CoinDesk Bitcoin News
    • Latest
    • Opinion
    • Features
    • Videos
    • Markets
    • Get the Latest from CoinDesk

      Sign up for our newsletter

      Money Reimagined
      First Mover
      Crypto Long & Short
      Blockchain Bites

      By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy

      Please enter a valid email address
    • Tech
    • Business
    • Policy & Regulation
    • People
      • Bitcoin
      • Chainlink
      • Commodities
      • Cryptocurrencies
      • Equities
      • Ether
      • Market Wrap
      • Markets
      • Newsletters
      • Stellar
      • Bitcoin 101
      • Blockchain 101
      • Ethereum 101
      • Trading 101
      All 101 Guides
      • 0x (ZRX)
      • Cosmos
      • Gemini Dollar
      • Zcash
      • Grin
      See all
      • ARK Invest
      • Vision Hill
      • CryptoCompare
      • GDA Capital
      • Fundstrat
      See all
      • Anthony Pompliano
      • Vitalik Buterin
      • Jimmy Song
      • Jameson Lopp
      • Satoshi Nakamoto
      See all

    Get the Latest from CoinDesk

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Money Reimagined
    First Mover
    Crypto Long & Short
    Blockchain Bites

    By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy

    Please enter a valid email address
  • Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Research
Events
  • Trending

    • Market Wrap

      Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $34.4K as Big-Name DeFi Tokens Trounce ETH

      Daniel CawreyJan 15, 2021
    • Goldman Sachs

      Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market ‘Soon’ With Custody Play: Source

      Ian AllisonJan 15, 2021
    • Bitcoin

      First Mover: Biden’s $1.9T Plan Shows ‘Blue Wave’ Bitcoiners Saw Coming

      Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian SinclairJan 15, 2021
    • Bitcoin

      Tether’s Bank Says It Invests Some Customer Funds in Bitcoin

      Nikhilesh DeJan 14, 2021
    • Polkadot

      Some Asian Traders Are Using Polkadot to Predict Bitcoin’s Future

      Muyao ShenJan 14, 2021
Bitcoin 24h
$34,499.35
-8.74%
Bitcoin 24h

$34,499.35
-3,304.07
-8.74%
Ethereum 24h
$1,190.14
-2.22%
Ethereum 24h

$1,190.14
-27.06
-2.22%
Stellar 24h
$0.296072
-1.03%
Stellar 24h

$0.296072
-0.003078
-1.03%
XRP 24h
$0.272582
-5.29%
XRP 24h

$0.272582
-0.015215
-5.29%
Chainlink 24h
$20.18
-7.05%
Chainlink 24h

$20.18
-1.53
-7.05%
Cardano 24h
$0.361586
+7.82%
Cardano 24h

$0.361586
+0.026203
+7.82%
Litecoin 24h
$141.27
-4.33%
Litecoin 24h

$141.27
-6.39
-4.33%
Bitcoin Cash 24h
$471.57
-5.94%
Bitcoin Cash 24h

$471.57
-29.78
-5.94%
Bitcoin SV 24h
$197.53
-6.31%
Bitcoin SV 24h

$197.53
-13.28
-6.31%
Monero 24h
$152.33
-5.79%
Monero 24h

$152.33
-9.36
-5.79%
EOS 24h
$2.71
-4.18%
EOS 24h

$2.71
-0.118154
-4.18%
Tezos 24h
$2.78
-5.90%
Tezos 24h

$2.78
-0.174214
-5.90%
NEO 24h
$22.57
-7.18%
NEO 24h

$22.57
-1.75
-7.18%
Cosmos 24h
$8.32
+1.74%
Cosmos 24h

$8.32
+0.142096
+1.74%
Tron 24h
$0.029527
-4.21%
Tron 24h

$0.029527
-0.001298
-4.21%
NEM 24h
$0.215388
-2.98%
NEM 24h

$0.215388
-0.006633
-2.98%
Algorand 24h
$0.503129
-5.01%
Algorand 24h

$0.503129
-0.026556
-5.01%
Maker 24h
$1,460.93
-5.19%
Maker 24h

$1,460.93
-79.80
-5.19%
Dash 24h
$122.01
-4.19%
Dash 24h

$122.01
-5.33
-4.19%
Dogecoin 24h
$0.008864
-5.44%
Dogecoin 24h

$0.008864
-0.000513
-5.44%
IOTA 24h
$0.407708
-8.69%
IOTA 24h

$0.407708
-0.038763
-8.69%
Zcash 24h
$103.46
-1.87%
Zcash 24h

$103.46
-1.97
-1.87%
Ethereum Classic 24h
$7.72
-3.24%
Ethereum Classic 24h

$7.72
-0.257981
-3.24%
Band Protocol 24h
$9.50
-8.00%
Band Protocol 24h

$9.50
-0.824846
-8.00%
Decred 24h
$54.24
-7.33%
Decred 24h

$54.24
-4.29
-7.33%
Waves 24h
$6.44
-3.24%
Waves 24h

$6.44
-0.215525
-3.24%
ICON 24h
$0.631422
-4.17%
ICON 24h

$0.631422
-0.027426
-4.17%
0x 24h
$0.524184
-3.35%
0x 24h

$0.524184
-0.018190
-3.35%
Loopring 24h
$0.374693
-4.33%
Loopring 24h

$0.374693
-0.016992
-4.33%
OMG Network 24h
$3.46
-5.95%
OMG Network 24h

$3.46
-0.219273
-5.95%
Paxos standard 24h
$1.00
+0.04%
Paxos standard 24h

$1.00
+0.000396
+0.04%
Nano 24h
$3.32
+1.09%
Nano 24h

$3.32
+0.035756
+1.09%
Basic Attention Token 24h
$0.254143
-7.55%
Basic Attention Token 24h

$0.254143
-0.020779
-7.55%
BitTorrent 24h
$0.000349
-3.09%
BitTorrent 24h

$0.000349
-0.000011
-3.09%
Qtum 24h
$2.93
-8.86%
Qtum 24h

$2.93
-0.284957
-8.86%
Numeraire 24h
$26.67
-4.24%
Numeraire 24h

$26.67
-1.18
-4.24%
Orchid 24h
$0.270607
-2.12%
Orchid 24h

$0.270607
-0.005859
-2.12%
Kyber Network 24h
$1.17
-2.96%
Kyber Network 24h

$1.17
-0.035646
-2.96%
Decentraland 24h
$0.104600
-6.24%
Decentraland 24h

$0.104600
-0.006955
-6.24%
Kava.io 24h
$1.98
-10.74%
Kava.io 24h

$1.98
-0.239372
-10.74%
Bitcoin Gold 24h
$11.95
-9.03%
Bitcoin Gold 24h

$11.95
-1.19
-9.03%
Augur 24h
$18.87
-6.39%
Augur 24h

$18.87
-1.29
-6.39%
Siacoin 24h
$0.004421
-5.52%
Siacoin 24h

$0.004421
-0.000258
-5.52%
Lisk 24h
$1.30
-6.62%
Lisk 24h

$1.30
-0.091802
-6.62%
Storj 24h
$0.374566
-2.75%
Storj 24h

$0.374566
-0.010590
-2.75%
Aragon 24h
$3.51
+0.16%
Aragon 24h

$3.51
+0.005761
+0.16%
PAX GOLD 24h
$1,843.57
-0.55%
PAX GOLD 24h

$1,843.57
-10.26
-0.55%
Fetch.ai 24h
$0.078668
-11.97%
Fetch.ai 24h

$0.078668
-0.010690
-11.97%
Melon 24h
$37.15
-4.65%
Melon 24h

$37.15
-1.81
-4.65%
SingularDTV 24h
$0.006209
-13.82%
SingularDTV 24h

$0.006209
-0.000940
-13.82%
Tether 24h
$1.00
-0.02%
Tether 24h

$1.00
-0.000209
-0.02%
USD Coin 24h
$1.00
+0.05%
USD Coin 24h

$1.00
+0.000544
+0.05%
Dai 24h
$1.00
-0.08%
Dai 24h

$1.00
-0.000847
-0.08%
Top Assets

Please consider using a different web browser for better experience.

Explainers

Explainers

What Is Proof-of-Stake?

Alyssa HertigDec 30, 2020

Proof-of-stake is a method of maintaining integrity in a blockchain, ensuring users of a cryptocurrency can’t mint coins they didn’t earn.

Explainers

What Are Stablecoins?

Alyssa HertigDec 29, 2020

A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency whose value is tied to an outside asset, such as the U.S. dollar or gold, to stabilize the price.

Get the Latest from CoinDesk

Sign up for our newsletter

Money Reimagined
First Mover
Crypto Long & Short
Blockchain Bites

By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy

Please enter a valid email address
Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum 2.0 Explained in 4 Easy Metrics

Christine KimJan 8, 2021

With the launch of every new blockchain comes a new block explorer website to understand.

Explainers

What Is an Oracle?

Alyssa HertigDec 22, 2020

An oracle sends data from the outside world to a blockchain so specific data, like temperature, can execute the disbursement of money.

Bitcoin

Sure, Bitcoin’s Price Is Cool, but Bitcoin’s Technology Is Hot

Colin HarperDec 17, 2020

Getting bitcoin to the moon requires some serious technology.

Explainers

Explainers

What Is Proof-of-Work?

Alyssa HertigDec 16, 2020

Proof-of-work is the blockchain-based algorithm that secures many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Ripple

What Is XRP, and How Is It Related to Ripple?

Colin HarperDec 11, 2020

XRP is a digital asset and cryptocurrency issued and partly managed by Ripple, a payment solutions company.

CBDCs

What Is a CBDC?

Alyssa HertigDec 4, 2020

A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.

Sharding

What Is Sharding?

Alyssa HertigDec 2, 2020

"Sharding" is a proposed method of splitting Ethereum's infrastructure into smaller pieces in an attempt to scale the network.

Podcasts

ENCORE: Luke Gromen on the History and (Declining) Future of the Global Dollar System

Nathaniel WhittemoreNov 27, 2020

As some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be.

Multisig

Multisignature Wallets Can Keep Your Coins Safer (If You Use Them Right)

Colin HarperNov 10, 2020

Multisignature wallets are cryptocurrency wallets that require two or more private keys to sign and send a transaction.

Podcasts

How the World Stopped Producing Enough Money, Feat. Emil Kalinowski

Nathaniel WhittemoreNov 6, 2020

In a year when the popular narrative says money printing went crazy, the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University” says the problem is actually too little money.

More

 
CoinDesk Bitcoin News
About
Masthead
Ethics Policy
Contributors
Jobs
Events
Advertise

Follow us

Get the Latest from CoinDesk

Sign up for our newsletter

Money Reimagined
First Mover
Crypto Long & Short
Blockchain Bites

By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy

Please enter a valid email address
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Newsletters
© 2020 CoinDesk
English

The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups.