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Telegram

SEC Reveals Telegram’s Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor

Anna BaydakovaDec 6, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify and hand over documents related to the company's $1.7 billion 2018 token sale.

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Decentralized Liquidity Is the Backbone of DeFi

Matthew PrewittSteven McKieDec 8, 2019

How decentralized liquidity venues govern the health of DeFi.

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Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Is Now Live

William FoxleyDec 8, 2019

Hitting at block number 9,069,000, the systemwide upgrade is the network’s third in 2019.

State Street

State Street: 38% of Clients Will Put More Money into Digital Assets in 2020

Nathan DiCamilloDec 6, 2019

The majority of asset managers that bank with State Street are interested in digital assets, but none have asked the global custodian to store them yet.

SEC

Asset Manager Secures SEC Approval to Create Novel Bitcoin Futures Fund

Nikhilesh DeDec 6, 2019

NYDIG plans to raise $25 million for an SEC-approved investment fund focused entirely on cash-settled bitcoin futures.

Research

Bitcoin Volatility Is Up, Liquidity Stagnant

Galen MooreDec 7, 2019

If stability and liquidity are part of bitcoin's road to becoming a mature asset, 2019 has been a period of arrested development.

Bank of China

Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech

David PanDec 6, 2019

Bank of China has issued 20 billion yuan, or about $2.8 billion, in blockchain-based bonds to small businesses.

Podcasts

MARKETS DAILY: Planning a Run on ‘Bitcoin Banks’?

Adam B. LevineBradley KeounDec 6, 2019

With markets mixed but mostly down, we're looking at Deutche Bank's 2030 crypto call, the movement encouraging an annual bitcoin exchange "bank run", and Enjin’s Microsoft-fueled rally

Prices

Key Bitcoin Price Indicator Turns Bearish, But It May Not Be Bad News

Omkar GodboleDec 6, 2019

The widely followed monthly MACD has turned bearish for the first time since May. However, it likely just reflects recent months of price downturn.

Markets

Microsoft Collaboration Fuels 50% Rally for Enjin’s Cryptocurrency

Sebastian SinclairDec 6, 2019

Microsoft’s collaboration with blockchain gaming startup Enjin has prompted a roughly 50 percent surge in the project's native token over a two-day period.

Regulation

Mnuchin ‘Fine’ With Libra Launch, But Crypto Project Must ‘Fully’ Comply With AML Rules

Daniel PalmerDec 6, 2019

Steven Mnuchin, secretary of the U.S. Treasury, has no issue with the launch of the Facebook-led Libra project – as long as financial rules are followed to the letter.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Is Using Blockchain to Help Firms Trust AI

Ian AllisonDec 6, 2019

Microsoft is pitching blockchain technology as a way to make artificial intelligence less scary for its corporate customers.

CoinDesk Research

Four Insights on Crypto Liquidity From Binance US and FTX

Galen MooreDec 6, 2019

Missed our webinar on crypto exchanges? Read the takeaways from CoinDesk Research's chat with Binance US CEO Catherine Coley and FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried.

Kadena

Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product

David PanDec 6, 2019

The first application on Kadena's public blockchain is a tracking platform for CBD oil.

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Venture Capital

Multicoin Capital Hires Principal in Asia as Crypto VCs Look East

Leigh CuenDec 6, 2019

Mable Jiang, formerly of Nirvana Capital, will spearhead the venture firm's hunt for new deals in Asia.

eToro

Former eToro Analyst to Provide Crypto-Trading Course for Cointelligence

Bradley KeounDec 5, 2019

"Crypto has to be seen from a macro perspective," Mati Greenspan says.

Ripple

Ripple Files Last Bid to Dismiss XRP Securities Lawsuit Before Court Meeting

Nikhilesh DeDec 5, 2019

Even if XRP were a security, the investors suing Ripple brought their case far too late for it to proceed, the company said in a new filing.

Exchanges

Ethereum’s Top DEX Is Rebooting With New Scaling Features

William FoxleyDec 5, 2019

IDEX is launching a new DEX built on a layer 2 scalibility protocol made possible through Ethereum's Istanbul hard fork.

Podcasts

MARKETS DAILY: Casualties Ahead in the Cryptocurrency Mining Arms Race

Adam B. LevineBradley KeounSebastian SinclairDec 5, 2019

On another down day, we're talking U.S. warnings on digital assets, a brief history of troubled but systemically important stablecoin "Tether", and a look at the arms-race in blockchain mining technology.

Hiring

Stack Overflow VP Joins Crypto Lending Firm as Chief Product Officer

William FoxleyDec 5, 2019

Crypto lending firm Unchained Capital has hired Will Cole of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force as its new chief product officer.

Lending

Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD

Anna BaydakovaDec 5, 2019

BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model.

Fundraising

Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise

Nathan DiCamilloDec 5, 2019

Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round.

Privacy

Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments

William FoxleyDec 5, 2019

Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds.

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