The History of HODL

Bitcoin is having a tough time scaling a key moving average hurdle that has kept the bulls in check for four weeks straight. The obstacle that is proving so hard to beat is the 10-week exponential moving average (EMA), which stalled a rally attempt from around $6,100 in mid-September. Since then, BTC has notably failed…

Jul 6, 2020 at 08:49 UTCUpdated Jul 6, 2020 at 09:05 UTCIOHK founder and CEO Charles Hoskinson (Credit: CoinDesk archives)Cardano developer house IOHK has made a six-figure investment into Wave Financial – its partner for a new $20 million Cardano fund. Jenny Corlett, an external spokesperson for IOHK, confirmed the investment had just been made,…

Bybit has integrated USDe as a collateral asset for derivatives trading and also listed spot bitcoin and ether pairs against the token.Using USDe as collateral could help perpetuals traders to reduce risk, derivatives trader Joshua Lim of Arbelos said.Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena's governance token ENA rose sharply Tuesday on the news that crypto exchange

Starknet Foundation, the nonprofit foundation founded by blockchain scalability company Starknet, appointed former Meta executive Diego Oliva as its first CEO. Oliva will lead the ecosystem's growth and help with decentralization efforts, according to a press release provided to CoinDeskStarknet parent StarkWare reached an $8 billion valuation after a $100 million funding round in May…

news The Thai government is moving to allow blockchain-based securities to be issued and traded in the country. According to a report from Bangkok Post on Friday, Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly has approved an amendment to the Securities and Exchange Act legalizing the issuance of tokenized securities such as stocks and bonds. As a result, the…

State Street, a Boston-based asset management and banking giant, is exploring creating stablecoins and tokenized deposits to settle transfers on blockchain rails, Bloomberg reported Wednesday citing a source familiar with the matter. The bank also weighs participating in "digital-cash consortium efforts" and is "looking at settlement options" via Fnality International, a fintech firm in which

Feb 12, 2020 at 09:00 UTCTether logo. Credit: ShutterstockStablecoin issuer Tether is partnering with blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis to bolster its anti-money laundering tools.The companies announced Wednesday that Tether would apply Chainalysis' "Know Your Transaction" tool for token issuers, allowing the stablecoin firm to monitor activity and "quickly understand the risk profile of each token…

news Jennifer Robertson, the widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, is transferring nearly $9 million ($12 million CAD) in assets to EY Canada, the bankruptcy trustee for the now-defunct crypto exchange. Robertson announced the move in a statement on Monday, saying since her husband’s death late last year, she had “made every effort” to assist…

news With Facebook’s recently unveiled Libra cryptocurrency high in the news agenda across the world in recent weeks, China has emerged as a perhaps surprising leader when it comes to public interest in the project. While cryptocurrency use is banned in the country, as is Facebook itself, searches for “Libra” on the nation’s web search…