ErisX Announces Launch of First US Ether Futures Contracts – CoinDesk
Crypto derivatives platform ErisX is launching ether futures contracts, it announced Monday in a blog post. The new contracts, the first futures contracts for the […]
Crypto.com Lands Record $360M Insurance Cover for Offline Bitcoin Vaults – CoinDesk
Crypto.com has gathered a record-breaking $360 million worth of insurance to cover the potential loss of coins stored in special offline vaults. Announced Monday, the […]
Parity’s Gavin Wood Takes a Swipe at Ethereum – CoinDesk
Gavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create, calling out its lack of “agency” […]
Hedge Fund Pioneer Paul Tudor Jones Says He Holds 1%-2% of Assets in Bitcoin – CoinDesk
Paul Tudor Jones II, a pioneer of the modern hedge fund industry, confirmed he has invested somewhere between 1% and 2% of his assets in […]
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 11, 2020 – CoinDesk
Bitcoin’s third halving, Consensus: Distributed and a pullback after the bulls make another run at $10,000. Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk […]
Canadian Exchange VirgoCX Taps Ledger Vault for Custody, Insurance Support – CoinDesk
Canadian crypto exchange VirgoCX has tapped enterprise infrastructure technology platform Ledger Vault to provide custody solutions for retail and institutional clients. Ledger Vault will provide […]
What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Bitcoin Halving – CoinDesk
Crypto’s biggest conference of the year, Consensus: Distributed, coincides with bitcoin’s third halving event, perhaps the most anticipated event within crypto this year. While a […]
Global Trust in Crypto Potential Grows to 48%, Edelman Survey Finds – CoinDesk
China, already well positioned to dominate government-run blockchain services and central bank-issued digital currency, has another advantage in the race to mass adoption: its citizens […]
Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan Invest in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round – CoinDesk
E-commerce startup Lolli, which gives shoppers bitcoin rewards for online purchases at retailers like Sephora, just attracted investment from the YouTube beauty queen herself, Michelle […]
Bitcoin’s 8% Drop Triggers Largest Liquidation on BitMEX in 2 Months – CoinDesk
Bitcoin fell sharply on Sunday, triggering the highest long-short liquidations on crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX for the past two months. The top crypto by market […]