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One of the major crypto stories of 2023 was the rollout of the Coinbase exchange's layer 2 network, "Base," which made use of Optimism's blockchain technology.The face of OP Labs, the main development firm for the popular Optimism protocol, is CEO Karl Floersch. He started in this role in May 2023, but he's been part

Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp (BMAC), a newly formed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) based in Florida, has been given the green light by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to list $100 million worth of shares under an initial public offering (IPO).The pricing of its IPO of 10 million units at $10.00 per share will…

Sep 4, 2020 at 16:31 UTCUpdated Sep 4, 2020 at 16:36 UTCEthereum founder Vitalik Buterin at ETHDenver 2020. (CoinDesk video)Blockchain Bites: Tether’s Dispute, Buterin’s Fix and 3 Reasons for Bitcoin’s Sell-OffTether disputes allegations of market manipulation brought in court, Vitalik Buterin issues a proposal for Ethereum’s high gas fees and Voatz weighed in on whether…

news Ben Davenport has joined the team at Blockchain Capital as a venture partner, CoinDesk has learned. Davenport has deep roots in technology and cryptocurrency. He founded Beluga, which was acquired by Facebook in 2011 and became Facebook Messenger. Then he joined BitGo, an early bitcoin startup providing security solutions, as a co-founder in 2014.…

The Government Accountability Office handed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission another high-profile setback in its crypto policies, declaring the agency erred in not treating SAB 121 as a rule under the Congressional Review Act.Crypto observers doubt Congress will overturn the policy, but the finding may echo through other legal disputes.As the U.S. Securities and

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Bitcoin slid 8% on Wednesday as jitters around the anticipated approval of a spot bitcon (BTC) ETF began to enter the market.The slump retraced the entire upside move that occurred on Jan. 1, spurring the liquidation of $500 million worth of positions across derivatives exchanges."The likelihood of the ETF's passage became less and less likely

Oct 29, 2020 at 16:34 UTCUpdated Oct 29, 2020 at 16:41 UTCChicago Stone, side 2, recording sale of a number of fields, probably from Isin, Early Dynastic Period, c. 2600 BC, black basalt - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago(Wiki commons)Bitcoin Transaction Fees Rise to 28-Month High as Hashrate Drops Amid Price RallyThe cost of…

Coinbase users reported that their account balances showed $0 after bitcoin saw significant gains prior on Wednesday.The exchange said it was investigating the issue shortly after.At least some customers of Coinbase's U.S. cryptocurrency exchange are showing $0 account balances Wednesday as bitcoin (BTC) posted – and then quickly erased – a gigantic rally.The exchange said