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Dec 1, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2020 at 12:04 a.m. UTCBitcoin Exchange Backed by Pomp, Song and Woo Removes Trading Fees to Contend With Coinbase, GeminiUpstart crypto exchange LVL wants to take on U.S. giants Coinbase and Gemini by removing trading fees.Announced today, LVL (pronounced “level,” as in playing field) is making…

In this episode, Christine Kim and Will Foxley discuss with Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan the roll-out of the Ethereum 2.0 development roadmap, starting with the launch of phase 0 and the Beacon Chain. “Not a surprise but a relief.”That’s how Ryan characterized how he felt about the successful activation of the Eth 2.0 network…

opinion Ajit Tripathi is a partner at ConsenSys, where he specializes in global financial services business development and corporate venture strategy. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  One year ago, I wrote an article for CoinDesk in which I humbly argued that the price of ether didn’t matter and what…

Bitcoin (BTC) is emerging as a safe haven asset, with the U.S. Treasury bonds falling out of favor in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at German financial services firm Allianz.“You have people talking about bitcoins, about equity, being the ‘safe asset’ because they’ve lost confidence in government

U.S. supermarket chain Trader Joe’s filed a complaint last week against decentralized exchange (DEX) Trader Joe, alleging federal trademark infringement.“Defendants operate a cryptocurrency platform called “Trader Joe” and use the domain name traderjoexyz.com,” the filing read. “Defendants named the platform “after the supermarket”—none other than Trader Joe’s—and developed a narrative around a fictionalized “Trader Joe”

Blockchain doesn't need ARPANET-type government support. But co-ordination and collective action are vital to avoid duplication of effort. DEFENSE FUNDING: The internet's beginnings can be traced back to the ARPANET, a program funded in the 1960s by the U.S. Advanced Research Project Agency.(Don DeBold/Flickr)Feb 6, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTCUnlike the Early Web, Crypto Does…

Crypto winter is leading some blockchain firms to cut prices or offer lower-cost service tiers.Alchemy, a blockchain infrastructure platform that gives developers tools to build applications, on Wednesday released a new payment plan that aims for greater affordability and flexibility – acknowledging the pain of the current market, with major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC) and

It may not be the buzzword it once was among the tech set, but the metaverse has begun to get attention from financial institutions. With a user base and audience that are young, tech-savvy and in the early stages of their financial lives, metaverse applications offer banks unique opportunities to build relationships with a digitally…

news Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and CoinDesk’s Director of Research. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a weekly newsletter focused on institutional investment in crypto assets. Sign up for free here. Earlier this month, Heath Tarbert –…