The Crypto Burn Book

news Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is soon to launch futures trading. During a presentation at the Asia Blockchain Summit in Taipei on Tuesday, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, founder and CEO of the exchange, showcased a futures trading interface on Binance with features including longs and shorts on crypto assets. “Binance will be…

Mar 10, 2020 at 15:00 UTCUpdated Mar 10, 2020 at 15:08 UTCCredit: Shutterstock/Joseph SohmBitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price DropTrading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the sell-off.Major exchanges – Deribit, LedgerX, Bakkt, OKEx, CME – registered total trading…

The National Bank of Kazakhstan on Wednesday kicked off a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot, with one official marking the occasion by making the first retail payment using the digital tenge.The central bank conducted the first issue of the digital tenge on a platform launched in "pilot mode," but with real users in the

Jan 14, 2020 at 17:30 UTCDavos 2019 image via Aaron Stanley for CoinDeskStorming the Gates: How ‘Crypto Davos’ Became a ThingThis is part of a series of op-eds previewing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. CoinDesk will be on the ground in Davos from Jan. 20–24 chronicling all things crypto at the premier gathering…

Dec 11, 2020 at 9:28 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 11, 2020 at 9:30 p.m. UTCCoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price IndexMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Holding at $18K; Active Ethereum Addresses up 140% in 2020Bitcoin is struggling to make gains as an expected low-volume weekend could push price further down. Meanwhile, the increasing number of active Ethereum addresses this year…

Hopes are extremely high for bitcoin ETFs, which just won SEC approval, and their ability to transform cryptocurrency investing.Gold ETFs transformed the gold market two decade ago, sparking a huge rally in gold's price – and some experts think bitcoin ETFs could do the same thing.Standard Chartered sees bitcoin's price doubling to $100,000 this year.Bitcoin

news PayPal has withdrawn from the Libra Association, the company announced Friday. A PayPal spokesperson told CoinDesk in a statement that the payments firm “made the decision to forgo further participation” in the Facebook-initiated crypto project, to instead “continue to focus on advancing our existing mission and business priorities as we strive to democratize access…

Liquid restaking platform EigenLayer has become the fifth largest protocol in decentralized finance (DeFi) following $4.3 billion worth of fresh inflows over the past 10 days.The uptick in inflows comes after EigenLayer removed its staking cap on Feb. 5, a decision that was designed to "invite organic demand," according to a recent blog post. The

Apr 29, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBTC prices rise as experts agree the halving isn't that big a deal. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.Today's stories:For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic…