US Senators Raise Crypto Mining Concerns, Propose Government Blockchains

In August, before it was fully clear the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) would bring charges against Binance, news leaked that the federal prosecutors building the case were worried an indictment could cause customers to panic and withdraw their funds en masse, potentially creating panic in the crypto markets, wider industry contagion or even a

BlackRock’s iShares unit filed paperwork Thursday afternoon with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the formation of a spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF).As with all things perpetually online, many are tying themselves up and tripping over semantics. Is this proposed fund actually an ETF or just a trust? The question seems odd,…

Jul 6, 2020 at 20:28 UTCUpdated Jul 6, 2020 at 20:29 UTCSocial Media Bans ‘Highlight the Profound Censorship on Web 2.0’The crackdown on alleged hate speech is intensifying as social media platforms either expand their policies or step up enforcement of their terms of service. Reddit banned over 2,000 subreddits as part of a focus…

Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her…

After years of grandstanding on crypto, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has finally put skin in the game.The crypto-skeptic regulator – who over the course of his tenure has insinuated that proof-of-stake tokens are securities, intimated that all crypto exchanges are illegal enterprises and implied that all but one cryptocurrencies are…

Bitcoin climbed back near $29,200 early Wednesday as markets shaken by the lingering effects of the Curve exploit regained their balance.CRV was recently up 5.4% and trading near 60 cents after dipping to 50 cents on Tuesday.Shortly before Wednesday's business day began in Asia, bitcoin and most major altcoins had recovered ground lost late the…

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news Bitcoin has broken yet another 2019 record, reaching as high as $11,304, before conceding a short-term period of profit taking. At 21:00 UTC on June 23, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization shot upwards on the daily chart, cementing a new high beyond June 22’s peak of $11,215. The move to another 2019 high…