Consensus, CoinDesk’s annual conference, is once again welcoming startups from around the world for its annual Pitchfest, with over half the entrants representing Web3 and Blockchain infrastructure companies. This year’s focus is on bringing startups and investors together in a dedicated startup village, complete with an investor lounge and startup kiosks. Throughout Thursday, May 30, […]
A Monday rally during the U.S. trading day put an end to what had been very muted crypto price action over the previous 72 hours, pushing bitcoin (BTC) above $68,000 for the first time in more Read More
Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto and not the author of the Bitcoin white paper, as was determined by Justice James Mellor, who handed down that judgment after the COPA v Wright trial wrapped up. Read More
Already modestly higher during U.S. trading hours Monday, the price of ether (ETH) jumped more than 10% after two well-followed Bloomberg ETF analysts greatly upped their odds of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Read More
Bitcoin layer 2s. Ethereum restaking. Interoperability. AI. DePIN. Next-generation cryptography. These are just a handful of the cutting-edge blockchain tech topics on the agenda at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2024 conference, which runs Wednesday, May 29, through Friday, Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked aspiring ether exchange-traded fund exchanges to update 19b-4 filings ahead of a key deadline this week. The SEC had previously been expected to reject the ether Read More
The native token of crypto gaming project Gala Games (GALA) fell sharply Monday amid fears of a major transfer of over $200 million worth of GALA tokens that traders feared was a hack, and then recovered Read More
U.S. authorities have arrested and charged a Taiwanese national with operating darknet drug bazaar Incognito Market, which he allegedly used to facilitate over $100 million in crypto-denominated sales of illegal narcotics including fentanyl. Prosecutors say Read More
Kraken, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, insists it will keep USDT listed in European markets as long as regulations regarding stablecoins are not finalized. Mark Greenberg, Global Head of Kraken’s Asset Growth and Read More
Hong Kong police have arrested three men at a currency exchange shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, a major tourist area, for allegedly presenting “hell money” to a customer, leading the customer to transfer approximately HK$1 Read More
