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Coinbase Will Suspend All Margin Trading Tomorrow, Citing CFTC Guidance

Nikhilesh DeNov 24, 2020

Coinbase plans to suspend all margin trading contracts effective tomorrow, and will end the service entirely by next month.

Market Wrap

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $19.4K; Deribit Ether Options Volume Spikes

Daniel CawreyNov 24, 2020

Bitcoin trades above $19,000 as ether options volume on exchange Deribit spikes.

XRP

XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy Builds

Omkar Godbole Sebastian SinclairNov 24, 2020

The December airdrop of 45 billion spark tokens may be fueling XRP's rapid climb to two-year highs, say analysts.

Janet Yellen

In Her Own Words: Here’s What Janet Yellen Has Said About Bitcoin

Nikhilesh DeNov 24, 2020

Janet Yellen wasn’t a fan of bitcoin when she ran the Fed. Her views as Treasury Secretary may shape crypto regulation over the next four years.

First Mover

First Mover: Why Is Bitcoin’s Price Rising? Here Are a Few Possible Answers

Lawrence Lewitinn Omkar GodboleNov 24, 2020

Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high and there are a few reasons why it has been performing so well.

Binance

Binance Ramps Up Crackdown on US Users, Giving Them 14 Days to Withdraw Funds

Colin HarperNov 24, 2020

Binance is giving U.S. users 14 days to withdraw funds before their accounts are shuttered.

Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum 2.0’s Genesis Day Is Officially Set for Dec. 1

Colin HarperNov 24, 2020

The biggest update in Ethereum’s history will officially begin its first phase on Dec. 1 when the Ethereum 2.0's Beacon chain goes live.

DeFi

Yearning for Pickle? Two DeFi Protocols Merge

Brady DaleNov 24, 2020

Pickle Finance was recently hit by an exploit in which $19.7 million in DAI was lost.

Podcasts

Lyn Alden on Money Printing, Bitcoin and the End of an 80-Year Debt Cycle

Nathaniel WhittemoreNov 24, 2020

One of the sharpest analysts in macroeconomics looks at how monetary and fiscal policy are likely to change in the coming years.

Ethereum 2.0

CoinDesk Is Spinning Up an Ethereum 2.0 Node. Here’s How to Follow Our Journey

Christine Kim William FoxleyNov 24, 2020

CoinDesk just snagged a front-row seat to a seminal event in the crypto industry. Ticket price: 32 ETH.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Breaks $19K, New All-Time High Seems Imminent

Muyao ShenNov 24, 2020

Bitcoin, the world's No. 1 cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has breached the $19,000 level.

OKEx

OKEx to Resume Withdrawals Before Nov. 27, Offers New Compensation Programs

Muyao ShenNov 24, 2020

OKEx will compensate those users who have been frustrated by its suspension of withdrawal service.

Crypto Lending

Leading Japanese Financial Firm SBI Holdings Rolls Out Crypto Lending Services

Jaspreet KalraNov 24, 2020

A subsidiary of SBI Holdings said it's launched a service allowing users to ‘lend’ bitcoin to the firm and earn an interest at the rate of 1% annually in return.

Ethereum

IDEX Plants a Flag for a Multichain Future, Beginning With Binance Chain and Polkadot

Brady DaleNov 24, 2020

Every holder of IDEX’s Ethereum tokens will get an equivalent number of exchange tokens for each of the new chains.

Scams

Scammers Are Forging CoinDesk Emails – Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Pete PachalJul 29, 2020

Scammers are forging CoinDesk newsletters in phishing emails. Here’s how to spot them and protect yourself.

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Coinbase

Coinbase Ditches US Customer Tax Form That Set Off False Alarms at IRS

Jaspreet Kalra5 hours and 16 minutes ago

Instead of the troublesome 1099-K form, Coinbase will send the 1099-MISC to users of its interest-bearing products. Regular traders may not receive any forms at all.