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US Hopes to Confiscate $400M: DoJ Files Forfeiture Judgment Against Onecoin Launderer
3.9.2020
Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court have submitted a “forfeiture money judgment” against the former attorney Mark Scott. The lawyer was charged with helping the Ponzi scheme Onecoin launder funds. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that Scott helped...
Your crypto is not outside government reach, VC firm partner says
3.9.2020
An anti-thesis to some of industry's core concepts
$1 Trillion in Housing Bonds: US Real Estate Crisis Held Back by Fed’s Mortgage Purchases
3.9.2020
The U.S. real estate market is facing a conundrum, as there’s now a tidal wave of renters who can’t pay rent and a massive number of mortgage defaults stacking up like never before. Amid the looming real estate chaos, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) enacted public...
CEO shares an early adoption story about selling Bitcoin inside various Taco Bells
3.9.2020
Bitcoin goes quite well with tacos
Pieter Wuille will continue to work with Blockstream despite his recent move to Chaincode Labs
2.9.2020
Wuille will continue contributing to a new Multi-Signature standard for Bitcoin
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $11.1K; Ethereum Miners at Record Fee Percentage
2.9.2020
The bitcoin market went bearish as the price dipped while DeFi fees as a percentage of revenue for Ethereum miners is at an all-time high
Pornhub Accepts Bitcoin: Top Adult Site Expands Cryptocurrency Payment Options
2.9.2020
Pornhub now accepts bitcoin as the platform expands its cryptocurrency payment options. The leading adult video streaming website has over 12 million videos, more than 130 million daily visitors, and was visited 42 billion times last year, according to the platform. Pornhub Accepts Bitcoin Pornhub...
Around the Crypto World in 15 Charts: CoinDesk Research’s August Review
2.9.2020
In 15 charts, the CoinDesk Monthly Review for August details BTC's performance, its relationship to fiat currencies and Ethereum’s growing congestion problem
Price analysis 9/2: BTC, ETH, XRP, LINK, BCH, LTC, BNB, CRO, BSV, ADA
2.9.2020
If the bearish patterns on Bitcoin and altcoins complete the current correction could see prices drop to new lows
Max Keiser thinks Warren Buffett will move soon to Bitcoin soon
2.9.2020
Max Keiser joined us for a discussion on Warren Buffett’s turn away from fiat
Bitcoin Ups Its Dominance As Altcoins Bleed More, Led by DeFi Tokens
2.9.2020
The crypto market has intensified its correction today, sending the total market capitalization down by more than 6%, to USD 371bn, while the majority of top altcoins dropped against bitcoin (BTC).
BTC itself lost 5% in a day and is trading at USD 11,328 (UTC 17:15). The price is also down by 1.5%...
What now for Bitcoin price? September starts with abrupt BTC sell-off
2.9.2020
Bitcoin’s new monthly candle has been met with a fierce sell-off. Traders explain bearish and bullish scenarios for BTC
Retail Trading Platforms Pile Into $5M Funding Round for Zero Hash Crypto Settlements Firm
2.9.2020
Three trading platforms focused on the retail market have participated in the $4.75 million Series C for a crypto settlement service
Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges
2.9.2020
Ninety-two percent of Mindset 24 investors allegedly lost some of their funds. They'd paid in over a million dollars - mostly in bitcoin
Microstrategy’s $250 Million Bitcoin Buy Consequential
2.9.2020
When a publicly owned company decides to invest about $250 million in an asset that was widely attacked more than a decade ago, it says a lot about how the world has changed. The reasons and the timing of Microstrategy’s bitcoin incursion could not have come at a better time for...
CoinDesk Ethics Policy
2.9.2020
CoinDesk is the leading news publication covering the digital transformation of money in the 21st century.  Our mission is to inform, educate and connect the global community of investors, innovators and users of cryptocurrencies, blockchains and other decentralized technologies. That includes...
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 2, 2020
2.9.2020
With bitcoin's price dropping overnight as DeFi booms, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Bitcoin mirrors gains of past halvings, suggesting $41K price in 2020
2.9.2020
Performance remains on track, the stock-to-flow model shows, as creator PlanB tells investors, “patience is a virtue.”
Fees Bonanza: Ethereum Miners Pocket a Record $113 Million From Fees in August
2.9.2020
Ethereum miners are making a killing from transaction fees. In August alone, the miners raked in a total of $113 million in profit, up more than 3,660% from the $3 million earned in April, according to the latest data from Glassnode. This is the highest ether miners have earned from transaction...
First Mover: Bitcoin Tumbles, Bithumb Reportedly Raided, Uniswap Challenges Coinbase
2.9.2020
Bitcoin is down amid negative news from South Korea, but Uniswap has shot to the top of the DeFi rankings