SEC Faces Thursday Deadline for ProShares Bitcoin ETF Decision

Jun 19, 2020 at 09:29 UTCKyber Network CEO Loi Luu (Credit: Kyber Network)ParaFi Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance, has invested in Kyber Network ahead of its planned Katalyst upgrade. Announced Friday, the two entities have also formed a new partnership that will see them work to prepare for…

The Israeli government has seized millions of dollars in crypto from wallets linked to the Iranian military and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, according to a report by the Associated Press, citing comments from the nation's Defense Minister.The seizure of the crypto wallets came after an order from Defense Minister Yoav Gallant earlier…

Charlottesville’s Blue Ridge Bank is letting cardholders purchase and redeem bitcoin at 19 ATMs. Blue Ridge Bank employee poses with one of the bank's ATMs, now equipped to offer bitcoin services. (Courtesy of Blue Ridge Bank).Feb 10, 2021 at 4:49 p.m. UTCThis Virginia-Based Bank Is Letting Customers Buy Bitcoin at the ATMBlue Ridge Bank is…

Jan 15, 2020 at 17:18 UTCCrypto perpetuals exchange Blade will be introducing zero-fee trading next month in a bid to gain market share from rivals. The Coinbase-backed exchange, which began operations in September, will also drop the $10 subscription fee it had planned to collect from traders on a monthly basis. Though based in San Francisco, Blade…

Jun 8, 2020 at 18:03 UTCUpdated Jun 9, 2020 at 14:29 UTCBitcoin’s Forks Have Trounced Bitcoin This YearWhile bitcoin has outperformed gold and the S&P 500 index in 2020, data shows even better returns among leading bitcoin “fork” cryptocurrencies. These cryptocurrencies are created by copying the Bitcoin source code repository through a process called “forking.”…

Unsurprisingly, people are cautious about investing in new digital assets like cryptocurrencies, as this is a previously unknown asset class. Bitcoin began just over 10 years ago and a lot has happened – good, bad and ugly. Over 100,000 tokens and crypto projects have launched, and many have failed, seemingly designed from the outset to

news Australia saw a surge in reports of scams involving cryptocurrencies last year, according to the country’s consumer watchdog. In 674 cases, victims reported to the the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and other government agencies that cryptocurrency had been used to pay scammers in 2018, with reported losses of AU$6.1 million (US$4.3 million),…

Sep 27, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Sep 27, 2020 at 15:05 UTCThe Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power PoliticsWelcome to Opinionated, a new podcast featuring CoinDesk’s leading columnists and contributors. For free, early access to Opinionated, subscribe to CoinDesk Reports with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, CastBox or direct RSS for your favorite…

news The White House issued two advisories on drug purchases in the United States today with specific references to cryptocurrencies. The advisories, addressed to both financial institutions and digital payment platforms, state that “convertible virtual currencies” (CVC), particularly bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, and monero, can be and have been used for illicit substance purchases on the…