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Pinning the Tail on Satoshi Nakamoto — How Journalists Erroneously Used Circumstantial Evidence Over the Years to Identify Bitcoin’s Creator
8.9.2022
The search for Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s mysterious inventor, has been an ongoing hunt for the last 13 years. Since 2014, dozens of so-called candidates have appeared, but none of them have convinced the greater community that they are Bitcoin’s creator. Furthermore, journalists...
Why DeFi Protocols Are Limiting ETH Borrowing Ahead of Ethereum’s Merge
8.9.2022
Air Gap? Hardware Wallet? Multisig? Bitcoin Self-Storage Means Hard Choices
8.9.2022
Wallet manufacturers debated the best ways to store bitcoin private keys safely at the BalticHoneybadger conference in Riga
Xiden Developer CryptoDATA Announces New Project to Defend the Crypto Space From Asset Losses
8.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. CryptoDATA Tech, the Xiden blockchain developer and MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix’s title sponsor until 2024, is joining a new project that provides highly sought-after safeguards for crypto users. CryptoDATA Tech is partnering with Martoms Brothers & Co and several...
Venture Capital Firm MetaWeb Raises $30M for Early Stage Crypto Startups
8.9.2022
MetaWeb Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in crypto startups, has raised $30 million for its first fund
Crypto Terra Luna Classic Surges as Traders Speculate on New Supply Burn Rule
8.9.2022
In an attempt to revive the failed Terra blockchain’s LUNC token, the approved proposal will tax and destroy 1.2% of every transaction to reduce supply
UK Crypto Hub Goal Continues: Treasury Official
8.9.2022
The U.K. wants to "become the country of choice for those looking to create, innovate and build in the crypto space," the Treasury's Economic Secretary Richard Fuller said in the first Westminster crypto debate on Wednesday
Federal Reserve to Act 'Forthrightly, Strongly' Until Inflation 'Job Is Done,' Powell Says
8.9.2022
Why Traditional Investors May Not Love DAOs
8.9.2022
A governance vote this summer canceling a SAFT investor agreement in a DAO sent shockwaves through investor ranks, says Tanvi Ratna
Biggest Movers: ATOM Hits 4-Month High, NEAR up 10% on Thursday
8.9.2022
Cosmos moved to a four-month high in today’s session, as crypto markets rebounded following Wednesday’s sell-off. Prices of the token broke out of a key resistance point this afternoon, reaching the milestone. Near protocol was another notable mover, as it hit a three-week high....
Brazil Exceeds 1M Registered Crypto Users in July for First Time as Number Grows 68% in a Month
8.9.2022
The figure excludes international exchanges, which aren’t obliged to disclose the information to the local tax authority
DeFi Lending Protocol Notional to Offer New Leveraged Product
8.9.2022
The protocol plans to launch three “leveraged vaults” next month that allow users to trade up to 10 or 20 times their initial capital
Banco Central Europeo aumenta tasas de interés a 75 puntos básicos en medio de suba inflacionaria
8.9.2022
Los mercados cripto reaccionaron con calma al aumento, pero puede presagiar una acción más agresiva por parte de los bancos centrales
Crypto Exchange Binance to Issue 'Soulbound' Tokens to Users Who Complete Know-Your-Customer Checks
8.9.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has plans to issue all users that have completed KYC witha soulbound token on the BNB chain, according to an official announcement
Republicans Want Answers From Fed on What It’ll Take to Justify Digital Dollar
8.9.2022
Rep. Patrick McHenry and others from the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter demanding clarity from Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard on the topic
US Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack
8.9.2022
Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis announced Thursday it helped the U.S. government recover about $30 million stolen from Axie Infinity earlier this year
David Bowie Estate to Drop ‘Bowie on the Blockchain’ NFTs, Sale Receives Backlash From Fans
8.9.2022
The David Bowie estate recently announced it is launching a series of non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles called “Bowie on the Blockchain.” Following the official announcement, however, a number of Bowie’s fans chastised the project and called it a pyramid scheme....
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Back Over $19K as ECB Goes for Record Interest-Rate Hike
8.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 8, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
White House Calls For Crypto Mining Standards to Minimize Environmental Impact
8.9.2022
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called for the U.S. to conduct further research on the energy impact of crypto mining in a new report published Thursday
Crypto Startup Slide Raises $12.3M to Connect New Users to Web3 Apps
8.9.2022
Crypto-focused investment firms Polychain Capital and Framework Ventures led the funding round