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How Chainlink can now prove $1 billion of Wrapped Bitcoin on BitGo
Blockchain agnostic protocol and decentralized oracle provider Chainlink will now be used by crypto custodian service BitGo to provide verifiable proof of the latter's $1 billion worth of Wrapped Bitcoin in storage, as per a release.
The Cardano Foundation will preserve its independence, says new CEO
The Cardano ecosystem has a complex governance structure, not dissimilar from the way the U.S. democracy operates, with its built-in checks and balances.
What to Watch at ETHOnline, This Year's Devcon
Oct 2, 2020 at 16:50 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 19:01 UTC.Ethereum's annual developer conference, ETHOnline, kicks off Friday afternoon.
Cashless future ahead? Utopian digital dream with dystopian inequality
In China's largest cities, over 90% of people use WeChat Pay and Alipay as their primary payment method, with cash a distant second.
Trump, Crypto and Fairer Taxes
Among some members of the crypto commentariat, there was a very different reaction to The New York Times' recent scoop on Donald Trump's tax returns - a bombshell story to kick off a week of even bigger bombshells about the now COVID-afflicted U.S. President.
Blockchain Bites: BitMEX Investigation, Trump's Diagnosis, Babel's Leaked Audio
Oct 2, 2020 at 16:21 UTC.BitMEX is in hot water with the CFTC and DOJ. Thursday, a dual agency operation levied charges against the derivatives exchange and several employees for facilitating unregistered trading and violating the Bank Secrecy Act.Elsewhere, another European financial head has intimated the need for a "Digital euro," Atari's cryptocurrency has a sale date and Venezuela built a national stock exchange on Ethereum.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 2, 2020
Trump testing positive and a systemically important exchange in deep trouble, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to $3.25M Crypto Fraud
Oct 2, 2020 at 15:38 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 15:59 UTC.The head of bitcoin escrow company Volantis pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of commodities fraud for bilking an investor of over $3 million.
The chance for DeFi to fulfill the technology's promise
The ecosystem is crowded with early versions of DeFi with many flaws: Because the tech is new, because the chains they run on have their own shortcomings, and because people are greedy and see a chance to make a lot of money very quickly by rushing products out without concern for who ends up paying for their gains.
Coinbase Reportedly Warns Some UK Users It's Handing Their Details to the Taxman
Oct 2, 2020 at 14:15 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 14:42 UTC.Coinbase has told some of its users it is passing their details onto the U.K. tax authority, HMRC.As first reported by Decrypt, the popular crypto exchange emailed some users saying that as part of a deal with HMRC, it must provide records on customers who had received more than £5,000 during the 2019-2020 tax year.
Trump COVID Test, BitMEX Charges Bring October Shocks for Bitcoin
Bitcoin were apparently withdrawn from BitMEX addresses in a single hour, the cryptocurrency-markets data firm Glassnode tweeted early Friday, citing blockchain data.
Ripple Wins US Patent for New Oracle-Based Smart Contract Design
Oct 2, 2020 at 13:37 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 14:34 UTC.Blockchain payments technology firm Ripple has won a patent for a design that can execute smart contracts based on data collected from the outside world.
Three key reasons Dow plunge won't cause a bigger Bitcoin drop below $10K
The Bitcoin price dropped to as low as $10,374 across major exchanges, but a larger pullback is unlikely.
BitMEX Moves $337M in Bitcoin Ahead of First User Withdrawals Since US Charges
Oct 2, 2020 at 12:08 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 13:18 UTC.Bitcoin outflows from prominent crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX are already up in the wake of charges from U.S. agencies announced Thursday.
Russian 'ex-oligarch' reportedly backing a new DeFi project
Russian businessman and self-styled "Ex-oligarch" Aleksandr Lebedev is backing a new decentralized finance project that aims to compete across a broad spectrum of financial products.
Data: Ethereum DeFi is heavily undervalued, even at $13b aggregate market cap
Even after a 20-30 percent correction from the recent highs, Ethereum decentralized finance coins are up hundreds of percent in 2020 alone.
PwC's global crypto tax report reveals the need for further regulatory guidance
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Big Four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has just released its first annual Crypto Tax Index as part of the "Global Crypto Tax Report." The detailed report contains the latest global crypto tax developments, along with crypto tax information for over 30 jurisdictions.
Prediction market doubts Trump will complete first term after COVID-19 diagnosis
A pump in daily volume creates an 8% swing on whether Trump will complete his first term.
Digital Euro Will 'Protect' Eurozone From Foreign Issuers, Says ECB Exec
Oct 2, 2020 at 09:34 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 14:09 UTC.An executive at the European Central Bank has said a future digital euro initiative could save the eurozone from relying on digital currencies issued by foreign entities.
Romania set to auction Bitcoin and Ether confiscated in criminal case
The winning bidder will need to provide the auction house with a crypto address hosted on a registered, compliant trading platform.
Venezuela Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange to Help Skirt US Sanctions
Oct 2, 2020 at 09:00 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 15:23 UTC.Venezuela has launched a "Decentralized" national stock exchange built atop the Ethereum blockchain.
Cosmos Gains Traction in India Amid Broader Crypto Resurgence
Cosmos, promoted by the Switzerland-based Interchain Foundation, is especially finding traction with students like Aditya Nalini at the Vellore Institute of Technology in southern India.
This mushroom-themed Ethereum coin is up 7,000% since its lows: Here's why
One such coin seeing success is Shroom Finance, which began as a fork of SushiSwap, but the coin has quickly turned into its own thing with an internal pivot.
Venezuela trials 'decentralized stock exchange' that's open to the world
Venezuela has announced a 90-day trial for a decentralized stock exchange supporting "Alternative digital assets" and fiat currencies.
Yield farming platform APY Finance locks $67 million in first hour
The DeFi sector is still going strong with the newly launched yield farming platform APY.Finance attracting more than $67 million in locked funds within one hour of launching liquidity mining earlier today.
Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19
Oct 2, 2020 at 05:46 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 13:33 UTC.The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets sold off early Friday after U.S. Pres.
More than half of all crypto exchanges have weak or no ID verification
More than half of all exchanges worldwide have weak KYC identification protocols - with exchanges in Europe, the U.S. and U.K. among the worst offenders, according to a new study by blockchain analysis firm CipherTrace.
$1B in Wrapped Bitcoin now being audited using Chainlink's 'Proof of Reserve'
Wrapped Bitcoin custodian BitGo has adopted Chainlink's Proof of Reserve mechanism in order to boost the transparency and auditability of the tokenized asset for DeFi protocols.
NBA TopShot opens to public after closed beta drives $2M in NFT sales
NBA Top Shot, the officially licensed crypto collectibles from the team behind CryptoKitties, has opened its beta version to the public.
Why the BitMEX charges could be bad news for DeFi
In the aftermath of criminal charges against BitMEX, the crypto community is debating whether the decentralized finance sector is also set to face the wrath of regulators.