Bitcoin Ends Q1 Down 10%, Outperforming Equities in Coronavirus Crisis

Bitcoin Ends Q1 Down 10%, Outperforming Equities in Coronavirus Crisis
Bitcoin ended the first quarter of 2020 down from the start of the year, but not as badly as the record-setting losses suffered by global equities.

Bitcoin All-Time High in 2020? Chances Are Only 4%, Options Market Signals

Bitcoin All-Time High in 2020? Chances Are Only 4%, Options Market Signals
The options market shows just a 4 percent chance of bitcoin crossing above $20K before year’s end, according to data from analytics firm Skew.

Bitcoin’s Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With Micropayments

Bitcoin’s Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With Micropayments
With paywall systems for a whole bevy of assets, crypto payments could revolutionize the media industry – if demand actually matched supply.

Crypto-Powered Internet Helps Work From Home During Coronavirus

Crypto-Powered Internet Helps Work From Home During Coronavirus
Althea brings the internet to under-served places, offering households crypto to be part of a mesh system.

Nic Carter: ‘If You’re Not Radicalized, You’re Not Paying Attention’

Nic Carter: ‘If You’re Not Radicalized, You’re Not Paying Attention’
Castle Island Ventures and Coin Metrics co-founder joins to discuss cascading crises, crypto dollarization and the state of the bitcoin narrative.

Remote Working Proves Unexpected Hero as Half of US Economy Shifts to Home Offices

Remote Working Proves Unexpected Hero as Half of US Economy Shifts to Home Offices
To those who believe in a digital future in which decentralization makes systems more resilient, the coronavirus crisis has expedited the inevitable.

IoT App Nodle Moves From Stellar Blockchain to Polkadot

IoT App Nodle Moves From Stellar Blockchain to Polkadot
IoT platform Nodle announced it is switching from the Stellar blockchain to a custom build on Parity Technologies’ Substrate network.

Ex-State Street Blockchain Team Drops DLT From New Data-Privacy Startup

Ex-State Street Blockchain Team Drops DLT From New Data-Privacy Startup
Data privacy startup Manetu goes live early next month with $3.5 million in backing from Castle Island Ventures and others.

View From Manila: Life During Coronavirus

View From Manila: Life During Coronavirus
Leah Callon Butler works out where to stash her cash and tries to tell fact from fiction amid the shutdown in the Philippines.

Bitcoin News Roundup for March 31, 2020

Bitcoin News Roundup for March 31, 2020
A popular Ethereum game is dropping crypto while France explores digital banks. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily.

Ex-Royal Mint Team’s Crypto Insurance Now Provides $1M Cover for All Civic Wallets

Ex-Royal Mint Team’s Crypto Insurance Now Provides $1M Cover for All Civic Wallets
Coincover is now providing automatic insurance cover on all new signups for Civic's hot wallet.

Crypto Holders Still Face Issues Reporting Tax Liabilities, Survey of CPAs Finds

Crypto Holders Still Face Issues Reporting Tax Liabilities, Survey of CPAs Finds
Certified Public Accountants familiar with crypto largely believe their clients might face audits or penalties for under-reporting holdings in past years, according to a survey.

Bitcoin’s Recent Recovery Won’t Salvage a Terrible Month for Prices

Bitcoin’s Recent Recovery Won’t Salvage a Terrible Month for Prices
While bitcoin has recovered sharply from recent lows below $4,000, the cryptocurrency is still on track to end March with a double-digit price loss.

‘MLB Champions’ Downplays ETH, Aims for Mass Market in New Game Reboot

‘MLB Champions’ Downplays ETH, Aims for Mass Market in New Game Reboot
Blockchain game MLB Champions is rolling out a slew of new gameplay features while reducing its reliance on Ethereum.

Australian Crypto Exchange CoinSpot Wins ISO Security Accreditation

Australian Crypto Exchange CoinSpot Wins ISO Security Accreditation
CoinSpot says it's jumped through the hoops to meet the internationally recognized ISO standard.

Crypto Markets Can Never Close, and That’s a Good Thing

Crypto Markets Can Never Close, and That’s a Good Thing
Should markets temporarily close even temporarily to calm investor panic? Noelle Acheson says no while crypto markets can’t. Both are good things.

Mt. Gox Deadline Extended Again After Creditors Criticize Refund Proposal

Mt. Gox Deadline Extended Again After Creditors Criticize Refund Proposal
Mt. Gox's bankruptcy trustee is holding off on filing a civil rehabilitation plan to the Tokyo District Court after creditors took issue with it.

Election App Voatz Just Got Kicked Out of a Major Bug Bounty Program

Election App Voatz Just Got Kicked Out of a Major Bug Bounty Program
Bug bounty platform HackerOne severed ties with Medici Ventures-backed Voatz, the blockchain-based mobile voting app for breach of partnership standards.

Bitcoin Follows Stock Markets Higher; How Long Will They Move in Lockstep?

Bitcoin Follows Stock Markets Higher; How Long Will They Move in Lockstep?
Crypto prices climbed with traditional market indexes Monday as traders wondered if bitcoin will remain a follower or break out and blaze its own path.

Bitcoin, Stablecoins, DeFi and Privacy: How COVID-19 Is Changing Key Crypto Narratives

Bitcoin, Stablecoins, DeFi and Privacy: How COVID-19 Is Changing Key Crypto Narratives
How the once-in-a-generation COVID-19 pandemic is shifting the way with think and talk about different parts of the crypto industry - from bitcoin to DeFi to stablecoins.

How Bitcoin’s Price Slump Is Changing the Geography of Mining

How Bitcoin’s Price Slump Is Changing the Geography of Mining
Although China remains the leading region for bitcoin mining, the coronavirus downturn is changing the picture in other geographies.

How Central Banks Could Use Digital Cash to Deliver Universal Basic Income

How Central Banks Could Use Digital Cash to Deliver Universal Basic Income
Central banks are well placed to deliver regular, no-questions-asked monthly payments to everyone, and to manage any ensuing inflation.

French Central Bank Puts Out Call for Digital Currency Experiments

French Central Bank Puts Out Call for Digital Currency Experiments
France's central bank is calling for digital currency proposals with an experiment that moves it to the front of Europe's CBDC debate.

Bitcoin News Roundup for March 30, 2020

Bitcoin News Roundup for March 30, 2020
Bitcoin is back and Breitling puts watches on the blockchain. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily.

German Startup Pitches Decentralized ID for Prescription Pickup During COVID-19

German Startup Pitches Decentralized ID for Prescription Pickup During COVID-19
Coronavirus drove blockchain startup Spherity to developed a decentralized ID prototype for interacting with healthcare providers and pharmacies.

Crypto Derivatives Platform Gets Nod From London Stock Exchange’s Software Tester

Crypto Derivatives Platform Gets Nod From London Stock Exchange’s Software Tester
ZUBR, which only opened for trading in early March, said its trading software had been successfully stress-tested by Exactpro

Binance CEO Says Leveraged Tokens Were Cut Because Users ‘Don’t Read Warning Notices’

Binance CEO Says Leveraged Tokens Were Cut Because Users ‘Don’t Read Warning Notices’
Binance only listed FTX leveraged tokens two months ago, but users have struggled to get to grips with the complex products.

USD Stablecoins Are Surging, But Zero Interest Rates Complicate Business Model

USD Stablecoins Are Surging, But Zero Interest Rates Complicate Business Model
With investors seeking safety in dollars, stablecoins have seen inflows of more than $2 billion since the crash. But zero interest rates threaten business revenue.

Opera’s Android Web Browser Adds Access to .Crypto Domains for 80M Users

Opera’s Android Web Browser Adds Access to .Crypto Domains for 80M Users
The “blockchain-ready” web browser has added support for Unstoppable Domains’ decentralized .crypto websites.

Telegram Hopes It Can Still Sell Tokens to Non-US Investors After Court Ruling

Telegram Hopes It Can Still Sell Tokens to Non-US Investors After Court Ruling
The firm has asked a court to clarify if it can still issue its tokens to non-U.S. investors after a preliminary injunction blocked the issuance in the U.S.

Bitcoin Diverges From Falling Equities With $500 Price Rise

Bitcoin Diverges From Falling Equities With $500 Price Rise
Bitcoin rose by 7 percent early on Monday even as the risk-off mood returned to the traditional markets.

US Cash in Circulation Sees Biggest Increase Since the Y2K Bug Panic, Fed Reserve Data Indicates

US Cash in Circulation Sees Biggest Increase Since the Y2K Bug Panic, Fed Reserve Data Indicates
U.S. currency in circulation has experienced its largest increase in over 20 years.

Crypo Lender Celsius Taps Chainlink’s Price Oracles for Interest Rate ‘Decentralization’

Crypo Lender Celsius Taps Chainlink’s Price Oracles for Interest Rate ‘Decentralization’
Celsius Network has teamed up with oracle provider Chainlink to make the price feeds it uses to calculate asset interest rates less centralized.

Investors in Polychain Capital’s Crypto Hedge Fund Saw 1,332% Gains – If They Stomached the Dips

Investors in Polychain Capital’s Crypto Hedge Fund Saw 1,332% Gains – If They Stomached the Dips
An investor document obtained by CoinDesk charts the dramatic ups and downs of the first four years of Polychain Capital’s cryptocurrency hedge fund.

Microsoft Files Patent Application for Crypto Mining System Powered by Human Activity

Microsoft Files Patent Application for Crypto Mining System Powered by Human Activity
A Microsoft patent application details a human-powered crypto mining project by collecting data as people exercise and watch ads.

Can Bitcoin Survive the Climate Change Revolution?

Can Bitcoin Survive the Climate Change Revolution?
If ESG is becoming the new buzzword among impact-minded financial institutions, where does energy-intensive bitcoin fit in?

Riot Blockchain Says Coronavirus Outbreak Might Hurt Crypto Mining Farms

Riot Blockchain Says Coronavirus Outbreak Might Hurt Crypto Mining Farms
Riot Blockchain's 10-K filing captures the fear COVID-19 is sowing in American companies.

Singapore Crypto Exchange Eyes US Expansion After Registering With FinCEN

Singapore Crypto Exchange Eyes US Expansion After Registering With FinCEN
Singapore-based Bitget has registered with the U.S. Treasury Department as a money services business, the first step to launching operations in the country.

Bear Market Over? Charts on Bitcoin and ASX 200 Suggest Otherwise

Bear Market Over? Charts on Bitcoin and ASX 200 Suggest Otherwise
U.S stocks are showing signs of life amid the recent $2 trillion stimulus package. Yet it may be a while before confidence is restored.

Luxury Watchmaker Breitling Adds Its First Timepieces to a Blockchain

Luxury Watchmaker Breitling Adds Its First Timepieces to a Blockchain
In a rare example of real-world business deployment, Breitling is registering watches on a blockchain to track their provenance from owner to owner.

How MakerDAO’s Stablecoin Survived the Crash, Smart Contract Bugs and Full Decentralization

How MakerDAO’s Stablecoin Survived the Crash, Smart Contract Bugs and Full Decentralization
How do DeFi stablecoins actually work, and what happened during the sudden, precipitous drop in crypto prices earlier this month? On today's show Andreas M. Antonopoulos leads us through a very interesting system and how it survived 'Black Thursday'.

Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally-Compliant Token Sales

Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally-Compliant Token Sales
A recent ruling stopping Telegram from distributing its cryptocurrency creates new legal peril for public blockchains, argues lawyer Josh Lawler.

Disruption, Money and a World of Change, Feat. Niall Ferguson

Disruption, Money and a World of Change, Feat. Niall Ferguson
CoinDesk's Michael Casey speaks with author, historian and Hoover Institution senior fellow Niall Ferguson about our disrupted world, inevitable crisis and what it could mean for money.

While Some Hoard Dollar Bills, Others Envision Germy Cash’s Quick Demise

While Some Hoard Dollar Bills, Others Envision Germy Cash’s Quick Demise
Is a cash-based society sustainable in a pandemic? Hoarders say yes. Health experts say maybe. Visionaries say no: It’s a moment for systemic change.

Splinter Cryptocurrency Hive Outperforms Justin Sun’s Steem After One Week Trading

Splinter Cryptocurrency Hive Outperforms Justin Sun’s Steem After One Week Trading
It's been a week since the Hive blockchain broke off from Steem in protest. So far, the market action has been on the side of the dissidents.

World Health Organization Teams With IBM, Oracle on Blockchain-Based Coronavirus Data Hub

World Health Organization Teams With IBM, Oracle on Blockchain-Based Coronavirus Data Hub
Big names like IBM, Oracle and the World Health Organization (WHO) will use blockchain technology to track data relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bitcoin and Ether Prices Stagnate as Traders Take Wait-and-See Approach

Bitcoin and Ether Prices Stagnate as Traders Take Wait-and-See Approach
The March 12 crash is still fresh in crypto traders’ and fund managers’ minds, leaving some to think no trading decisions are the best decisions for now.

Corporate Socialism to Dying for the Dow: 7 Themes That Defined the Week

Corporate Socialism to Dying for the Dow: 7 Themes That Defined the Week
As another unprecedented week winds down, @NLW breaks down unlimited QE, digital dollars, the last break of institutional trust and more.

Strange Days: S&P 500 Is More Volatile Than Bitcoin This Month

Strange Days: S&P 500 Is More Volatile Than Bitcoin This Month
In a role reversal befitting these topsy-turvy times, Wall Street has recently seen more turbulence than the top cryptocurrency.

How a Flurry of ‘Digital Dollar’ Proposals Made It to Congress

How a Flurry of ‘Digital Dollar’ Proposals Made It to Congress
Law professors who've long pushed for a digital dollar worked with Congress to bring the concept to a series of coronavirus relief bills earlier this week.