By late 2013, it was clear crypto assets would be the future of finance. It was the first time bitcoin crossed $1,000. To the cypherpunks’ chagrin, central banks around the world began publishing warnings to curb the “decentralized genie” threatening…
[unable to retrieve full-text content] On today’s holiday episode of Markets Daily, we take a look at the term “satoshi,” its origin, what it means and why it matters.
It is often said that Julius Caesar brought the Roman Republic to an end when he crossed the Rubicon River with the 13th Legion of the Roman Republican Army on Jan. 10, 49 BC, starting the civil war that would…
According to an email sent to clients and shared with CoinDesk, the firm, which is owned by CoinDesk parent company Digital Currency Group, is suspending XRP trading and lending. Clients will have until January 15 to sell XRP “as long…
For many reasons 2020 will loom large in future textbooks on financial history. This year saw the biggest drop-off in economic output since the Great Depression, the biggest spate of money printing in the Federal Reserve’s 107-year history spurred by…
Binance Pool, the mining pool run by one of crypto’s biggest exchanges, is prepared to support Taproot, a good omen for the next major Bitcoin upgrade. The addition of Binance Pool to the “yes” column means that all the major…
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The crypto trading/investment management platform is also considering the possibility of a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities.
[unable to retrieve full-text content] In this special episode of Markets Daily, CoinDesk Podcasts editor Adam B. Levine reads Nathan DiCamillo’s profile of Jesse Powell, one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential People in 2020.
Singapore-based lending platform Vauld raised $2 million, led by Pantera Capital, to grow into a full crypto bank. Other investors include Coinbase Ventures, LuneX Ventures and individual investors including Robert Leshner of Compound Finance. So far, Vauld has established a…