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Digital yuan will work with WeChat and Alipay, says bank exec
26.10.2020
Details regarding the digital yuan's characteristics are taking shape
Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith’s Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea
26.10.2020
The motion, filed by Brian Klein, claims the indictment of Griffith doesn't "specify any alleged overt facts," and contains no actual allegation of fact
Should We Care if the US Is Falling Behind on CBDCs?
25.10.2020
A reading of two recent op-eds on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Paul Tudor Jones: A Bet on Bitcoin Is a Bet on Human Ingenuity
24.10.2020
A recap of an exceptionally bullish week for bitcoin and crypto as a whole
China Drafts Law to Legalize Digital Yuan, Outlawing Competitors
24.10.2020
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has drafted a law to legalize the digital yuan and outlaw digital currencies issued by anyone else competing with it. Meanwhile, the central bank has been cracking down on gambling sites that use the stablecoin tether. China...
Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
23.10.2020
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?
‘Google Is One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases of All Time,’ With Matt Stoller
22.10.2020
The author of “Goliath” gives his take on the history of American antitrust politics and what it means for the just-announced Google case
Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations
22.10.2020
Arbistar 2.0 operator Santiago Fuentes was arrested Wednesday and faces criminal fraud and money laundering charges in Spain
Bitstamp Names Gemini Alum Julian Sawyer as New CEO
22.10.2020
Sawyer replaces Bitstamp's founder Nejc Kodrič, now shuffling over to a "non-executive role."
Hedge Fund Billionaire Tudor Jones Says Bitcoin Rally Only in ‘First Inning’: Report
22.10.2020
Jones said he has been surprised by the "intellectual capital" behind bitcoin
Forget Ethereum, DeFi Is Being Built on Bitcoin
22.10.2020
Edan Yago looks to reclaim "decentralized finance" as Bitcoin's, not Ethereum's, turf
PayPal Adds Bitcoin: Most Bullish News of the Year?
21.10.2020
PayPal will offer its US customers buying and selling of crypto, with support for payments to 26m strong merchant network coming next year
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure
21.10.2020
Let’s say we want to have the following HTML structure:
<div class='boo'<div class='boo'<div class='boo'<div class='boo'<div class='boo'</div</div</div</div</div
That’s real a pain to write manually. And the reason why this post was born was being...
Who Was Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020? Vote Now
20.10.2020
CoinDesk's Most Influential list highlights those who helped advance the crypto and blockchain industries, in spite of this year's tragedies
How Strong Is Bitcoin’s Push Above $12,000?
20.10.2020
Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears?
‘Garbage’ Market Data Is Holding Bitcoin Back: MicroStrategy CEO
20.10.2020
Saylor said the bitcoin market needs high quality data in an interview Tuesday
Pelosi, Mnuchin Edge Closer to a Stimulus Deal; Agreement Won’t Guarantee Passage
19.10.2020
"The Speaker continues to hope that, by the end of the day Tuesday, we will have clarity on whether we will be able to pass a bill before the election," her spokeswoman tweeted
A New ‘Bretton Woods’ Moment?
19.10.2020
The IMF has said it’s time to re-evaluate the global economic order, but what does that really mean?
Bitcoin Critic Peter Schiff’s Bank Under Spotlight in Global Tax Probe
19.10.2020
A Puerto Rico-based bank founded by long-time bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff is under investigation over suspicions it facilitated tax evasion
95% of winners in China’s CBDC lottery spent digital yuan prizes
19.10.2020
Some winners purchased additional digital yuan during the pilot