after bitcoin before tackling trade with China. This news follows a…