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Via Coindesk – 10:30 pm April 22, 2019
Serena Williams, one of the most successful tennis players ever, has revealed she invested in Coinbase via a previously secret VC firm.

Via Coindesk – 10:30 pm April 22, 2019
With the widely-followed RSI now signaling a long-term bullish reversal, bitcoin may rally to $6,000 over the next month or two.

Via Coindesk – 10:30 pm April 22, 2019
Japanese crypto exchange Zaif, which was hacked for $60 million last year, is reinstating all services after being acquired by investment firm Fisco.

Via Coindesk – 10:30 pm April 22, 2019
Bitcoin spenders can use the lightning network to shop at e-commerce sites like Amazon, thanks to a new browser extension.

Via Coindesk – 10:30 pm April 22, 2019
Speaking generally about crypto regulation, the CFTCs chairman offered clues about the delay at bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt.

Via Coindesk – 10:30 pm April 22, 2019
Frank Timis, a convicted heroin dealer and oil millionaire, is trying to oust execs at the London-listed crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain.

Via Coindesk – 10:30 pm April 22, 2019
Crypto exchange Bittrex says New York regulators erred in identifying two of its users as North Korean.

Via Coindesk – 10:10 am April 22, 2019
The controversy over delisting bitcoin SV shows why crypto exchanges need more consistent standards and rules.

Via Coindesk – 10:10 am April 22, 2019
Investment bank JPMorgan is reportedly expanding an existing blockchain platform with hundreds of banking members to include settlement.

Via Coindesk – 3:15 am April 22, 2019
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson looks at anti-money laundering regulations increasing focus on cryptocurrencies, and at the opportunity this presents.

Via Coindesk – 3:15 am April 22, 2019
Early bitcoin developer Stefan Thomas recalls his early obsession with programmable cryptocurrency.

Via Coindesk – 9:25 pm April 19, 2019
The average payout for ransomware attacks rose dramatically in the first quarter of 2019 largely due to one variant called Ryuk.

Via Coindesk – 9:25 pm April 19, 2019
The privacy coin Monero celebrated yesterday five years of existence.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 pm April 19, 2019
Volkswagen Group has joined an initiative tracking mineral supply chains using a platform built on IBM Blockchain.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 pm April 19, 2019
Bitcoin is showing signs of exhaustion on the short-duration technical charts, but a pullback has been elusive so far.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 pm April 19, 2019
After a token sale on CoinList failed to reach its target, data marketplace Ocean is trying again on crypto exchange Bittrex International.

Via Coindesk – 10:50 am April 19, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchangeCoinnest, once South Korea's third largest, is shutting up shop, citing a drop-off in trade.

Via Coindesk – 10:50 am April 19, 2019
U.S. regulator FinCEN has for the first time penalized a cryptocurrency trader for breaking anti-money laundering rules.

Via Coindesk – 5:10 am April 19, 2019
Aragon is getting ready to vote on two contentious governance proposals. One encourages expanding operations outside of the ethereum network to include blockchain interoperability platform Polkadot. The other does not. Which proposal will Aragon token holders favor

Via Coindesk – 11:35 pm April 18, 2019
MakerDAO token holders approved a 3 percent fee increase on the programmatic loan system issuing DAI tokens. Yet token holders appear to be more divided on how high of an increase is warranted for the MakerDAO system.

Via Coindesk – 11:35 pm April 18, 2019
Bittrex is not telling the full story about its BitLicense denial, a New York Department of Financial Services official writes.

Via Coindesk – 11:35 pm April 18, 2019
U.S. presidential hopeful Andrew Yang has laid out his campaign's policy position on cryptocurrencies.

Via Coindesk – 11:35 pm April 18, 2019
Significant layoffs at Ambisafe tell the tale of another ICO services startup that got too big in 2018.

Via Coindesk – 11:35 pm April 18, 2019
Overstocks tZERO security token trading platform has once again failed to close on a capital injection by the targeted date.

Via Coindesk – 6:55 pm April 18, 2019
Ledger's crypto custody venturewith Japanese bank Nomuramay take longer than expected to launch, the startup's president said.

Via Coindesk – 6:55 pm April 18, 2019
The Reserve Bank of India is setting up a regulatory sandbox for fintech startups but crypto projects are excluded.

Via Coindesk – 5:15 pm April 18, 2019
The average fees required to send a bitcoin transaction are on the rise again, hitting their highest level in nearly a year in early April.

Via Coindesk – 4:50 pm April 18, 2019
The owner of theNew York Stock Exchange, ICE, is reportedly eyeing a New York license for its long-delayed crypto exchange Bakkt.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
It's Satoshi claimant Craig Wright vs the bitcoin community, with accusations of fraud and defamation flying between them.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Crypto exchange Gate.io has raised $64 million in seven days for its exchange cryptocurrency that is yet to be launched on a blockchain.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Kraken is the latest crypto exchange to delist bitcoin SV amid an ongoing feud between coin creator Craig Wright and members of the bitcoin community.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Japanese bank MUFG has backed an additional Series B raise for crypto analytics startup Chainalysis, bringing its round total to $36 million.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Gemini says it has added full support for SegWit, an important bitcoin code change that paves the way for scaling improvements.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Bitcoin looks set to end April in the green for the fourth consecutive year, having climbed 27 percent already this month.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Accenture and Italian insurance group Generali have launched a blockchain solution that brings new efficiencies to employee benefits.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
With $1.5 million in seed funding secured, Bolt Labs wants to bring privacy features to the lightning network and other blockchain solutions.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Microsoft and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have corralled major firms behind a new project to help businesses design and create tokens.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Japan's Amazon equivalent, Rakuten, has started accepting limited account registrations for its new cryptocurrency exchange.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have settled their case against Charlie Shrem, whom they previously claimed owed them $26 million worth of bitcoin.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
A group of investors has launched a new blockchain-focused VC fund worth $50 million, aiming to bring the technology to the masses.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Binance will launch its new fiat-to-crypto platform in Singapore next week, chief financial officer Wei Zhou said.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding crypto-to-crypto conversions and trading services to 11 additional countries.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
CoinDesk goes to the movies to review Crypto, a new film that claims to be about cryptocurrency but doesn't follow through.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has invested an undisclosed amount in crypto custody provider Prime Trust.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase brought in almost $520 million in global revenue in 2018, according to Reuters' calculations.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
The widely-followed MACD indicator has turned bullish for the first time in over a year, backing up signs of a long-term bitcoin bull reversal.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Online payments giant PayPal has been awarded a patent for a technique that could detect a type of crypto malware and mitigate its effects.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm April 18, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance released details of how its native token BNB will soon be moved from ethereum to its native public blockchain.

Via Coindesk – 2:41 pm April 16, 2019
Exchanges like Coinbase are stepping into the market for proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies, but will they boost engagement or centralize power

Via Coindesk – 2:41 pm April 16, 2019
Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin is seeking external investment in his Brooklyn-based conglomerate.

Via Coindesk – 2:40 pm April 16, 2019
Israel-based Sirin Labs has laid off a quarter of its workforce, saying sales of its Finney phone are lower than expected.

Via Coindesk – 2:40 pm April 16, 2019
The test network for the Algorand blockchain platform co-founded by MIT professor Silvio Micali has been opened to the public.

Via Coindesk – 2:40 pm April 16, 2019
Bitcoin's stalled rally could take off again if the bulls can convincingly breach a new resistance level above $5,200.

Via Coindesk – 2:40 pm April 16, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has launched a beta feature allowing users to custody their own crypto assets while trading.

Via Coindesk – 2:40 pm April 16, 2019
Cryptocurrency data provider CoinMarketCap has launched its first Android app and revamped its iOS product, adding new app-only features.

Via Coindesk – 2:40 pm April 16, 2019
eToro's blockchain subsidiary has launched a regulated cryptocurrency exchange along with eight branded stablecoins.

Via Coindesk – 2:40 pm April 16, 2019
Digital Asset is integrating its smart contract language into the Hyperledger Sawtooth enterprise blockchain platform.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
Bitcoin's latest rebound above $5,000 isn't about new investors, it's a reaffirmation of its real strength as a resistant global network.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
INGs blockchain team is testing privacy tech called bulletproofs, the latest in a series of such experiments at the global bank.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have launched an internal crypto token to fill a knowledge gap around blockchain tech.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
The bank consortium-owned organization supported by the central bank is seeking bids for the creation of a blockchain solution for digital payments.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
Bitcoin confirmed a longer-term bull breakout a week ago, but the rally has since flattened out. What's going on

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
Blockchain startup 20&12430 has raised 3 million in a sale of tokenized shares on a platform operated by the London Stock Exchange Group.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
Crypto derivatives provider LedgerX plans to become the first U.S. firm to offer physically settled bitcoin futures contracts.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
Binance is delisting bitcoin SV days after CEO Changpeng Zhao called Craig Wright, the fork's creator, a fraud.

Via Coindesk – 6:21 pm April 15, 2019
This treasure hunt is like a bitcoin version of Ready Player One, with the first clues released via Blockstream's satellite.

Via Coindesk – 6:05 pm April 13, 2019
What happens when one of the founders of the internet signs up for your blockchain Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali tells his story.

Via Coindesk – 10:15 am April 13, 2019
While price appreciation is always good for an asset class, in the case of cryptocurrencies the benefits go way beyond profit.

Via Coindesk – 12:30 am April 13, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is losing another executive this time its vice president for international business, Dan Romero.

Via Coindesk – 12:30 am April 13, 2019
Binance Labs has awarded grants of $15,000 each to three startups developing open-source blockchain technologies.

Via Coindesk – 12:30 am April 13, 2019
Ethereum core developers are discussing the possibility of executing more frequent hard forks as the software aims to offer new features.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
A U.S. Department of Energy lab is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Blockstack has filed with the U.S. SEC to to conduct a $50 million token offering under the Regulation A framework

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Bitcoin has fallen back close to psychological support at $5,000 after a failed breakout Wednesday.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
India's second largest firm has completed a blockchain trial of cross-border securities settlement between two central securities depositories.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Albertsons Companies, the world's second-largest supermarket chain by sales, has joined IBM's food tracking blockchain.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Ben Franklin Technology Partners, a Pennsylvania-funded VC provider, is tokenizing shares in one of its funds.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Software virtualization giant VMware is integrating Digital Asset's smart contract language into its blockchain platform.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has brought Google Wallet and PayPal vet Mike Blandina as its chief product officer.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
With the U.S. deadline to file taxes days away, 21 lawmakers have again urged the IRS to provide clarity on crypto.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Payments startup Flexa is using funds from a private token sale to make shopping with bitcoin at brick-and-mortar stores a reality.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Binance is partnering with the blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to beef up its anti-money laundering procedures.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Bithumb, South Koreas largest cryptocurrency exchange, has posted a net loss of 205.5 billion won $180 million for 2018.n

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
MakerDAO appears set to approve afifth fee increase that would further raise the cost of platform's US dollar-backed stablecoin DAI.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Founder and CEO of the Electric Coin Company Zooko Wilcox envisions zcash to change radically over the next five years, starting with an ambitious scalability improvement.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Polychain, one of the most elite funds serving startups in the crypto industry, is no longer a billion-dollar operation.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
The world's biggest business organization is making blockchain available to its many members including Amazon, Coca Cola, McDonald's and PayPal.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Just-launched sidechains startup Horizen Labs has raised $4 million in a seed funding round twice what it had initially planned.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
The international watchdog's draft recommendation for KYC compliance are unrealistic and may be harmful to the crypto industry, says Chainalysis.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Bitcoin dropped to around $4,900 earlier today, but has since fought back to above the $5K psychologicalsupport line.

Via Coindesk – 1:40 pm April 12, 2019
Resona, one of three Japanese banks working with SBI Holdings and Ripple on their blockchain app Money Tap, is ceasing collaborations.

Via Coindesk – 3:20 am April 8, 2019
A look at the search for additional revenue streams from crypto investments, and what that says about the evolution of the asset class.

Via Coindesk – 3:20 am April 8, 2019
Josh Rossi describes festive nights of playing poker with a who's who of the early bitcoin scene.

Via Coindesk – 5:30 pm April 6, 2019
Bitcoin startup Bitrefill is launching a new service aimed at helping onboard users of the lightning network more quickly.

Via Coindesk – 5:30 pm April 6, 2019
Electronics giant Bosch and power supplier Wien Energie have revealed a blockchain fridge aimed to enable better control ofelectricity consumption.

Via Coindesk – 5:30 pm April 6, 2019
Radar Relay, a decentralized exchange for trading tokens over ethereum, is branching out into bitcoin lightning technology.

Via Coindesk – 5:30 pm April 6, 2019
Google searches for bitcoin jumped to its highest level on Tuesday since Nov. 20, 2018 as the cryptocurrency surged above $5,000 on most exchanges.

Via Coindesk – 5:30 pm April 6, 2019
From April Fools jokes to mystery orders fueling bitcoin's recent rally, mainstream media still struggles to get basic aspects of the crypto market.

Via Coindesk – 5:30 pm April 6, 2019
Early bitcoin adopter Dan Gallancy talks about the trials and tribulations of giving away bitcoin.

Via Coindesk – 5:55 pm April 5, 2019
A Toronto judge has ruled that a 30-year old drug dealer must forfeit 281.41 bitcoins used in illegal activities on the dark web.