CoinDesk Quarterly Review 2021 Q1

EOS' launch has been fraught with controversy. Some users are fed up, and they're forking the protocol to give the network a better shot.

BTC stays above $9K while some startups wrestle for market share. 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 news, CoinDesk is a media outlet…

Edvard Munch's "The Scream." (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)In early March 2012, three years after the biggest financial disruption in 80 years, with 8% of the U.S. workforce unemployed, with 4 million American homes foreclosed, and with Europe tearing itself apart over fiscal austerity measures to contain a debt crisis, someone forked over $119 million for a…

The cryptocurrency industry thrives on constant, ever-evolving innovation. But when it comes to stablecoin development, “that is not what you want,” according to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu.In an interview with CoinDesk TV Monday, Hsu, who is the administrator of the U.S. federal banking system and CEO of the Office of the Comptroller…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Krisztian Sandor is a reporter on the U.S. markets team focusing on stablecoins and institutional investment. He holds BTC and ETH.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Crypto lending protocol MakerDAO approved…

news The liquidators of failed New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia have released their first report on the firm’s financial situation, revealing that it owes over US$2.738 million to creditors. The appointed liquidator Grant Thornton New Zealand published its report Friday, saying that 69 unsecured creditors are owed at least $1.37 million and secured creditors over $912,000, with an…

news Cryptocurrency entities based outside of the Netherlands may get the boot under new crypto regulations. Following up a report by CoinDesk on the DNB’s recent registry mandate for cryptocurrency companies, DNB spokesperson Tobias Oudejans said the current legislation before the Dutch House of Representatives will not only force domestic companies to register with the…

news Bitfinex and a blockchain project launched by Kim Dotcom have “mutually agreed” to part ways, scuppering a planned initial exchange offering (IEO) for the controversial internet entrepreneur. Citing the current “regulatory environment” and the “risks associated with raising funds” for the project, Bitfinex said in a blog post Wednesday that it was in the interest…

Christopher Robbins is a nationally recognized journalist who has been featured as a speaker and panelist on topics including investing, personal finance and wealth management. The blockchain technology underlying cryptocurrencies represents a great leap forward in security, yet some crypto investors have found themselves on the receiving end of multimillion-dollar hacks, fraud and other attacks.What explains…