MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: Smart Contracts?

There’s a word that every trader knows: “Edge.” You need an edge to trade successfully. And edge can come in many forms. Maybe you understand something the market doesn’t; maybe your analysis is sharper than the conventional wisdom; or maybe you’re so good at reading the price charts -- recognizing the patterns -- that you…

The uploads come in response to legal threats by Craig Wright.Jan 21, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 21, 2021 at 5:31 p.m. UTCWhy Everyone From Square to Facebook Is Now Hosting the Bitcoin White PaperSome of the Bitcoin community’s most prominent voices (and also Facebook subsidiary Novi) are now hosting the Bitcoin white paper.The…

Australian bitcoin miner Iris Energy plans to sell about 8.3 million shares at $25 to $27 each from its initial public offering, according to a filing with the SEC.The Sydney-based miner will list its shares on Nasdaq under the ticker “IREN.”JPMorgan, Canaccord Genuity, Citigroup, Macquarie Capital, Cantor Fitzgerald, CLSA and Cowen are joint bookrunners for…

Jun 3, 2020 at 21:09 UTCUpdated Jun 3, 2020 at 21:10 UTCArgo’s Mining Revenue Dips After Bitcoin’s HalvingLondon-listed Argo reported a dip in May revenue, possibly as a result of the bitcoin halving event. Per the mining firm’s monthly operational update, monthly mining margins – revenue minus operating costs – was roughly 34% in May,…

CYBER, one of the less well-known crypto tokens, has appreciated among the most in the crypto ecosystem in recent weeks.Traders are paying as much as 2,000% annualized in fees to buy the tokens on margin.They run risk of being caught out; most market pumps are sold quickly amid a generally bearish environment.There’s always a niche

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Fran is CoinDesk's TV writer and reporter. Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Venture capitalist and "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary said that crypto exchanges shouldn't be taking legal action against…

Robinhood (HOOD), the popular trading platform, received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 4. The stock fell about 2.5% in premarket trading on Monday."On May 4, 2024, RHC received a 'Wells Notice' from the Staff of the SEC (the 'Staff') stating that the Staff has advised RHC that it

USDC, the dollar-backed stablecoin used to grease the wheels of cryptocurrency trading, has made its way into the Hedera Hashgraph ecosystem.Hashgraph, an alternative to blockchains that uses directed acyclic graphs to time-sequence transactions without bundling them into blocks, sees the introduction of USDC opening the door to large-scale development around areas like decentralized finance (DeFi).“We…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is searching for a specialist to foster digital asset underwriting, transaction processing, and custody in the cloud, according to a recent job posting.The infrastructure giant wants to hire a Financial Services Specialist to work with global financial institutions and innovative fintechs, and “transform the way they transact digital assets (ex. cryptocurrencies,…