Bitcoin ETP Listed on Europe’s Third-Largest Exchange

Bitcoin ETP Listed on Europe’s Third-Largest Exchange
21Shares said listing on Deutsche Boerse's Xetra platform will make their Bitcoin ETP accessible to a broader institutional market.

Senate Banking Committee Remains Open to Idea of Digital Dollar in Tuesday’s Hearing

Senate Banking Committee Remains Open to Idea of Digital Dollar in Tuesday’s Hearing
While not every lawmaker was on board with the idea of a central bank digital currency during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, no one explicitly rejected it either.

The Novel Legal Strategy Bringing This ICO-Backed ‘Micro-Mobility’ Startup to Court

The Novel Legal Strategy Bringing This ICO-Backed ‘Micro-Mobility’ Startup to Court
Lawyers have filed suit in a "highly unusual" case against flamboyant Italian e-scooter entrepreneur Salvator Palella, over a troubled ICO back in 2018.

DeFi’s ‘Agricultural Revolution’ Has Ethereum Users Turning to Decentralized Exchanges

DeFi’s ‘Agricultural Revolution’ Has Ethereum Users Turning to Decentralized Exchanges
Decentralized exchanges are seeing more action than ever thanks to a surge in decentralized finance activity.

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 30, 2020

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 30, 2020
As Zimbabwe embarks on its fifth bout of hyperinflation in modern history, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.

Crypto VC Chiefs Talk COVID Recovery, Bitcoin Upside at Real Vision Conference

Crypto VC Chiefs Talk COVID Recovery, Bitcoin Upside at Real Vision Conference
Pantera's Dan Morehead and 10T Holdings' Dan Tapiero can't agree on our economic future. Even so, they think it bodes well for bitcoin

Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns

Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns
79% of Ethereum nodes run on Geth. Core developers have pushed back July's Berlin hard fork so other clients can catch up.

Blockchain Bites: Digital Dollars, Ethereum’s Gas and ASX’s Blockchain ‘Lacks Clarity’

Blockchain Bites: Digital Dollars, Ethereum’s Gas and ASX’s Blockchain ‘Lacks Clarity’
Thought leaders are decending on Washing to talk digital money while the Australian Securities Exchange may delay its blockchain settlement solution.

Dfinity Opens Platform to Outside Developers, Launches Decentralized TikTok Rival

Dfinity Opens Platform to Outside Developers, Launches Decentralized TikTok Rival
Decentralized cloud computing startup Dfinity said its "Internet Computer" is now open to third-party developers.

Israeli Firm Develops Tech Allowing Crypto Users to Retrieve Funds Sent in Error

Israeli Firm Develops Tech Allowing Crypto Users to Retrieve Funds Sent in Error
Israeli blockchain startup Kirobo says it solved the problem of funds being lost through errors in irreversible crypto transactions.

Augur’s Revamped Predictions Platform Launches Next Month With a New Token

Augur’s Revamped Predictions Platform Launches Next Month With a New Token
The blockchain predictions platform is upgrading to version 2 in July, but users will have to migrate to a new token if they want to use it.

Why the Stock-to-Flow Bitcoin Valuation Model Is Wrong

Why the Stock-to-Flow Bitcoin Valuation Model Is Wrong
The popular stock-to-flow bitcoin valuation model has the air of academic rigor. Unfortunately, it's just math-laden marketing.

Elliptic Follows Chainalysis in Adding Zcash to Monitoring Platform

Elliptic Follows Chainalysis in Adding Zcash to Monitoring Platform
Elliptic, the blockchain analysis company, has added privacy coins zcash and horizen to its monitoring platform.

Coinbase Ventures Invests in $5M Token Sale for Ethereum Data Firm ‘The Graph’

Coinbase Ventures Invests in $5M Token Sale for Ethereum Data Firm ‘The Graph’
Blockchain data startup The Graph has raised $5 million in a token sale with Framework Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group and others.

US Soccer Players Can Be Collected, Traded in Tokenized Fantasy Game

US Soccer Players Can Be Collected, Traded in Tokenized Fantasy Game
MLS fans will now be able to collect and trade digital cards representing league players and use them to play fantasy soccer games run by the firm Sorare.

Swiss Equity Firm Makes First Crypto Investment With SPiCE VC Stake

Swiss Equity Firm Makes First Crypto Investment With SPiCE VC Stake
Swiss private equity firm VIVA Investment Partners AG is leaning into crypto funding through a new stake in blockchain venture capital firm SPiCE VC.

Coin Metrics Offers More Rigorous Measure of Crypto Market Supply

Coin Metrics Offers More Rigorous Measure of Crypto Market Supply
Coin Metrics offers a standardized way of measuring the size and depth of digital asset markets with free float supply methodology.

BIS Plans New Central Banking Fintech Research Hubs in Europe, North America

BIS Plans New Central Banking Fintech Research Hubs in Europe, North America
The Bank for International Settlements is expanding its “Innovation Hub” with a handful of new locations in Canada and Europe.

First Mover: Bitwise Calls $50K Bitcoin Price When Market Calm Finally Breaks

First Mover: Bitwise Calls $50K Bitcoin Price When Market Calm Finally Breaks
Bitwise suggests Bitcoin could be looking at territory well north of the previous $20,000 all-time high.

Bitcoin Still Up 27% This Year Despite Dismal June Performance

Bitcoin Still Up 27% This Year Despite Dismal June Performance
Bitcoin is still outperforming the top traditional financial assets so far in 2020 – even after a dour performance this month.

BitMEX Owner HDR Appoints Former Bank of China Exec to Board

BitMEX Owner HDR Appoints Former Bank of China Exec to Board
HDR Global Trading said David Wong – a former deputy CEO at Bank of China – will join its board as a non-executive chairman.

ASX Under Pressure to Further Delay Rollout of DLT Settlement System

ASX Under Pressure to Further Delay Rollout of DLT Settlement System
The blockchain-based clearing and settlement system from Australia's biggest stock exchange faces further delays if unhappy firms get their way.

To His Own Surprise, Crypto Volume Pumper’s Business Is Still Thriving

To His Own Surprise, Crypto Volume Pumper’s Business Is Still Thriving
Remember that college student who spoke candidly about inflating crypto trading volumes? He’s still at it – and COVID-19 has kept his business brisk.

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Closes Better-Than-Expected Equity Round at $8.3M

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Closes Better-Than-Expected Equity Round at $8.3M
Hut 8 says its new funding is going towards increasing the bitcoin miner's total capacity by a fifth.

Witnesses Will Vouch for Stablecoins, Digital Dollars in US Senate Hearing Tuesday

Witnesses Will Vouch for Stablecoins, Digital Dollars in US Senate Hearing Tuesday
Witnesses will discuss stablecoins and tokenized dollars during Tuesday's Senate Banking hearing on the digitization of money.

Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty

Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty
Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds.

Humility Before a Fall: Your Crypto Startup Hasn’t Done Anything Yet

Humility Before a Fall: Your Crypto Startup Hasn’t Done Anything Yet
Scams and fraud won't break crypto. But hubris might.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Expect Big Move as Volatility Plummets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Expect Big Move as Volatility Plummets
Bitcoin volatility drops to historic lows as the cryptocurrency stays just above $9,000.

How the Fed Fans the Flame – The Best of The Breakdown June 2020

How the Fed Fans the Flame – The Best of The Breakdown June 2020
Guests from the crypto investor Ari Paul to Harvard prof Dr. Vikram Mansharamani discuss bitcoin, the economy and social unrest.

Bitcoin Facing Greater Price Volatility Than Ether in Q3, Options Market Data Suggests

Bitcoin Facing Greater Price Volatility Than Ether in Q3, Options Market Data Suggests
Options market data suggests bitcoin could become more volatile than ether over the next three months.

Ethereum Developers Consider New Fee Model as Gas Costs Climb

Ethereum Developers Consider New Fee Model as Gas Costs Climb
With EIP 1559, Ethereum developers are proposing a dynamic pricing system to lower the blockchain network's current high gas fees.

Hacker Attempts to Disrupt Russia’s Blockchain Voting System

Hacker Attempts to Disrupt Russia’s Blockchain Voting System
A hacker has attempted to disrupt a blockchain voting system currently being used to help decide constitutional changes in the Russian Federation.

Blockchain Bites: EY’s Auditing Slip and Bitcoin’s Long Line of Pseudonymous Developers

Blockchain Bites: EY’s Auditing Slip and Bitcoin’s Long Line of Pseudonymous Developers
Balancer fell victim to a "flash loan" exploit while a shareholders association said EY should have caught Wirecard's multi-billion blackhole earlier.

Why Bitcoin Will Take a Long Time to Dethrone the Dollar

Why Bitcoin Will Take a Long Time to Dethrone the Dollar
If history is a guide, the dollar's reserve currency status can withstand a lot of bad policymaking. Bitcoin may rise, but it could take a while.

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 29, 2020

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 29, 2020
After a rough weekend, the price of BTC is back above $9,000 and Markets Daily from CoinDesk is here with another bitcoin news roundup.

Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Ebang Is Launching an Offshore Exchange

Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Ebang Is Launching an Offshore Exchange
Ebang, the world's second-largest producer of bitcoin mining equipment, hopes an exchange could double total revenue by 2022.

Facebook, IoTeX, R3 Among New Members of Confidential Computing Consortium

Facebook, IoTeX, R3 Among New Members of Confidential Computing Consortium
The Confidential Computing Consortium aims to create systems that sequester sensitive data so it can't be exploited by nefarious actors.

Blockchain Project Kyber Unveils Date for Planned ‘Katalyst’ Protocol Upgrade

Blockchain Project Kyber Unveils Date for Planned ‘Katalyst’ Protocol Upgrade
The protocol upgrade includes changes to staking and governance.

Wirecard Fallout: Auditor EY Accused of Not Flagging $2.1B Black Hole Sooner

Wirecard Fallout: Auditor EY Accused of Not Flagging $2.1B Black Hole Sooner
Following a sharp drop in the Wirecard stock price, the German shareholders' body holds EY responsible for not alerting the public sooner over the firm's accounting failures.

First Mover: The Return of the Bitcoin Retail Investor (And Why That’s a Good Thing)

First Mover: The Return of the Bitcoin Retail Investor (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
It's been assumed for years that well-heeled financial institutions would become the main driving force and primary investor class in crypto. That narrative may underestimate the power of the retail investor.

Bitcoin Closes in the Green Sunday to End Longest Daily Losing Run in 6 Months

Bitcoin Closes in the Green Sunday to End Longest Daily Losing Run in 6 Months
Bitcoin chalked out minor price gains on Sunday, ending its longest run of daily losses for half a year and avoiding a break below the ongoing restricted trading range.

Hacker Drains $500K from DeFi Liquidity Provider Balancer

Hacker Drains $500K from DeFi Liquidity Provider Balancer
The sophisticated attack exploited a loophole that tricked the protocol into releasing $500,000-worth of tokens.

World’s Biggest Mining Firm Makes First Ore Trade on a Blockchain

World’s Biggest Mining Firm Makes First Ore Trade on a Blockchain
BHP has completed its first trial trade transaction of iron ore with China's Baosteel using blockchain technology.

Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason

Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason
Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms.

South Korean Government Turns to Blockchain Tech to More Securely Store Clinical Diabetes Data

South Korean Government Turns to Blockchain Tech to More Securely Store Clinical Diabetes Data
The government has asked startup Sendsquare to develop a proof-of-concept blockchain registry to help analyze, anonymize and store clinical diabetes data.

Crypto Long & Short: What Trends in Volatility Could Mean for Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: What Trends in Volatility Could Mean for Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s investment narrative is evolving as the role of volatility is changing in both crypto and traditional markets.

Matic Network Aims for 80% Token Lockup in New Staking Program

Matic Network Aims for 80% Token Lockup in New Staking Program
The first iteration of Matic Network's staking program is now live, and has already allocated 12% of its token supply to the project.

Is the Travel Rule Good or Bad for Crypto? Both

Is the Travel Rule Good or Bad for Crypto? Both
A new international rule requiring digital asset operators to report transactions could spilt the crypto industry in two, argue two researchers.

Welcome to the Groundhog Day Economy (PS, It Sucks)

Welcome to the Groundhog Day Economy (PS, It Sucks)
As states shutter economic activity because of preventable COVID-19 outbreaks, it’s deja vu all over again.

Vanguard’s Blockchain Platform for Foreign Exchange Will Go Live in Q3 2020

Vanguard’s Blockchain Platform for Foreign Exchange Will Go Live in Q3 2020
Mutual fund giant Vanguard has completed another blockchain pilot that aims to change the risk profile of foreign exchange (FX) transactions.