Stripe will offer bank accounts, with help from Goldman Sachs and CitiBut only for vendors, so retail users will have to wait.Dec 3, 2020Kollen Post
What does VCOIN’s SEC authorization mean for securities law and crypto?The latest in securities law and crypto is not a revolution, but it is a step forward.Dec 3, 2020Kollen Post
Kraken pledges $150,000 to Ethereum devs in latest Gitcoin Grants RoundThis is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange.Dec 3, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Bitcoin arrives on Wall Street: S&P Dow Jones launching crypto indexes in 2021In the latest big move by traditional finance to incorporate crypto, 550 coins will appear in the new indexes starting next year.Dec 3, 2020William Suberg
Institutions rushing into $19K Bitcoin as GBTC premium hits 6-month high Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s premium is now above 30% as institutional demand for BTC continues to increase.Dec 3, 2020Joseph Young
Canada could launch CBDC sooner than expected, central bank exec saysCOVID-19 could force the Bank of Canada to launch a CBDC sooner than previously expected.Dec 3, 2020Helen Partz
Bitcoin is the ‘ultimate anti-lockdown investment,’ says Nigel FarageThe Financial Times scorns Nigel Farage for his apparently predictable embrace of libertarian cryptocurrency influencers.Dec 3, 2020Marie Huillet
Finance Redefined: What’s a DeFi merger, anyway? Nov. 25–Dec. 2Yearn “acquisitions” dominated headlines this week.Dec 3, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Bitcoin price metric that called 2020 bull runs flashes ‘buy’ againHash ribbons tell investors to buy BTC again for the first time in five months as BTC price consolidates below $20,000.Dec 3, 2020William Suberg
95% of Ripple’s customers are not from the US, CEO Garlinghouse saysPotential customers in the U.S. are apparently holding off from using Ripple’s XRP-related services due to regulatory uncertainty.Dec 3, 2020Helen Partz
Oldest Bitcoin mining pool ‘immortalizes’ bullish Reuters headlineSlush Pool encoded a Reuters headline in an apparent nod to the Bitcoin genesis block, which contains a banner from The Times.Dec 3, 2020Helen Partz
Rollups to preserve Ethereum’s DeFi monopoly despite competitors: MessariPopular crypto data provider Messari has predicted that roll-ups will beat out layer-one alternatives as the dominant scaling solution amid Eth2’s multi-year incubation.Dec 3, 2020Samuel Haig
The Australian Senate just voted to kill the $10,000 ‘cash ban’ bill A controversial bill to ban the use of cash for transactions over $10,000 has been voted out by the Australian SenateDec 3, 2020Joshua Mapperson
CipherTrace warns of surge in funds lost to MetaMask phishers Phishers are coming after MetaMask users in increasingly clever ways.Dec 3, 2020Cyrus McNally
Joseph Lubin says insiders are ‘very optimistic’ about how fast Eth2 will unfoldJoseph Lubin believes Eth2’s development will move quicker than many are expecting, predicting the new protocol will “absorb” Ethereum in “the not-too-distant future”Dec 3, 2020Samuel Haig
US lawmakers seek to make stablecoins illegal without federal approval A new bill introduced to Congress seeks to control the entire stablecoin industry by requiring all related activities to obtain federal approval firstDec 3, 2020Joshua Mapperson
‘If the water’s too clean there’ll be no fish’: China’s CBDC may hurt Macau’s casinos Macau’s gambling industry is reeling amid rumors that the city’s regulator is in talks with casino operators regarding the introduction of China’s digital yuan.Dec 3, 2020Samuel Haig
‘New rules’ for SEC could follow example set by Wyoming, says Hester Peirce “I do think there are some issues that crypto raises that are not neatly solved by our existing securities laws,” said the SEC commissioner.Dec 3, 2020Turner Wright
‘You might get fired if you don’t own Bitcoin’: CoinShares on CNBC There could now be a career-risk for a portfolio manager to not have Bitcoin in their portfolio — the CoinShares chairman talks Bitcoin sentiment on CNBCDec 3, 2020Joshua Mapperson
The road not taken: Jealous brother claims twin earned $10M in Bitcoin“His wealth in Bitcoin alone is more than 100 times greater than my entire net worth,” the “dumb” twin claims.Dec 2, 2020Turner Wright
Bitcoin price consolidates as traders contest the $18.2K to $19.5K rangeBitcoin price has decided to take a breather as bulls and bears fight to take control of the $18,200 to $19,500 range.Dec 2, 2020Ray Salmond
Million-dollar startup taps Algorand to fight climate change Climatetrade will launch its marketplace for carbon offsetting on the Algorand blockchain.Dec 2, 2020Sam Bourgi
Broccoli and Bitcoin, a holiday love story From the minds that brought you cheese with holes in it comes this year’s weirdest ad campaign.Dec 2, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Ethereum 2.0 still has a long road ahead, MEW founder says Despite its recent Phase 0 launch, the fully realized transition to Eth2 could still be years away from completion.Dec 2, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Price analysis 12/2: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, LINK, DOT, ADA, BNB, XLMBitcoin reclaimed the $19,000 level, but charts suggest BTC and altcoins may consolidate for a few days before starting the next trending move.Dec 2, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
Multi-utility tokens to enable Web 3.0 by providing more than financial valueThe benefits of utility tokens could soon stretch beyond payment facilitation and governance capabilities.Dec 2, 2020Rachel Wolfson
BlackRock CEO: Bitcoin has caught our attention Larry Fink believes Bitcoin may evolve into a global market.Dec 2, 2020Sam Bourgi
Visa will facilitate USDC payments, thanks to fresh partnership This could significantly lower the barrier to entry for stablecoin use.Dec 2, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Vitalik Buterin outlines next steps for Ethereum after Beacon Chain launch A lot of the work is done in parallel, meaning scalability is closer than it seems.Dec 2, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Institutional investors won’t save crypto, but they will help it growInstitutional players are coming to the crypto ecosystem, but how will they impact the industry? Will they boost it or collapse it?Dec 2, 2020Konstantin Anissimov