First Mover: Risks Nobody’s Ever Seen, From the Fed to Tether (and GameStop)
Bitcoin (BTC) was lower, though staying in its range over the past six days, between roughly $30,000 and $33,000. Cryptocurrency…
Bitmain Co-Founder’s Exit Resolves Years-Long Power Struggle as Mining Firm Preps IPO
The power struggle within Bitmian’s leadership has finally come to an end as co-founder Micree Zhan regains control over the…
New Regulators in Town: What’s Next for Crypto in DC [Borderless, EP.5]
In this episode, Anna Baydakova, Tanzeel Akhtar and Nik De discuss what to expect from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration…
A Reading of Satoshi’s Bitcoin White Paper
The document that started it all, in audio form. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. For this week’s Long Reads…
Another Pro-Crypto Appointment in the Biden Administration?
Reports are that Chris Brummer – author of a volume on crypto assets and frequent speaker on digital currencies –…
Russia’s Sber Bank Files to Launch Its Own Stablecoin
Sber, Russia’s largest retail bank, has applied for a license with the country’s central bank to issue its own digital…
Signature Bank Adds $2.5B in Non-Interest Bearing Deposits in Q4
Cryptocurrency firms are often a rich source of low-cost deposits for the few banks that openly serve the sector. As…
Salesforce, Lime Execs Join Board of Polkadot-Inspired Cere Network
Enterprise blockchain upstart Cere Network has added former Salesforce COO Rajani Ramanathan and current Lime Chairman Brad Bao to its…
State of Crypto: What the Crypto World Should Watch for in the Biden Era
Hello and welcome to State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter examining the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. I’m your host,…
Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency
Stephen Harper, an economist and the former prime minister of Canada, said bitcoin could potentially see use as a reserve…