Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week
Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event......»»
Pantera Capital’s Crypto Hedge Funds Are Losing Double Digits, But Its Bitcoin Fund Is Up 10,000% to Date
Internal documents show that Pantera Capital's bitcoin fund is vastly outperforming its more exotic crypto-asset fund counterparts......»»
Meltem Demirors Takes the ‘Proust Questionnaire’
CoinShares' Demirors on her legacy: "My memoir will be short and sweet - 'Meltem. She had a good time.'".....»»
First State-Owned Entity Joins Libra Association
Temasek, one of Singapore’s two state-owned investment vehicles, is among the latest firms to join the Libra Association, the consortium Facebook set up to create a global digital currency......»»
Meltem Demirors Takes the “Proust Questionnaireâ€
CoinShares' Demirors on her legacy: "My memoir will be short and sweet - 'Meltem. She had a good time.'".....»»
Blockchain Bites: Will Enterprise Blockchain Find a ‘Killer App’ or Be Killed?
IBM, We.Trade and Microsoft executives spoke about the trials and tribulations of capitalizing on enterprise-grade blockchain at Consensus: Distributed......»»
Surveying the Carnage: Movies, Sports and Education in Crisis
As the COVID-19 crisis grows, some industries will recover quickly, but some won’t recover at all. In this episode we help you understand which is which......»»
Meltem Demirors, Caffeine and Curiosity
CoinShares' Demirors on her legacy: "My memoir will be short and sweet - 'Meltem. She had a good time.'".....»»
Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Price Up 12% Since the Halving
Bitcoin has seen double-digit gains in price since the halving. Institutional investors doing more trading in crypto options on CME is a sign of continued interest......»»
Aggrieved Investors Mull Suing Telegram Over Canceled TON Blockchain Project
Some backers of the now-shelved TON blockchain project are in talks to sue Telegram over their refund structure......»»
Bequant Launches Crypto Prime Brokerage to Compete for Institutional Money
London-based Bequant becomes one of only a few companies in crypto to offer a full range of prime brokerage services for hedge funds......»»
Copper Claims New Tool Removes Credit Risk From Crypto Trading
Copper's ClearLoop tool lets two parties finalize all details of a trade before transferring the seller's assets to the buyer's possession, rather than force the seller to store these assets on an exchange......»»
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 14, 2020
Ether whales are headed to bitcoin while Reddit rolls out Community Points. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast......»»
Polymath Eyes June Testnet Launch for New Blockchain Designed for Security Tokens
The firm is soon to launch the first test network for its new blockchain designed to bring new safeguards for financial institutions working with security tokens......»»
Staying Alive: Why the World of Enterprise Blockchain Has Turned to Collaborations
Enterprise blockchain isn’t dead, but survival has meant more collaboration and some smart pivots. A dispatch from this week’s Consensus: Distributed......»»
Bitcoin’s Price Has Bounced but Miners May Still Be Switching Off Post-Halving
While bitcoin is fast reversing its pre-halving price drop, hash-rate data suggests miners are still leaving the network......»»
First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder, ‘What If’
Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing attention on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation......»»
CoinDesk 50: Silvergate – The Bank That Wasn’t Scared
Silvergate was among the first U.S. financial institutions to embrace the crypto industry, and it's not letting go......»»
Ledn Launches USDC Stablecoin Savings Accounts With Focus on Latin America
Ledn is now offering USDC stablecoin savings accounts through a partnership with the crypto lending and trading conglomerate Genesis......»»
Industry Group Led by Polychain, Coinbase Seeks to Get Ahead on Staking Regulations
The Proof of Stake Alliance has released a set of recommendations for entities securing a proof-of-stake network to avoid drawing the ire of regulators......»»