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India Proposes Amnesty for Citizens Holding Unreported Gold
2.8.2020
The Indian Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed an amnesty program for citizens holding unreported gold. The government plans to ask people to declare all their gold stashes to tax authorities and pay levies. The proposition has been made to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New Gold Amnesty...
What Future Are We Building for Bitcoin?
2.8.2020
A reading of Meltem Demirors new essay “Unintended Architecture” asks some key questions about intention setting for the future of Bitcoin
Dispelling the Myth That Bitcoin Proponents Want a Cashless Society
2.8.2020
Bitcoin and a great number of other cryptocurrencies are electronic versions of currency. Many people falsely assume that crypto proponents are for a cashless society and this is certainly not the case. If we removed the central banks’ printing fiasco and the inflationary practices from cash...
Previewing the Economic Showdowns Coming This Fall
1.8.2020
From the size of a second round of stimulus to COVID-19 litigation to reshoring, last week previewed some key economic issues for the months to come
Why This Sex Industry Executive Loves Bitcoin
1.8.2020
“We accept 20 different cryptocurrencies for token purchases. The most popular ones are bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin,” Lara said
Five Years In, DeFi Now Defines Ethereum
1.8.2020
Ethereum has always struggled with explaining itself to the world. With DeFi, it's found not only a new avenue of development but of self-definition
What a Professional Trader Thinks of the Fed, Robinhood and Real Estate, Feat. Tony Greer
31.7.2020
The editor of the Morning Navigator newsletter discusses a variety of macro topics and how to trade against a very strange market
Chinese Police Take Down $6 Billion Plustoken Ponzi, Arrest 109 People
31.7.2020
Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested 109 people in connection with the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. Twenty-seven of them are allegedly the scheme’s masterminds and 82 are key members. The Plustoken scammers have swindled funds worth about $5.7 billion from more than 2 million investors....
CoinDesk Live Recap: Co-Founders Revisit Ethereum’s Launch Drama
31.7.2020
Ethereum was always a wild experiment. Now, five years later, a few early believers explain why they are more bullish than ever
Stablecoin Cold Storage Backed by Satoshis – Simba is a New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland
31.7.2020
When it comes to Switzerland, first of all, people have associations with first-class chocolate, delicious cheese, the most precise watches, multi-purpose knives and, of course, a safe place to keep money. New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland Since the dawn of time Switzerland has been...
Bitcoin an Option, as Dennis Gartman Says He’s Exiting ‘Crowded’ Gold Market
31.7.2020
Gold bull Dennis Gartman is moving out of gold because the market has become “too crowded.” In an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, Gartman said he was “social distancing” from the precious metal until such a time when the price falls to around $1,775. “Too many...
The Bond Market Is the Truth Teller No One Heeds, Feat. George Goncalves
30.7.2020
A veteran bond strategist gives his take on why the bond market has a better read than equities on short-term and long-term macro trends
Getting the Most Out of Variable Fonts on Google Fonts
30.7.2020
I have spent the past several years working (alongside a bunch of super talented people) on a font family called Recursive Sans & Mono, and it just launched officially on Google Fonts!
Wanna try it out super fast? Here’s the embed code to use the full Recursive variable font family from Google...
CoinDesk Live Recap: The DAO Hack Is Still a Mystery
30.7.2020
The DAO attack was a foundational episode in Ethereum history. On Tuesday, CoinDesk Live gathered a handful of blockchain veterans to look back
How DeFi Could Disrupt Traditional Finance, Feat. Sergey Nazarov
29.7.2020
"Imagine a world without counterparty risk..." - Chainlink's co-founder Sergey Nazarov shares why the move from brand-based contracts to math-based contracts is inevitable
Mainstream People Coming to Bitcoin, Digital Assets Data CEO Says
28.7.2020
Digital Assets Data CEO Mike Alfred explains increased Bitcoin interest from a number of parties
How Real Is Bitcoin’s Rally? 8 Interpretations of Bitcoin’s Massive Surge
28.7.2020
As bitcoin retraces slightly after reaching a new 2020 high about $11,000, NLW explores what’s driving the rally and how likely it is to continue
Is Bitcoin Mining Legal in India? Miners Still Don’t Know
28.7.2020
Following a recent Supreme Court decision, India's crypto industry is optimistic about the future. But miners still don't know if what they do is illegal
Memories of London’s Devcon 1, Ethereum’s ‘Woodstock’ Moment
28.7.2020
Ethereum’s Devcon 1, held in London in November 2015, featured adventuresome bankers and Big 4 consultants mingling with dreadlocked coders
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum Culture, Explained
28.7.2020
Maker Foundation board member Tonya Evans and former ConsenSys CMO Amanda Cassatt joined Leigh Cuen on Monday to discuss Ethereum’s ethos