Korea’s Jeju Island Seeks to Become ICO Hub Despite Domestic Ban

Uniswap, the world's largest decentralized crypto exchange, unveiled a new blockchain protocol "UniswapX" for trading across automated market makers (AMMs) and other liquidity sources.Details of the project were shared with CoinDesk in a press release, and Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams was due to make the announcement on-stage Monday at the EthCC conference in Paris.Uniswap,…

Prime Trust, the beleaguered crypto custodian recently ordered to cease operations, looks poised to do potentially massive layoffs, according to former employees.Some have heard up to 75% of jobs could be eliminated. The sources, who requested anonymity, cited what they’ve heard from inside the company.Prime Trust didn’t immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment on…

news Standard Chartered Bank has announced the successful completion of the first international letter of credit (LC) transaction on the oil industry-focused blockchain platform Voltron. In an announcement Wednesday, the bank said it had conducted the pilot transaction for PTT Group, PTT International Trading Pte Ltd and IRPC Public Company Limited, which involved shipment of an oil…

Nov 20, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC(TAW4/iStock via Getty Images Plus)10 Metrics Where Bitcoin Has Already Hit New All-Time HighsWhile we haven’t achieved the elusive $20,000 spot price all-time high yet, these other metrics show where bitcoin has grown far beyond previous peaks.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases,…

Stablecoins, the backbone of the cryptocurrency market, with their $135 billion market cap, have traditionally been pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar, offering stability and liquidity in a somewhat volatile ecosystem.Now, the landscape of stablecoins is evolving, with innovative projects emerging that look beyond conventional USD pegs. These new stablecoins are tethered to

The price of browser startup Brave's Basic Attention Token (BAT) fell by as much as 20 percent in the past 24 hours. Trading for BAT officially went live yesterday on Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., a move that followed the token's inclusion on Coinbase's professional platform.  Coinbase initially teased the idea of listing…

Jan 9, 2020 at 17:40 UTCUpdated Jan 9, 2020 at 17:41 UTCAfter a dramatic start to 2020, bitcoin is down today for the second straight day. Markets Daily is back with the news moving markets over the last 24 hours, plus a look at Nakamoto.com's troubled launch and how it relates to 'Bitcoin Maximalism'. Later,…

Want to rep your degen status to your neighbors? Here's your chance.Home improvement giant Lowe's this week released a physical garden flag featuring characters from mfers, a popular non-fungible token (NFT) project that exists in the public domain under a Creative Commons classification known as a CC0 license. Under this designation, anyone can use mfers…

Twitter is launching a dedicated cryptocurrency team as it continues to support the adoption of digital assets and decentralized apps.Twitter has tapped Tess Rinearson to lead its new cryptocurrency team. Prior to joining Twitter, Rinearson worked at Tendermint on the consensus engine Tendermint Core, and previously worked at the software payments firm Interstellar.In her Twitter…