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There’s Now an Accelerator Exclusively for DeFi Startups
The Chicago DeFi Alliance (CDA), which includes fintech firms Jump Trading, Cumberland DRW, CMT Digital, Volt Capital and others, is launching one of the first accelerator programs devoted entirely to ... -
Blockchain Bites: XRP Sales, INX IPO and Bitcoin Mining Woes
China’s bitcoin miners are in a rut, Ripple shows signs of sales growth and INX scaled down its IPO vision. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal ... -
Bitcoin News Roundup for August 4, 2020
With investment opportunities in traditional markets drying up, bitcoin futures are drawing record interest. CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your bitcoin news roundup! Surging open interest in crypto derivatives ... -
Russian Voters’ Data on Sale After Blockchain Poll to Keep Putin in Power: Report
Hackers are reportedly selling the personal data of over a million Russians who voted electronically, using blockchain technology, during the recent constitutional amendment process. Over 1.1 million data points were ... -
Ethereum Classic Suffers Reorganization That Resembles 51% Attack Amid Miner Complications
Ethereum Classic (ETC) suffered a 3,693-block chain reorganization early Saturday morning, an event first thought to be a possible 51% attack, after a miner used old software after having been ... -
Bitcoin Ends July at Highest Monthly Close Since 2017 Peak
Bitcoin closed the month of July at $11,351, its highest monthly close since the bellwether cryptocurrency’s all-time high nearly two-and-a-half years ago. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is ... -
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes to $11,450, DeFi Value Locked Now at $4B
Bitcoin and ether continue to make gains Friday and stakeholders are increasingly investing their crypto into DeFi. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $11,333 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining ... -
Bitcoin’s Option Market Is Now Skewed Bullish
Bitcoin’s price jumped to a fresh 11-month high on Friday, with the options market betting on a sustained bull move. The put-call open interest ratio looks to have risen from ... -
Scammers Are Forging CoinDesk Emails – Here’s How to Protect Yourself
One of the most unfortunate aspects of the crypto space is its tendency to attract scams. The world bore witness to this in early July when one of the boldest ... -
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sticks to $11,000; Derivatives, DeFi Keep Growing
Bitcoin, crypto derivatives and DeFi continue to be hot in late July. Just one week ago, bitcoin’s price hit an intraday high of $9,568 in a low-volume environment. This week’s ...
