Stellar Month: July’s Top Performing Crypto Asset Saw 40% Gains

news Blockchain investigations firm Chainalysis has added support for five more ERC-20 tokens, expanding the reach of its anti-money laundering tracking service. New coins include Basic Attention Token (BAT), OmiseGO (OMG), Dai (DAI), Maker (MKR) and 0x (ZRX). Together, they represented about 0.4% of the overall crypto market cap, and 0.002% of the market’s 24-hour…

news One ethereum community member is about to begin what one might call a “friendly fork” of the ethereum blockchain. Called “Alternateth,” James Hancock, project team lead at ethereum startup ETHSignals, told CoinDesk in interview that he hopes the network will act as “a sister chain” to ethereum validating ideas and proof-of-concepts before adoption on…

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Prices: As Altcoin dominance reaches a multi-month high, Worldcoin's WLD token is up 30% on-launch. But the project comes with real world centralization and privacy concerns.Worldcoin (WLD) Outperforms the MarketAs Asia continues its trading week, bitcoin is opening Tuesday down 3% to $29,179, while ether is down 2.1% to $1,850.The CoinDesk…

news A cryptocurrency project previously sanctioned by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is selling a property that it had intended to use as a cannabis co-working space. The firm, ParagonCoin, revealed the news in a filing with the SEC late last month, stating that, while it had anticipated that its native PRG token could be used…

Calastone, the operator of a London-based transaction network for investment funds, is looking to move its entire settlements system to a blockchain by May 2019. According to a Financial Times report on Sunday, Calastone, which provides services to over 1,700 firms including JP Morgan Asset Management, estimates the plan could help the industry save up to £3.4 billion…

Bitcoin, ether options worth over $11 billion will expire on Deribit on Friday.Both cryptocurrencies are trading well above their "max pain points."The market is unlikely to see major volatility ahead of the expiry, one observer said.Bitcoin (BTC) remains well supported, holding above $40,000 as the clock ticks down to 2023's last quarterly options expiry.On Friday

Christopher R. Perkins serves as managing partner and president of CoinFund, a registered investment adviser with venture and liquid strategies.In any industry, standardization drives scale. Ethereum’s transition last year to proof of stake (PoS) unlocked an exciting opportunity to create a benchmark that tracks staking yields, which could serve as the basis for financial products…

A new report from the NY Fed said Ethereum block builders have largely cooperated with sanctions on Tornado Cash. Block validators that are immediately downstream of a transaction are likely to cooperate, the report said, noting that sanctions may not apply to non-U.S. persons. Ethereum block builders have largely cooperated with sanctions on Tornado Cash