Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27 Stablecoins and CBDCs and their related issues of privacy and surveillance lead this week's Law Decoded.Nov 27, 2020Kollen Post
What happens to your Bitcoin when you die?Pass on your crypto to the next generation.Nov 27, 2020Helen Partz
Ethereum Classic plans ‘Thanos’ hard fork to restore mining with older GPUsFour gigabyte devices will soon be able to find a new home on ETC.Nov 27, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Huobi launches regulated crypto exchange in MalaysiaThe new entity is called Huobi Labuan, and its brokerage license allows it to offer crypto spot and derivatives trading for an initial nine-month trial period.Nov 27, 2020Marie Huillet
Chinese police seized crypto assets worth $4.2B today from PlusToken PonziCourt filings from Nov. 19 show that a large volume of crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ether, was seized from seven convicts in the PlusToken case.Nov 27, 2020Marie Huillet
Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec Governments are increasingly liquidating crypto assets seized in criminal investigations.Nov 27, 2020Helen Partz
Facebook’s Libra to reportedly launch in January 2021 as USD stablecoinLibra will initially be pegged to just one fiat currency.Nov 27, 2020Helen Partz
Wallets with less than 1 BTC account for just 5% of Bitcoin’s market capWith the number of “wholecoiner” Bitcoin wallets holding at least 1 BTC increasing every year, the remaining addresses represent just 5% of Bitcoin’s market cap.Nov 27, 2020Samuel Haig
Iota teams up with Austrian uni for Internet of Things and blockchain research labThe Iota Foundation is teaming up with one of Austria’s most prestigious universities to foster research in distributed ledger technologies.Nov 27, 2020Cyrus McNally
OECD tax director says international crypto tax standards are coming in 2021The director of the OECD’s tax center has revealed that the organization expects to release a tax reporting standard for crypto assets by the end of next year.Nov 27, 2020Samuel Haig
Stack Funds hails Bitcoin’s ‘healthy correction,’ predicts ‘euphoria’ ahead Bitcoin could surge toward $100,000 next year following yesterday’s “healthy pullback,” with market psychology currently in the “belief” stage, says Stack Funds.Nov 27, 2020Joshua Mapperson
Majority of Indian investors see 'no easy way to enter' cryptoMost mainstream Indian investors still do not see an easy way to enter the crypto markets despite recent regulatory liberalization regarding virtual currencies.Nov 27, 2020Samuel Haig
Cypherpunk Holdings becomes 9th-largest public holder of BitcoinCanadian holding company dumped XMR and ETH to fund its acquisition.Nov 26, 2020Sam Bourgi
Bitcoin and blockchain topics to discuss with the crypto curious this Thanksgiving Experts explain how to address common questions newcomers may have regarding bitcoin and the blockchain space.Nov 26, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Garlinghouse: Ripple would still thrive even if XRP were declared a securityThe CEO thinks his company will be just fine, even in this hypothetical scenario.Nov 26, 2020Sam Bourgi
Compound liquidator makes $4M as oracles post inflated Dai priceDai reached a price of $1.3 on Uniswap and Coinbase, the two exchanges used by Compound’s oracles.Nov 26, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Bitcoin is disruptive, making its market cycles erratic, Horizen CEO says Bitcoin price cycles may not be as consistent as some believe, according to two industry CEOs.Nov 26, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Ethereum 2.0: Less is more... and more is comingEthereum 2.0 is no longer about just the potential to bring Ethereum to a much more diverse audience than ever before.Nov 26, 2020Corey Petty
Crypto derivatives exchange Bybit launches quarterly Bitcoin futuresThe contracts will offer traders a longer time horizon for speculating on the digital asset.Nov 26, 2020Sam Bourgi
China’s national blockchain project adds Polkadot supportThe Blockchain Service Network integrates three more major blockchains.Nov 26, 2020Helen Partz
Russian prime minister proposes legal steps to bring order to crypto marketRussia’s prime minister proposed recognizing crypto as property under the nation’s tax code.Nov 26, 2020Helen Partz
Finance Redefined: DeFi gets its first merger after a devastating hack, Nov. 18–25Pickle Finance got hacked so badly on Saturday that its developers asked to be merged into Yearn.Nov 26, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Yearn Finance announces another ‘merger’ with the Cream lending protocolYearn users will be able to use their strategy pool tokens as collateral for lending.Nov 26, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Coinbase warns users of connectivity issues due to Amazon AWS outageThe U.S.-based exchange has told users that they may experience some intermittent delays or errors while transacting.Nov 26, 2020Marie Huillet
Bitcoin exodus: OKEx users move crypto off exchange as withdrawals resume Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx resumed all withdrawals at 8:00 am UTC on Nov. 26, but users already appear to be pulling out their funds, fast.Nov 26, 2020Marie Huillet
Bitcoin price continues falling, losing $17K in biggest crash since MarchFresh lows of $16,300 mean that BTC/USD has lost over $3,000 in 24 hours after hitting highs of $19,480.Nov 26, 2020William Suberg
Experts say institutions drove Bitcoin’s rise to $19K and alt season is comingMarket analysts are attributing Bitcoin’s sudden surge above $19,000 to aggressive demand from financial institutions and leading companies in the United States.Nov 26, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin price suddenly drops 11% as whales move BTC to exchangesA Bitcoin price correction to $17,250 fulfills analysts’ expectations as a $20,000 all-time high proves difficult to overcome.Nov 26, 2020William Suberg
Cambridge and Oxford teams compete in algorithmic crypto trading contestTeams representing the math and science departments of the universities of Cambridge and Oxford are competing to design cryptocurrency trading algorithms.Nov 26, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin fees remain low despite price surge, but Vitalik says they could soarBitcoin transaction fees are less than 10% of their 2017 highs, but Vitalik Buterin believes it’s only a matter of time before they soar back up.Nov 26, 2020Joshua Mapperson