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- Ripple Is Cashing Out a Third of Its Stake in Surging MoneyGram November 27, 2020It is its first such sale of MoneyGram stock since the startup invested in the remittance giant in 2019.
- Curve Finance Votes to Disperse $3M in Fees to Governance Token Holders November 27, 2020The community vote was an exercise in decentralized governance for a protocol not unfamiliar with meeting community demands.
- Bitcoin’s Carnivore Cult Is Both Stupid and Correct November 27, 2020Do Bitcoin fans gravitate toward steak so often because they view themselves as cowboys, or because they’re just health-conscious?
- NYT Reveals Claims of ‘Racist or Discriminatory’ Treatment of Employees at Coinbase November 27, 2020The NYT critique of Coinbase’s internal diversity policies quotes former employees who complain of “racist or discriminatory” treatment.
- ENCORE: Luke Gromen on the History and (Declining) Future of the Global Dollar System November 27, 2020As some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be.
- Crypto Custodian Copper Aims to Bridge Gap Between DeFi and Traditional Finance With New Tool November 27, 2020The new tool, CopperConnect, covers the "DeFi lifecycle" as an asset moves from custody to smart contract and back.
- Industry Pros Weigh In on Rumors of New Crypto Wallet Regulations November 27, 2020From shorter consultations to insider comments, recent rumors about U.S. regulation of private crypto wallets have some compelling context.
- Bank of Russia Fields Banking Industry Concerns Over Digital Ruble Proposal November 27, 2020Russian banks fear being left out of the central bank's proposed digital currency system, according to a report.
- Canada-Listed Investment Firm Sells All Its Ether, Monero to Buy More Bitcoin November 27, 2020Cypherpunk Holdings says it financed additional bitcoin purchases with the "full liquidation" of positions in monero and ether.
- Huobi-Branded Crypto Exchange Launches for Malaysian Market November 27, 2020Huobi Labuan said it's been licensed in Malaysia for a nine-month trial period of cryptocurrency spot and derivatives trading services.
- Quick Bitcoin Price Recovery Looks in Doubt as Whales Move Coins Onto Exchanges November 27, 2020"Whales are transferring bitcoin to exchanges. The cryptocurrency may trade in a sideways-to-negative manner," said one analyst.
- Chinese Authorities Have Seized a Massive $4B in Crypto From PlusToken Scam November 27, 2020Cryptocurrencies worth billions of dollars have been seized during the police crackdown on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme in China.
- Crypto Exchange Upbit Brings In Withdrawal Delay in Bid to Tackle Fraudsters November 27, 2020The South Korea-based exchange has announced a 24-hour cryptocurrency withdrawal delay in an effort to protect user accounts from malicious attacks.
- China’s Xi Asks ASEAN Nations to Join in Building of ‘Digital Silk Road’ November 27, 2020Xi Jinping pushed for digitally enhanced trade among Southeast Asian nations in a keynote at the China-ASEAN Expo on Friday.
- Libra Plans Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin Launch in January 2021: Report November 27, 2020Libra might eventually get off the ground as early as January albeit in a more limited format.
- Previously Unpublished Emails of Satoshi Nakamoto Present a New Puzzle November 26, 2020The emails between Satoshi and Hal Finney come from Bitcoin’s earliest days. They show how closely the cryptocurrency’s creator collaborated with early supporters at the time.
- Schmuck Insurance November 26, 2020A reading of one of the most enduring early investor arguments for bitcoin.
- Yes, You Can Spend Your Bitcoin This Black Friday November 26, 2020"Hodling bitcoin is still important, but to support a circular economy, we need both sides going.” Bitcoin Black Friday aims to do just that.
- 3 Reasons Bitcoin Crashed by $3,000 – And Why It’s Still Bullish November 26, 2020Here's three main factors behind Thursday's bitcoin price crash.
- Coinbase Goes Down Again as Bitcoin Price Action, Volatility Heat Up Again November 26, 2020Coinbase is experiencing another outage of its website and mobile apps.