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Introducing the New CoinDesk.com
17.11.2019
We’ve done a complete rebuild of our website. Our goal is to better integrate the journalism, data streams and events into one cohesive story
Just Launched: New Liquidity Metric To Combat “Volume Inflation” Problem
12.11.2019
Launch announcement includes improved pricing algorithm and several new products to empower users in the cryptocurrency space We just made a series of very important announcements at our inaugural conference in Singapore! With these announcements, we aim to continue raising […]
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Announcement About the Closure of Dash Latam in Latin America and Venezuela
5.11.2019
Former Dash Latam provincial representatives in Venezuela and Latin America, have decided to continue with their work of supporting Dash in the local communities. They will be offering support and advice to the traders, who were left in the middle of nowhere after the closure of the organization’s...
Maker’s Stability Fee Drops to 5.5% After Multi-Collateral Dai Announcement
3.11.2019
According to the CEO of the Maker Foundation, Rune Christensen, Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) will launch on November 18. On October 28, Maker’s stability fee was reduced by a ‘whale’ with roughly 94% of the voting power. Also Read: French Ministry of Education Publishes Bitcoin...
The Xi Effect – Chinese Government to Fund Blockchain Projects
31.10.2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement that the country would invest heavily in blockchain technology – coupled with a sweeping move to remove online posts suggesting such technology is a scam – has nourished optimism long-held by crypto advocates. Of course, the reality...
Mining Giant Bitmain Confidentially Files for U.S.-Based IPO
30.10.2019
According to reports, bitcoin mining manufacturer Bitmain Technologies confidentially filed for a U.S.-based initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The news follows the alleged removal of cofounder and executive director Micree Zhan and the recent announcement...
Bank of Lithuania Issues Guidelines on Security Token Offerings
26.10.2019
Recognizing that businesses are seeking alternative ways to raise capital other than bank lending, the Bank of Lithuania has issued new guidelines on security token offerings. The goal is to clarify applicable rules without introducing more regulations. Also read: Mario Draghi Leaves European...
Mario Draghi Leaves European Central Bank Without Ever Raising Interest Rates
24.10.2019
Preparing for a change at the top, the European Central Bank has decided to keep interest rates on hold and at their all-time lows. Mario Draghi, who had his last monetary policy meeting as president of the ECB, is leaving after an eight-year term during which key rates were never raised. At...
Netlify Build Plugins Announcement
22.10.2019
Netlify just dropped a new thing: Build Plugins. (It's in beta, so you have to request access for now.) Here's my crack at explaining it, which is heavily informed from David Well's announcement video.
You might think of Netlify as that service that makes it easy to sling up some static files from...
Variable Fonts Link Dump!
21.9.2019
There's been a ton of great stuff flying around about variable fonts lately (our tag has loads of stuff as well). I thought I'd round up all the new stuff I hadn't seen before.
Google fonts has a beta of hosted variable fonts and the announcement demo is on CodePen.
Speaking of Google Fonts...
Reuters: Facebook Met British Authorities Prior to Libra’s Official Announcement
18.9.2019
This spring, Facebook reportedly met with U.K. officials in a bid to get their support for Libra before its public announcement
Cryptoverse Laments Binance.US KYC Announcement, Lack of Token List
9.9.2019
Many cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been left bemused by the latest news from soon-to-launched American Binance branch Binance.US.
The cryptocurrency exchange posted news of Binance.US’s launch on September 7, explaining that the company would be following KYC (know-your-customer) protocol,...
BNB Jumps on New Binance Project, Venus, Announcement
19.8.2019
Source: Binance, Instagram
Binance coin (BNB), the native token of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, jumped by more than 3% in two hours following the announcement that the company "plans to initiate an open blockchain project, Venus."
At pixel time (07:20 UTC), BNB trades at c. USD 28.92....
Bitcoiners Brace for More Performance Art and Another ‘Satoshi Reveal’
17.8.2019
On Friday, a variety of paid press releases were published stemming from a company called Satoshi Nakamoto Renaissance Holdings, a firm that claims a big “reveal” is coming on Sunday, August 18. According to the announcement, Satoshi Nakamoto will divulge his “real-life...
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...
Indian Government Unveils Draft Crypto Bill Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing
23.7.2019
The Indian government has officially released the report by the interministerial committee tasked with proposing crypto measures. The announcement came one day before the country’s supreme court was scheduled to hear the writ petitions against the crypto banking restriction. The report...
Dogecoin Price Analysis: Dogecoin (DOGE) Escalates By 40% After he listing Announcement On Binance
5.7.2019
Binance, the well-famed crypto exchange recently announced to list Dogecoin on its exchange and this led the phenomenal escalation in the trading price of the coin. #Binance Will Dogecoin ( $DOGE)https://t.co/buj7QF3dGC pic.twitter.com/LNIoLua3l7 — Binance (@binance) July 5, 2019 With recent...
Dogecoin Price Surges 37% Following Binance Listing Announcement
5.7.2019
The price of the popular dogecoin cryptocurrency is surging after the announcement that it will soon be listed on the Binance exchange
Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures of Bitcoin Mining in Mosque
27.6.2019
On Tuesday, the Iranian energy grid corporation Tavanir warned illegal bitcoin mining operations that they would be cut off from their supply. Following the announcement, pictures of a mining facility set up in a mosque went viral on social media. Also Read: Iranian Energy Grid Blames...
Ahead of the Facebook Coin Announcement: How it May End Up?
15.6.2019
After months of speculation and rumour, not only the cryptoworld is waiting for the next week when social media giant Facebook is estimated to announce its new payments system and digital token.
Some reports claim it might happen on June 18. However, the coin itself might be launched in a dozen...