Cryptocurrency News
A Russian Company Is Opening a Mining Farm in the Arctic
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 19:43
The Arctic mining farm will host ASICs for customers, who will be charged for their electricity consumption.
JPMorgan Calls Square's $50M Bitcoin Investment 'Strong Vote of Confidence' for the Cryptocurrency
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 03:51
Other payment companies will also likely follow in Square's footsteps or risk getting shut out of a growing segment, JPMorgan wrote.
Huobi Plugs Into EU's SEPA and UK Faster Payments Systems With Banxa Integration
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 23:30
Seychelles-based crypto exchange Huobi has integrated fiat-to-crypto payment service Banxa to its trading platform with zero fees, the firm announced Wednesday.
CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC Fintech Week
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 19:13
The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland's FINMA, Sweden's Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Mone...
Public companies hold almost $7B in Bitcoin in heads-up to Grayscale
Coin Telegraph - 14 Oct 2020 10:54
Grayscale's $5.1 billion in Bitcoin under management is fast being challenged by firms including CoinShares and MicroStrategy.
'Enormous Wall of Money' Coming Into Bitcoin, Price to Reach $1 Million in 5 Years, Says Raoul Pal
Bitcoin.com - 14 Oct 2020 05:30
Macro strategist Raoul Pal says the price of bitcoin will reach $1 million in five years. He attributes the price increase to adoption by large pools of investors and the “enormous wall of money” coming into bitcoin,...
Why didn't the Kucoin hack or legal action against BitMEX seem to impact Bitcoin?
Coin Telegraph - 14 Oct 2020 23:26
Bitcoin may have solidified a price base due to big player purchases.
YearnSwap Is All Set to Introduce Its Decentralized Ecosystem
Bitcoin.com - 14 Oct 2020 23:00
LONDON, United Kingdom, — YearnSwap.org – Is all set to launch its Decentralized protocols (Lending, Yield Farming, Staking) for public access, YearnSwap aims to provide an Ecosystem with many prominent features avai...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11.2K; Uniswap Flows Dominate Ether
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 22:37
Bitcoin price is dipping a bit while ether flows display Uniswap's prominent market position.
Wrapped Bitcoin Sees Record $57.1M in Tokens Minted by CoinList for Customers
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 22:25
CoinList set the record for most tokens minted in a day by a single merchant.
Gaming Giant Wemade Unveils Crypto Wallet
Crypto News - 14 Oct 2020 22:00
Wemade Tree, the blockchain subsidiary of South Korean gaming giant Wemade, said it has released its long-awaited crypto wallet and exchange platform - allowing users to store and trade digital tokens, in-game currencies...
JPMorgan says Bitcoin slightly overvalued as a commodity
Coin Telegraph - 14 Oct 2020 21:38
Referring to Bitcoin as a commodity seems to show a maturing view of the asset.
Another 'Sleeping Bitcoin' Block Reward from 2010 Was Caught Waking Up After Ten Years
Bitcoin.com - 14 Oct 2020 21:30
Another 2010 block reward was spent on Wednesday morning (ET) adding to the great number of ‘Satoshi era’ or so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ waking up in 2020. The block reward with 50 bitcoins was created on Novem...
Trump Administration Said to Mull Putting Digital Payments Giant Ant Group on Trade Blacklist: Report
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 21:22
The move comes as Ant, a global leader in digital payments, is readying what could be an offering worth up to a record $35 billion.
Bloq Enters DeFi World With Simplified Staking Product 'Vesper'
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 21:00
Vesper will pool and stake deposited ether (ETH), wrapped bitcoin (wBTC) or tether (USDT) across DeFi protocols selected on the basis of a user's risk preference starting mid-November.
This Is How BitMEX Juggled Private Keys Amid Crackdown
Crypto News - 14 Oct 2020 20:00
Major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX avoided solvency problems and managed to process all of its users' withdrawals on time to remain solvent and in operation after a recent crackdown by the United States legal syste...
Binance's CZ Views 'CeDeFi' as a Complement, Not a Competitor, to DeFi
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 19:30
Binance's latest experiment to integrate decentralized finance with its centralized platform, Binance Smart Chain, is not here to beat DeFi, said the company's CEO during CoinDesk's invest: ethereum economy program.
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Power Users, Composability Questions, Staking Solutions
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 18:37
This special edition of Blockchain Bites covers everything you need to know from invest: ethereum economy and the news from elsewhere in the cryptoverse.
Multiple data points suggest Bitcoin's 2017-style bull run has begun
Coin Telegraph - 14 Oct 2020 18:26
Social sentiment data, strengthening fundamentals and on-chain analysis suggest Bitcoin is on the verge of a 2017-style bull run.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 14, 2020
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 18:00
With bitcoin traders eyeing $12K and Litecoin pivoting to privacy, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Calls on Power Users to Move to Layer 2 Scaling
Coin Desk - 14 Oct 2020 17:37
Talking at CoinDesk's invest: ethereum economy event, the Ethereum founder called for users of the second-largest blockchain to move over to scaling solutions that are "already here."
Grayscale Scores New Billion, Bitfury Goes Nuclear, Gate.io Launches Wallet + More News
Crypto News - 14 Oct 2020 17:36
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Investments news US-based major crypto investment company Grayscale ...