The Ethereum network has just turned five years old. Although the project was first announced at the North American Bitcoin Conference in January 2014, its genesis block was only mined on JulyRead More…
02Aug/20
01Aug/20
Previewing the Economic Showdowns Coming This Fall
From the size of a second round of stimulus to COVID-19 litigation to reshoring, last week previewed some key issues for the months to come. On this week’s edition of The BreakdownRead More…
31Jul/20
Cash App for Comment: Joe Rogan Tells 200M Listeners to Buy Bitcoin
Podcaster Joe Rogan used the first few minutes of a recent episode to read out an advertisement for his sponsor Cash App and to tell listeners to buy Bitcoin. On Episode 1515Read More…
30Jul/20
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Clings to $11,000 as Ether Futures Top $1B
Bitcoin was little changed at around $11,000 with lower spot volumes as traders eye growth in the market for ether futures. Bitcoin was little changed at around $11,000 Thursday as traders digestedRead More…
29Jul/20
HEX Plasters UK with Ads Boasting of 11,500% Returns
Richard Heart’s controversial HEX token has launched an advertising blitz in the U.K., plastering ads on London public transportation, in newspapers, and during English Premier League soccer games. As reported by TwitterRead More…
28Jul/20
5 Years After Launch, Predictions Market Platform Augur Releases Version 2
The Takeaway: Augur released the second version of its betting platform Tuesday. The project was one of Ethereum’s first in 2015 with angel investments from Vitalik Buterin. Its v2 adds a suiteRead More…
27Jul/20
Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and Crypto Begins
An interesting op-ed by Leah Callon-Butler in CoinDesk this week got me to change my mind about something pretty fundamental. She asked: “Is crypto fintech?” My instinctive answer was “no!” For me,Read More…
27Jul/20
Dash Core Group to Release Next Update, to Launch Testnet By Yearend
The Dash Core Group plans to release another update for its Dash platforms near the end of August, the company announced. The group recently came out with its third release for itsRead More…
25Jul/20
Chainlink Brings FX Rates Data From Top Korean Banks to DeFi
Chainlink (LINK) is integrating with CenterPrime to bring a foreign exchange, or FX, rate data feed from the Korean banks to the DeFi space. “A breakthrough for Korean fintech industry” CenterPrime, aRead More…
24Jul/20
CoinDesk’s Twitter Hack Proved the Media Can’t Rely on Web 2.0
A rundown from one of CoinDesk’s editorial Slack channels during an action-packed hour on Wednesday last week reads like a high-pace drama. It tells the tale of a news team going throughRead More…