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CME Takes Its Bitcoin Options Live, Competing With ICE’s Bakkt

Paddy BakerJan 13, 2020

The Chicago exchange has announced its highly-anticipated bitcoin options are now open for trading.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Rallies 3.7% to Hit 2-Month High

Sebastian SinclairJan 14, 2020

The price of bitcoin (BTC) has risen once again after a successful launch of CME’s bitcoin options.

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Coinbase

Coinbase Hands Nearly $1M to Cryptsy Victims After Settling Class Action Lawsuit

Nikhilesh DeJan 13, 2020

Coinbase will fork over $962,500 after settling a class action lawsuit which alleged Cryptsy founder Paul Vernon used the U.S. exchange to launder his victims' funds.

China

Mobile Phone Retailer Joins China’s Blockchain Land Grab With US Company Investment

David PanJan 13, 2020

One of the largest smartphone retailers in China is stepping into the blockchain world by investing in U.S.-based startup Monsoon. Sources said the stake was sold at a nine-digit valuation.

Patents

Dish Network Files Patent for Blockchain-Based Anti-Piracy System

Paddy BakerJan 13, 2020

The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain.

Podcasts

‘The Internet Was Illegal’ and Other Early Stories With Zooko Wilcox

Adam B. LevineLeigh CuenJan 12, 2020

In this wide-ranging conversation, CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox discuss what crypto can learn from technology successes and failures in the '80s and '90s.

History

Is Bitcoin in 2020 Really Like the Early Internet?

Leigh CuenJan 11, 2020

Bitcoin may be behind the internet’s timeline in terms of commercial use cases, but it has already achieved comparable social functions.

Stablecoins

WisdomTree Mulls New Stablecoin as US Money Manager Drives Toward Crypto

Bradley KeounJan 14, 2020

WisdomTree, an asset manager specializing in exchange-traded funds, is vying to become one of the first established U.S. financial firms to offer clients digital assets, including a so-called stablecoin whose value is closely linked to the U.S. dollar.

Craig Wright

US Judge Gives Craig Wright Until Feb. 3 to Access 1.1M Bitcoin at Heart of Ongoing Lawsuit

Daniel KuhnJan 13, 2020

Craig Wright's court battle with the brother of deceased business partner David Kleiman reached a new level of complexity.

Tokenization

Narrative Watch: The Hunt for Crypto’s Killer App

Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 13, 2020

As a Brooklyn Nets player tokenizes his contract, are income share agreements poised to break out as one of crypto’s killer apps?

Medici Ventures

Overstock CEO: Crypto Investments Are Ready for Prime Time

John BiggsJan 13, 2020

Overstock CEO and Medici Ventures President Jonathan Johnson believes crypto investments are finally ready to enter the real world.

CES 2020

Why Compliance Is the Biggest Team at Bitcoin ATM Startup Coinsource

Brady DaleJan 13, 2020

We caught up with bitcoin ATM startup Coinsource on the show floor of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Insurance

This Blue-Chip Crypto Insurance Consortium Lacks One Thing – a Sizable Loss

Ian AllisonJan 13, 2020

In a rare interview, insurance company Arch talks about its $150 million crypto storage policy.

Podcasts

MARKETS DAILY: China Moving Closer to Digital Yuan Launch

Adam B. LevineBradley KeounJan 13, 2020

Markets Daily is back with the most important news impacting crypto markets today.

Prices

Bitcoin Makes Biggest Weekly Price Gain Since October

Omkar GodboleJan 13, 2020

Bitcoin's six-month downtrend looks to have ended with last week's double-digit price gain.

Funding Rounds

Asian Conglomerates Lead $31M Round for Blockchain Remittance Firm Lightnet

Daniel PalmerJan 13, 2020

Lightnet, the company behind the Velo Protocol, has just raised $31.2 million from some of Asia's biggest firms.

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Margin Trading

Japan’s Financial Watchdog to Set Low Leverage Cap for Crypto Margin Traders: Report

Daniel PalmerJan 13, 2020

Japan's top financial regulator reportedly plans to reduce the risk to crypto margin traders by cutting the maximum allowed leverage.

Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic Successfully Completes ‘Agharta’ Hard Fork

William FoxleyJan 12, 2020

Similar to the network’s last backwards-incompatible upgrade in September, Atlantis, Agharta makes ethereum classic more interoperable with sister-chain ethereum.

CES 2020

Hardware Is Hard: Two Blockchain Devices Win Plaudits at CES 2020

Brady DaleJan 11, 2020

A blockchain-secured smartphone and home security camera won Innovation Awards at the annual trade show in Las Vegas. But don’t call the startups behind them hardware companies.

CFTC

LedgerX Names Former Chief Tech Officer as New CEO

Nikhilesh DeJan 10, 2020

Former LedgerX CTO and co-founder Zach Dexter has been named as the company's CEO just hours after a director alleged the company's interim management was failing its investors and employees.

SEC

SEC Produces Evidence That Telegram Kept Selling Tokens After $1.7B ICO

Anna BaydakovaJan 10, 2020

The SEC produced evidence that Telegram kept selling tokens after its ICO, undermining the firm's argument that the sale was exempt from registration.

ChainSecurity

PwC Switzerland Incorporates ChainSecurity Team to Expand Blockchain Audit Tools

Nathan DiCamilloJan 10, 2020

Officially, it’s not an acquisition. But seven technical engineers are joining the accounting firm to bolster its smart contract auditing abilities.

Digital Yuan

China’s Central Bank: Here’s the Latest on the Digital Yuan

David PanJan 10, 2020

The People's Bank of China said several important processes in the development of the digital yuan were "almost complete."

Podcasts

ANALYSIS: The Global Game of Coins Heats Up

Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 10, 2020

A new paper from the PBoC says the “top-level” design of its digital currency is complete while AMLD5 in Europe is causing crypto companies to flee.

ICOBox

SEC Seeks $16M From ICOBox for Unregistered Token Sale

Paddy BakerJan 10, 2020

The SEC has asked a federal court in California to fine ICOBox more than $16 million for selling illegal ICOS tokens.

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