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Paxful exchange is trying to give peer-to-peer platforms a better name by onboarding crypto intel tools from Chainalysis

Following the last few weeks carnage in the financial markets, bitcoin (BTC) may be starting to look like a viable alternative for some of the capital that is leaving Wall Street. A "decoupling" of bitcoin prices from th...

At least eight U.S. states have directed "blockchain managers" in food and agriculture to keep working through COVID-19 shutdowns following guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, though it remains unclear who...

Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank resolved the last of its wire transfer issues Tuesday morning, said CEO Alan Lane.

Bitfinex deployed the new tool to identify and investigate possible manipulative behaviours and suspicious trading

Sygnum envisions a variety of applications for its "settlement coin," including smart contract execution and dividend payouts for digital shares

The CFTC created formal guidance for when one party has "delivered" crypto assets to another, settling a long-standing question around the issue.

Open interest in XBT/USD on BitMEX has crashed by over 50 percent from 115,000 BTC to 55,000 BTC over the past 12 days.

During the last few days, members of the U.S. Congress have been trying to pen a stimulus plan to help the American economy. Since then, a few bills have been submitted by representatives and two particular proposals Hou...

Which digital currencies are most useful in a crisis, asks a Brazilian central banker. CBDCs, bitcoin or Libra?

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Exchanges news Bitfinex has launched a proprietary s...

In May 2020, Bitcoin's third "halving" will take place. Here's what you need to know about the most hotly anticipated cryptocurrency event of the year.

Police investigating the so-called Telegram "Nth Room" pedophile ring have served search warrants to most of South Korea's leading crypto exchanges - including the "big four" of Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit and Coinone - as th...

As the coronavirus outbreak causes havoc to the world economy, the U.S. is trying to prepare for the onslaught of new cases. U.S. politicians crafted shelter-in-place orders in various states and shut down a decent fract...

Will the US launch a digital dollar? And what happens to racers when they can't race? Find out on CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

The crypto space in India could dramatically change in the near future, placing the country among the world's top fintech leaders

A draft bill posted Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs defines a "digital dollar" and details how it might be maintained.

The new bill would allow the creation of "experimental regulatory regimes" for companies working on cutting-edge technologies like AI and distributed ledgers.

It seems that the notorious market crash on March 12-13 has affected every crypto company. But how? A few industry players shared their own experiences and plans. "The market crash is definitely an important stress-test ...

Bitcoin traders are in no mood for optimism yet, despite markets moving higher on the hopes of coronavirus bailouts

The latest version of a U.S. House bill to stimulate the economy during the coronavirus pandemic no longer includes any language around a digital dollar, though a Financial Services Committee bill still does.

Bogus YouTube account exposes a fake XRP airdrop scam to over 270,000 subscribers, impersonates Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse