Cryptocurrency News
'Enormous wall of money' will send Bitcoin to $1M in 2025 -- Raoul Pal
Coin Telegraph - 16 Oct 2020 11:41
The largest cryptocurrency will "massively outperform gold" before that, says the Real Vision founder.
OKEx founder reportedly under investigation as exchange suspends withdrawals
Coin Telegraph - 16 Oct 2020 12:07
OKEx founder Star Xu was reportedly questioned by police a week ago.
Decentralized Data Storage's Only Competition Is the Public Cloud
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 21:25
Ben Golub, CEO of Storj, sends a complimentary note to Filecoin. Competition is good and so is countering the extreme concentration of cloud storage.
Record-high Bakkt Bitcoin delivery exposes institutional frenzy for BTC
Coin Telegraph - 16 Oct 2020 23:12
Bakkt recorded an all-time high Bitcoin delivery in October, demonstrating a clear spike in institutional demand for BTC.
Filecoin Settles Near $40 After Wild Opening Day of Trading
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 23:08
Filecoin popped then dropped in an erratic first day of trading.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Has Light Response to OKEx While Ether Options Traders Make Beacon Bets
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 22:34
Bitcoin's price is rebounding after an OKex-related dip. Meanwhile, ether options traders have a bearish "beacon chain" attitude.
E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden's Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 21:54
Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for his central bank.
Ripple Donates $10M to Mercy Corps for Increasing Financial Inclusion
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 21:35
The donation will be used to support fintech solutions that leverage blockchain technology and digital assets to further financial inclusion.
Price analysis 10/16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, LINK, DOT, ADA, LTC, BSV
Coin Telegraph - 16 Oct 2020 21:22
Bitcoin and altcoins must rebound off their immediate support levels to recapture bullish momentum and resume the uptrend.
RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 21:00
Grammy-winning recording artist RAC explores the business of music and how crypto experiments could shift the balance of power.
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on Synthetix
Crypto News - 16 Oct 2020 21:00
In our DeFi Unlocked series, we discuss the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to provide you with insight into how you can potentially earn investment income in this new market. In this guide, we explor...
This New Service Plays Matchmaker Between Solo Miners, Big Mining Farms
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 20:50
Compass by HASHR8 matches individual miners with mining farms to host their hardware.
Bank of Spain to Weigh Digital Currency Design Proposals, 'Implications' Through 2021
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 20:26
The "priority" research comes as Spain weighs a global pivot to digital economies.
Russian Metal Giant's Tokenization Firm Expands to America
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 19:52
U.S. investors can invest in tokens representing rare metals as Russian mining giant Nornickel expands its tokenization firm.
How DeFi Can Avoid the Irrelevance of P2P Lending and Crowdfunding
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 19:41
To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems.
Bitcoin's Taproot is ready to go, but it's unlikely to be included in the next release
Coin Telegraph - 16 Oct 2020 19:19
Developers don't want to move too fast.
Mt Gox Rehabilitation Plan Deadline Extended Yet Again, This Time to Dec. 15
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 19:00
Mt Gox's rehabilitation plan deadline of Oct. 15 has been extended yet again.
Alchemy Reveals its Ethereum Gas Price Notification Tool
Crypto News - 16 Oct 2020 19:00
There is a new tool out that notifies its users when the Ethereum (ETH) gas falls within the set price range. Blockchain developer platform Alchemy has announced their new tool called Gas Price Notifications, which "deve...
Digital Euro Within Decade 'Very Likely,' Says Finland's Chief Central Banker
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 18:24
Olli Rehn believes a digital euro "in one form or another" is all but inevitable.
Blockchain Bites: OKEx Freezes Withdrawals, DeFi Audits Queue, Nigeria Urges Crypto Adoption
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 18:20
OKEx has frozen withdrawals, audit firms are experiencing a backlog of DeFi projects and the Trump administration is examining DLT for national defense.
Coinbase Received Over 1,800 Law Enforcement Information Requests in the First Half of 2020
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 18:05
Coinbase received more than 1,800 request for information from law enforcement in the first half of 2020, largely in the form of subpoenas, the company announced Friday.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 16, 2020
Coin Desk - 16 Oct 2020 18:00
With BTC dropping, OKEx halting withdrawals and Filecoin launching, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!