Hawaiian Bills Would Capture Crypto Under Money Transmission Law

Hawaiian lawmakers are aiming to address cryptocurrency, this time by update money transmission law in the state. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

I Don't Hate Cryptocurrency, But...

Angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis argues that the cryptocurrency boom will end badly for most investors. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin Exchange Huobi to Open US Office

China-based Huobi, previously one of the country's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, plans to launch an office in San Francisco. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Facebook Is Banning Advertisements for Bitcoin, ICOs

Social media giant Facebook has unveiled a new policy that bans advertisements involving bitcoin and initial coin offerings, among others.  | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Report: CFTC Sends Subpoenas to Bitfinex, Tether

The CFTC has subpoenaed Bitfinex and Tether, according to a new report from Bloomberg. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin's Price Falls Below $10K Amid Wider Crypto Drop

The price of bitcoin is down nearly 10 percent today, having slipped to close to $10,000 amid wider weakness in the cryptocurrency market. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

BitConnect Hit With Second Lawsuit Over Ponzi Allegations

Kentucky citizen Brian Page filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of each of BitConnect's former investors, alleging the company ran a Ponzi scheme. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

NEM Faces Bear Market as 3-Day Slide Continues

Down for the third consecutive day, NEM's native cryptocurrency XEM is close to seeing a revival of the bear market, technical charts indicate. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Another Blockchain ETF Has Launched

Innovation Shares announced that it will launch a NextGen Protocol ETF that uses AI to identify and invest in blockchain innovators. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

SEC Files Fraud Suit Against Crypto Bank ICO

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is charging cryptocurrency banking firm AriseBank over alleged fraud and violations of securities rules. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

'Bitcoin Could Alter the World,' Says Former US Senator

Former New Hampshire governor and three-term senator Judd Gregg has said he believes bitcoin could alter how the world views currency. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

$10K Exposed? Bitcoin Bulls Fail to Defend Price Floor

Bitcoin is looking at $10,000 after the bulls failed to defend a key level in the early Asian hours, price chart analysis suggests. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Japanese Electronics Retail Giant Launches Bitcoin Payments

Major Japanese electronics retailer Yamada Denki is partnering with the BitFlyer exchange to trial bitcoin payment in two of its stores. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin Price Looking Heavy As News Turns Negative

Bitcoin's possible upside appears capped by a recent run of negative news, most notably a major Japanese exchange hack. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Coincheck Must Report on Security Failures, Says Finance Watchdog

Following last week's huge hack, Japan's Financial Services Agency has said Coincheck must report on the issues and its plan for improvements. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Texas Halts Crypto Banking Operation over Regulatory Violations

A Texas financial regulator has issued a cease-and-desist order, this time to decentralized banking platform AriseBank. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

A Little Lightning Project Has Two Big Implications for Bitcoin's Tech

A small Japanese startup is paving the way in ideating how bitcoin's experimental Lightning network could take shape on two fronts. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

San Francisco Blockchain Startups Partner on Decentralized Insurance

Two San Francisco blockchain startups are teaming up, including one that is aiming to create a kind of decentralized Airbnb. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Can Bitcoin Be Destroyed? The 7 (Unlikely) Paths to Irrelevance

How likely is an end-of-days scenario for bitcoin? Not very, according to investor Sebastien Meunier in a piece that outlines the possibilities. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Latest Zcash Ceremony Used Chernobyl Nuclear Waste

Zcash's latest private Powers of Tau ceremony used nuclear waste in a small aircraft to generate random code, helping to ensure the network's privacy. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

NIST Releases Blockchain Report for Businesses Beginners

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a blockchain report aimed to assist businesses considering adopting the technology. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

The Periodic Table of Blockchain: How to Classify Tokens

Defining criteria for digital asset will move forward the whole industry and simplify the jobs of investors and regulators, says Pavel Kravchenko.   | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Tether Confirms Its Relationship With Auditor Has 'Dissolved'

The statement, provided Saturday evening, confirms the suspicions of online sleuths and is likely to raise new questions about the company's finances. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

A Haven for Blockchain: The Case for Wyoming

Three bills in the state legislature, combined with zero taxes and cheap power, should make Wyoming a competitive location for blockchain businesses. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

The Opportunity for Interoperable Chains of Chains

Just THE blockchain? A world of blockchains for blockchains is coming, and it might be closer than you think. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Numbers or Not, Coincheck Isn't Another Mt. Gox

Though the Coincheck theft may superficially resemble 2014's Mt. Gox hack, the impact on cryptocurrencies is not nearly as significant. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Starbucks Chairman Is Hot on Blockchain, Cold on Bitcoin

Starbucks chairman Howard Shultz said the ubiquitous coffee chain sees the blockchain and digital currencies in its future–but not bitcoin. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Roubini Doubles Down on Crypto Criticism, Calls Blockchain 'Overhyped'

The influential economist has made harsh public remarks about bitcoin before, but his latest piece broadens the attack to include the underlying tech. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Philippines Securities Regulator Orders Halt to ICO

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission hit KropCoin with a cease-and-desist order, on the grounds it was offering unregistered securities. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Vitalik: First Part of Ethereum's Sharding Roadmap Is Nearly Done

Ethereum is getting closer to deploying new technology that would allow the network to scale, its founder Vitalik Buterin said.  | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Coincheck Confirms Crypto Hack Loss Larger than Mt Gox

Japanese exchange Coincheck has confirmed that about $533 million-worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from its digital wallets. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Back at $1,500: Bitcoin Cash Could See Further Dip

Technical analysis suggests that bitcoin cash could see a further decline ahead, but that bull scenarios are also in play. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Russian Finance Ministry Proposes Draft Law on ICO Regulation

Russia's Finance Ministry has introduced a draft federal law on the regulation of digital assets and initial coin offerings. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin Price Seeks Direction as Trading Range Narrows

Bitcoin's price range continues to narrow, but a big move on either side could happen soon, the technical charts suggest. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Wall Street Vets Raise $50 Million for Crypto Fund of Funds

Sia Nader's Cryptolux, a cryptocurrency fund-of-funds, aims to take advantage of lessons he drew in the 2008 crash – including the value of humility. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Crypto Exchange Coincheck Abruptly Halts Withdrawals

Major Japanese exchange Coincheck has announced the suspension of a number of services today, including all cryptocurrency withdrawals. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Brisbane Airport to Launch In-Terminal Cryptocurrency Payments

Australia's Brisbane Airport is to roll out digital currency payments within the terminal shopping area. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Chinese Finance Association Cautions on Overseas ICOs and Crypto Trading

China's National Internet Finance Association, a self-regulatory group, has warned against participating in overseas ICOs and cryptocurrency trading. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

ICE Exploiting Blockchain to Expose Crypto Use in Drug Trafficking

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working to expose transactions made by drug traffickers using cryptocurrencies to hide their trails. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

PBoC Official Pushes for Centralized State Digital Currency

China's central bank is considering its own digital currency, but it may not be built with blockchain technology, according a senior official. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Coinbase's GDAX Links Up With Trading Software Provider

CoinBase has partnered with Trading Technologies to integrate bitcoin spot and bitcoin derivatives trading. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has a Problem: People Are Already Using It

Early use of the Lightning Network is catching bugs, but developers are concerned that it could also slow down the building of bitcoin's second layer. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin Startup BitGo to Buy Asset Custodian

Blockchain security company BitGo will acquire Kingdom Trust in a new deal announced on Thursday. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin Takes the Stage at Davos in Currency Panel Debate

Cryptocurrencies took the stage Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion on bitcoin. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Lawmaker Says 'Tennessee Is Ready for Blockchain' at Bill Hearing

Tennessee legislators say the state is "ready for the blockchain." | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

May, Lagarde, Mnuchin: World Leaders Are Talking Crypto at Davos

World leaders have struck a cautionary tone on cryptocurrencies in statements made during the World Economic Forum event in Davos. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Bitcoin Won't Cause Lehman-Style Meltdown, Says MAS Fintech Chief

The fintech chief at the Monetary Authority of Singapore believes bitcoin won't cause a financial meltdown like the 2008 Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Wyoming Lawmakers Want Exemptions for ICO Utility Tokens

Lawmakers in Wyoming have filed a bill that, if approved, would exempt some creators and sellers of blockchain tokens from securities regulations. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago