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May 13, 2020 at 19:04 UTCUpdated May 13, 2020 at 19:42 UTCKathleen Breitman (Credit: Katheen Breitman)Kathleen Breitman’s ‘Blaze of Glory’CoinDesk Confessionals is a new series exploring the innermost workings of crypto’s leading figures. Loosely based on the “Proust Questionnaire” – which the French author answered but did not devise – we sent out a survey asking questions…

Crypto exchange HTX and blockchain protocol Heco Chain were hacked for a cumulative $97 million in various tokens earlier Wednesday, Justin Sun, one of the investors at the exchange, confirmed in a post.Sun said HTX will fully compensate for any losses originating from the exchange. Deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended while the remaining funds

Featured SpeakerDeep Dive: EthereumProtocol VillageAustin Convention CenterJoin an hour long exploration of the advancements defining the Ethereum community in 2023.Margaux Nijkerk reports on blockchain protocols with a focus on the Ethereum ecosystem. A graduate of Johns Hopkins and Emory universities, she has a masters in International Affairs & Economics. She holds a very small amount…

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of crypto exchange Binance, has taken the lead in a $10 million funding round for Neutron, a cross-chain smart contract platform focused on interchain security within the Cosmos ecosystem.CoinFund co-led the funding, proceeds from which will help advance development of Neutron’s blockchain software and promote growth for…

Aug 12, 2020 at 18:53 UTCUpdated Aug 12, 2020 at 19:03 UTCWealthsimple caters to millennial investors with the same zeal as its southern peer. (Wealthsimple)Wealthsimple, a Canadian investing app courting the country’s day-trading millennials, is checking off regulatory boxes ahead of its cryptocurrency trading debut.  The Toronto-based firm’s “Wealthsimple Crypto” bitcoin and ether service is…

Take the bill proposed by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), officially called the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. It’s “pretty shocking, extremely broad and would have far-reaching effects on both the entire crypto space and on privacy technologies in general,” says Belcher, a civil liberties and cryptocurrency attorney. She is also the president and chair…

BTC is down 3% in the past 24 hours, with ETH, AVAX, LINK and UNI leading altcoin losses. Bitcoin's weekly Bollinger Bands compressed to similar levels seen not just last October, but in other episodes prior to big rallies, crypto trader CryptoCon noted. Altcoin investors face more pain ahead, but Q4 and next year might

Dec 5, 2019 at 12:00 UTCUpdated Dec 5, 2019 at 11:08 UTCEx-Morgan Stanley Executives Launch Crypto Derivatives Platform in SingaporeA team of Morgan Stanley veterans has launched a crypto derivatives trading platform, claiming it is faster and more secure than some of the market’s biggest players. Jack Tao, who served as a senior leader at Morgan…

news Blockchain startup Torus has an impressive cap table. The private-key management firm recently closed a $2 million seed round led by Multicoin Capital. The fundraise also saw participation from notable investors like Coinbase Ventures, Sixth Horizon, Accomplice and Terminal. Binance Labs invested $500,000 in the round. Torus, says Multcoin’s Kyle Samani, is solving “one of the most critical…