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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Over $23K in Weekend Trading; an Edgy Environment at Seoul's Blockchain Megaweek

Ether and most other major altcoins trade sideways as investors await further economic indicators.

Aug 8, 2022 at 12:35 a.m. UTC

Data Provider DeFiLlama De-emphasizes Double-Counted Crypto Deposits After Saber Revelation

The website “toggled off” double-counting after CoinDesk uncovered one Solana developer’s effort to dupe the all-important metric for popularity in DeFi.

ByElizabeth Napolitano

Aug 5, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. UTC

Filling the Knowledge Gap: CryptoStudio’s Independent Comparison and Education Hub Promises to Help Crypto Adoption Go Mainstream

Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem

The Macalinao brothers used a web of bogus identities to create the illusion of a dev community, juicing value on the Saber protocol and Solana blockchain. Now they're moving to Aptos.

ByDanny Nelson Tracy Wang

Aug 4, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Justin Sun Backs Ethereum Hard Fork as Merge Approaches

Sun said he would support development on the old Ethereum network following the expected merge in September.

ByShaurya Malwa

Aug 5, 2022 at 1:08 p.m. UTC

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Over $23K in Weekend Trading; an Edgy Environment at Seoul's Blockchain Megaweek

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Move Over, Ethereum – Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Apps, Too

Aug 6, 2022

In Crypto Winter, Jesse Powell’s Pirate-King Leadership Style Might Be the New Normal

Aug 6, 2022

A DAO That Literally Wants to Party on The Moon Just Sent a Viral YouTuber to Space

Aug 5, 2022

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls Initially on US Jobs Report, Grinds Higher Later

Aug 5, 2022

What the Merge Means for Ethereum Miners

Aug 5, 2022

North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Blamed in deBridge Finance Cyberattack

Aug 5, 2022

Data Provider DeFiLlama De-emphasizes Double-Counted Crypto Deposits After Saber Revelation

Aug 5, 2022

DeFi Protocol Voltz Could Bring 150% Interest Rate on Ether Deposits

Aug 5, 2022

Why Bit Digital Is Expanding Into Canada

Aug 5, 2022

Crypto Lender Voyager Digital to Reopen Cash Withdrawals Next Week

Aug 5, 2022

Exchange Coinbase Rallies Ahead of Q2 Results, but Major Questions Remain

Aug 5, 2022

Crypto’s Future Depends on Security, Ledger Exec Says

Aug 5, 2022

Indian Government Raids Director of Crypto Exchange WazirX, Freezes $8.1M

Aug 5, 2022

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Rally Loses Steam After US Jobs Report

Aug 5, 2022

Crypto Becomes Next Financial Sector Under US Lawmakers’ Diversity Lens

Aug 5, 2022

Core Scientific Sold More Bitcoin in July Than It Mined

Aug 5, 2022

Justin Sun Backs Ethereum Hard Fork as Merge Approaches

Aug 5, 2022

US Adds 528K Jobs in July, More Than Doubling Estimates; Bitcoin Dips

Aug 5, 2022

Citi: Ethereum’s Merge Will Have Several Consequences for the Blockchain

Aug 5, 2022

Almost 7% of People in Spain Have Invested in Crypto, Regulator Says

Aug 5, 2022

Crypto Miner Argo Blockchain Faced Equipment Challenges, Higher Costs in July

Aug 5, 2022

Thailand's Central Bank Extends Retail CBDC Study to Pilot Phase

Bangkok, Thailand's capital. (Florian Wehde on Unsplash)

Aug 5, 2022

BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Has Been Extradited to the US

Aug 5, 2022

Meta's NFT Outreach Powers 38% Rally in FLOW Token

Aug 4, 2022

First Mover Asia: Crypto's ‘Learn-on-the-Fly’ Ethos on Display as Bridge Hack Damage Reaches $2B

Aug 4, 2022

Michael Saylor Lost Big in the Dot-Com Bubble and Bitcoin's Crash. Now He Aims to Rebound Again

Aug 4, 2022

Here's Why Portuguese Banks Are Closing Crypto Exchange Accounts

Aug 4, 2022

Nomad, Slope Hacks Create New Annoyance for Their Shared Backer Circle Internet Financial

Aug 4, 2022

Block Beats Q2 Estimates but Bitcoin Revenues Fall

Aug 4, 2022

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls on Lower Volume and Decreased Volatility

Aug 4, 2022

Paraguay’s Electricity Authority Requests Higher Rates for Crypto Miners, Partial Veto of Mining Legislation

Aug 4, 2022

Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Has Received Several Purchase Offers Higher Than FTX’s: Report

Aug 4, 2022

How to Get Into Seed Club, the ‘Y Combinator of Web3'

Aug 4, 2022

Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem

Aug 4, 2022

Lattice Capital Raises $60M for Second Crypto Fund

Aug 4, 2022

Binance Joins Argentina’s Crypto Prepaid Cards Boom

Aug 4, 2022

Meta Confirms NFT Rollout Across 100 Countries Amid Coinbase Integration

Aug 4, 2022

Coinbase Stock Soars on BlackRock Partnership News

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Nominate Your School for the 2022 Best Universities for Blockchain

CoinDesk announces the kickoff of its 2022 Best Universities for Blockchain and calls for nominations around the world. We're giving away Consensus tickets to participating schools.

Jul 20, 2022

The Breakdown, With NLW

Complexity Theater: Why Luna Was the First Time DeFi Complexity Risk Was Transferred to Regular Investors

A reading of essays about complexity from Casa's Jameson Lopp and NLW.

Aug 7, 2022

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In Crypto Winter, Jesse Powell’s Pirate-King Leadership Style Might Be the New Normal

Less than 1% of employees have taken the CEO’s buyout offer since he laid down the law on culture. Is Kraken a “based” place to work, or just somewhere to ride out crypto winter?

Aug 6, 2022

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Hash Headlines: Top Stories of the Week

A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.

Aug 6, 2022

The Breakdown, With NLW

The UK Argues Crypto Is a New Type of Property

A new report from the U.K. Law Commission has large implications for digital assets.

Aug 6, 2022

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Hot vs. Cold Crypto Storage: What Are the Differences?

Hot cryptocurrency wallets like MetaMask or Coinbase are connected to the internet, while cold storage options like Ledger or Trezor are hardware devices used offline. Both storage solutions offer different levels of security and ease-of-use.

Aug 4, 2022