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Yat SiuCo-Founder and Executive ChairmanAnimoca BrandsWhere is Web3 headed? Take a look to the future with this pioneering investor in the metaverse and NFTs.Yat SiuCo-Founder and Executive ChairmanAnimoca BrandsWhere is Web3 headed? Take a look to the future with this pioneering investor in the metaverse and NFTs.Rosie Perper is the Deputy Managing Editor for the…

Web3 and blockchain technology go far beyond Bitcoin and NFTs. As businesses become more aware of Web3’s possibilities, one feature will play an important role: smart contracts.Smart contracts enforce an agreement between users in an automated, open and trustworthy way. Written in code and running on-chain, they can be used in place of fragile, high-touch

Apr 30, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Apr 30, 2020 at 13:49 UTCGenesis CEO Michael Moro. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)Genesis CEO Details ‘Black Thursday’ Chaos in Q1 Lending ReportGenesis, a trading firm that also lends to institutional cryptocurrency investors, has provided a behind-the-scenes look at how staffers scrambled to meet client demands as the spread of coronavirus…

Bitcoin broke above $37,000 early Monday on the back of the appointment of Javier Milei, a pro-bitcoin candidate, as the President of Argentina.The artificial intelligence (AI) focused token sector added over 8% amid key, but unrelated, developments in rising AI upstarts.However, some traders warn of a market reaction after Federal Reserve meeting notes are released

news The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China has passed the cryptography law on Saturday and it will be effective on January 1, 2020, according to a Chinese media report. The announcement came one day after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call on the country to seize opportunities in blockchain technology. While…

Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.James Rubin is CoinDesk's U.S. news editor based on the West Coast.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share…

Feb 28, 2020 at 23:30 UTCAs firms around the world scramble to develop protocols for what is increasingly likely to become a pandemic, some crypto exchanges say they are going about business as usual. (Image: B.Zhou / Shutterstock)Crypto Firms Tout Dispersed Workforces as Coronavirus Contingency PlanCompanies are telling employees to stay home. Firms are debating…

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesMt. Gox has pushed back the date for its planned repayments by another 12 months, the trustees for the firm said on Thursday. The defunct crypto

Spurred by the recent Republican electoral trifecta earlier this month and the prospect of federal policy facilitating further and more widespread adoption, bitcoin notched a new all-time high above $90,000. While all eyes have been largely fixed on the regulatory outlook in Washington, Wall Street is taking note of the new margins for miners. Just