I Underestimated Just How Many Subpoenas I Would Get

Starknet's 2024 road map calls for the addition of parallel transactions starting in the second quarter.Developers behind the project also released plans for measures to cut fees.Starknet is the biggest in a category of layer-2 networks known as ZK rollups.The developers behind Starknet, the Ethereum layer-2 network whose $2.3 billion STRK token airdrop last month

Jul 22, 2020 at 11:32 UTCThe South Korean government has proposed obliging crypto investors to pay more than a fifth of their profits to the state. The Ministry of Economy and Finance tabled a proposal Wednesday to introduce a 22% tax –including the 2% local income tax – on crypto trading profits above 2.5 million…

May 11, 2020 at 14:37 UTCUpdated May 11, 2020 at 14:49 UTCVitalik Buterin on stage at RadicalXchange 2019. (Credit: Christine Kim for CoinDesk)Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum 2.0 protocol upgrade, which will change the consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS), is well on its way to launching sometime in July.Kicking off the Consensus: Distributed event Monday,…

feature Two Bitfinex shareholders said they were unconcerned by the New York Attorney General’s allegations that the cryptocurrency exchange lost $850 million of client and corporate funds. Zhao Dong, a Bitfinex shareholder who has tried to reassure the crypto community that the exchange is solvent and operational numerous times in the past, told CoinDesk Friday…

news South Korean technology giant Samsung has invested 2.6 million euros ($2.9 million) into crypto hardware startup Ledger. The investment gives the startup a valuation of roughly $290 million, French business magazine Capital reported Wednesday. A spokesperson for Ledger confirmed that Samsung backed the startup, but could not confirm further details. A Samsung representative did not respond…

(ugurhan/iStock via Getty Images Plus)How Bitcoin Could Become the Reserve Asset for DeFi, Feat. Qiao WangCrypto trader, analyst and operator Qiao Wang looks at bitcoin’s macro resilience and why DeFi is here to stay.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or RSS.This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.Today on…

You may be surprised to learn that the SEC’s ongoing efforts to rein in the crypto industry have been greeted warmly by at least some Bitcoiners. Because Bitcoin is firmly classed as a commodity rather than a security, those of a “Bitcoin maximalist” mindset have sometimes seen the crackdown as both a tactical and moral…

More than $287 million of USDe has been minted within 24 hours of the platform's launch, with the 27% reward calculated on a rolling seven-day basis and subject to change.Users can deposit stablecoins to receive USDe, which can then be staked.The yield is generated by staking ether to a validator and earning 5% on the

Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank, also known as K-Bank, said it has acquired 97% shares in the parent company of Satang crypto exchange, which has operated in the country since 2017.According to a filing, the deal has a valuation of 3.705 billion Thai baht ($102.8 million) and was done via a new K-Bank subsidiary called Unita Capital