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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 Prices 02:38 'High Likelihood' Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Will Become Trump's Crypto Advisor 01:22 Uptober Forming Amid Rising Stablecoin Liquidity and Bitcoin Transactions 01:30

Another crypto bill has scored a victory in a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the panel's unanimous approval of legislation that would direct the U.S. secretary of commerce to support blockchain technology.The brief, 13-page legislation isn't among the big-ticket bills that the industry is desperate to see emerge from Congress, but the

Crypto wallet maker Ledger dug itself into a deeper public relations hole on Wednesday when its support team said on Twitter that "it is and always has been possible" for the firm to extract its users' keys.While answering queries about the firm's new wallet recovery service, Ledger Support sent a couple of bizarre tweets which…

Inflation data once again has disappointed, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March rising more than anticipated and casting doubt on hopes for a Fed rate cut at some point this summer.The CPI for March rose 0.4% versus expectations for 0.3% and February's 0.4%. On a year-over-year basis, CPI was 3.5% versus 3.4% expected

Security Firms Warn of Potential DeFi Exit Scam After $2.5M in ‘Locked’ Cryptos MovedTwo blockchain security firms have warned that the creators of a DeFi contract on the EOS network may have fled in what appears to be an exit scam. China-based auditing firm SlowMist said on Wednesday that a liquidity mining DeFi project on…

Dec 16, 2019 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Dec 16, 2019 at 13:25 UTCThis post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Daniel Gorfine is the founder of fintech advisory firm Gattaca Horizons LLC. He currently serves as an adjunct…

The BTT token from BitTorrent, the file-sharing platform that Tron bought in 2018, more than doubled in price on Wednesday amid apparent optimism about the Tron blockchain.BTT is issued on the Tron blockchain, which just hit 200 million users. There appears to be no news catalyst for the price rise.The move comes alongside an uptick

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Swiss retail customers of the country’s largest cantonal bank now have the ability to buy, sell and hold the two most popular digital assets: bitcoin and Ethereum. ZKB is handling the custody of crypto-assets a service that can be offered to other Swiss banks. 00:53 Ether Slides as Grayscale's ETHE Outflows Ramp Up 00:54 Here's