Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Fully Loaded, IRS Sends Befuddling Letters – Again

Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Fully Loaded, IRS Sends Befuddling Letters – Again
More than 500,000 ETH have been locked into Ethereum 2.0's deposit contract, kick-starting the network's major, multi-year development phase.

Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative

Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative
The crypto industry tends to give "cypherpunk" vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values.

XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy Builds

XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy Builds
The December airdrop of 45 billion spark tokens may be fueling XRP's rapid climb to two-year highs, say analysts.

XRP Rises More Than 30% as Altcoins Piggyback on Bitcoin’s Wave

XRP Rises More Than 30% as Altcoins Piggyback on Bitcoin’s Wave
The native asset of the XRP ledger has surged to 16-month highs.

XRP Rises More Than 30% as Altcoins Piggyback on Bitcoin’s Wave

XRP Rises More Than 30% as Altcoins Piggyback on Bitcoin’s Wave
The native asset of the XRP ledger has surged to 16-month highs.

Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s MoneyGram Pump, OKEx’s Bitcoin Cash Plan, Bitcoin’s Birthday

Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s MoneyGram Pump, OKEx’s Bitcoin Cash Plan, Bitcoin’s Birthday
Tomorrow marks the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper.

First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as US Election Countdown Begins

First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as US Election Countdown Begins
Pantera's Dan Morehead looks at negative images of GDP charts and counts words in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper to chronicle bitcoin's "movement."

Ripple Keeps Pumping Funds Into MoneyGram

Ripple Keeps Pumping Funds Into MoneyGram
All in, Ripple has funded the money sender to the tune of over $52 million for providing liquidity to one of its payments products.

US Charges Stanford Crypto Group Director With Defrauding His Former Employer – the Fed

US Charges Stanford Crypto Group Director With Defrauding His Former Employer – the Fed
Lawrence Rufrano allegedly hid his work at Stanford and blockchain startup Factom from disability benefits regulators.

First Mover: Bitcoin Falls as COVID-19 Surges, ECB’s Lagarde Steps Up, US GDP Hits 33%

First Mover: Bitcoin Falls as COVID-19 Surges, ECB’s Lagarde Steps Up, US GDP Hits 33%
The enthusiasm jolt from bitcoin's ascent toward $14K ran into realism, and options traders see low probabilities of a new price record this year.

Ripple to Invest in Japan’s SBI Subsidiary MoneyTap

Ripple to Invest in Japan’s SBI Subsidiary MoneyTap
Ripple plans to invest in MoneyTap, the blockchain payments app birthed through a joint venture between the San Francisco-based firm and SBI Holdings.

Blockchain Bites: It’s Never Been Harder to Mine Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: It’s Never Been Harder to Mine Bitcoin
Bitcoin's mining difficulty is at a record high, Singapore's CBDC may find commercial use and Chinese companies are going in on Filecoin.

Crypto ‘Giveaway’ Scams Continue to Flourish on YouTube

Crypto ‘Giveaway’ Scams Continue to Flourish on YouTube
Cryptocurrency scams continue to appear on YouTube, misusing content from influential people in the space and stealing from the gullible.

Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute

Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute
Funding will go towards expanding its liquidity products across the crypto derivatives market.

The Breakdown: Why U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose Monetary System’s Flaws

The Breakdown: Why U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose Monetary System’s Flaws
The U.S. government approved a $2 trillion stimulus package after the Federal Reserve pledged “unlimited” quantitative easing to stabilize the economy. CoinDesk’s chief content officer Michael Casey and head of research Noelle Acheson discuss how the ripple effects will expose flaws in global financial and monetary systems, whether this will bring massive inflation, and how […]

Justin Sun

Justin Sun
Born in 1990, Justin Sun is the founder and CEO of the Tron Foundation, the company behind the Tron blockchain. He is also the CEO of BitTorrent Inc. which he acquired in 2018. Sun was previously a representative and advisor for payments protocol company Ripple Labs in China, and also founded Callme, or Peiwo, a […]

Jed McCaleb

Jed McCaleb
Jed McCaleb is an American programmer and entrepreneur. Born in 1975, McCaleb is well-known for creating one of the first bitcoin exchanges, the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox., which he eventually sold. He notably later co-founded blockchain companies Ripple and Stellar. McCaleb launched Mt. Gox in 2010 with the intent of it becoming the […]

First Mover: 0x’s ZRX Token Surged 67% in May to Become Month’s Top Performer

First Mover: 0x’s ZRX Token Surged 67% in May to Become Month’s Top Performer
0x's ZRX token was May’s best performing crypto asset, beating bitcoin by a big margin.

Digital Currency Group

Digital Currency Group
Founded by Barry Silbert in 2015, Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a venture capital firm that invests solely in the digital currency industry. Digital Currency Group has three subsidiaries: CoinDesk, which was purchased in January 2016, digital currency brokerage firm Genesis Trading and digital asset management firm Grayscale Investments.  Headquartered in New York City, DCG […]

YouTube Suspends Ripple’s Tech Chief Days After XRP Scam Lawsuit Filing

YouTube Suspends Ripple’s Tech Chief Days After XRP Scam Lawsuit Filing
Schwartz's channel was suspended for impersonation, but he's no idea why.