Just as cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity, so do related scams to steal a person's money. And no site is immune to their unlawful intent, be it a family-run, small business website or...
I wasn’t really keyed into other things during Consensus 2022 and the World Economic Forum, so here’s some of the stuff I missed over the past few weeks.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and gover
Investors interested in cryptocurrency are probably aware of the huge dip bitcoin and other cryptos have taken over the last couple months. It all started when the algorithmic stablecoin Terra...
Cryptocurrency had the same rough week as every other part of the economy, with Bitcoin dropping below $25,000 for the first time since the end of 2020, Coinbase cutting 18% of its workforce and the...
Three weeks ago – before Consensus 2022, before the Federal Reserve put the fear of God into crypto traders, before the Celsius meltdown sent bitcoin on a downward spiral toward $20,000 – I wrote a column about the challenges quantum computing poses to blockchains. Li
While there are literally thousands of cryptocurrencies, when it comes to the big dogs, there are really only two: Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin is the original crypto, created in 2009, and Ethereum...
On November 11, 2021, ether, a cryptocurrency representing secured digital blockchain technology Ethereum, hit its all-time high of $4,891. However, ether lost over 76% of its value and is currently trading at $1,127 (at the time of writing).
For those just starting to invest in the crypto world, Coinbase is a logical first step. The world's first publicly traded crypto exchange is both highly accessible and easy to use. It also offers all...
French Montana is making a change in his music. The multiplatinum-selling rapper said it’s because he finally owns all of his music rights.“I found a way to grow closer with my fans,” Montana said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program ahead of
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The Takeaway:Celsius Network, an interest-earning yield platform, has frozen withdrawals after using a myriad of failed decentralized finance (DeFi) strategies.It suffered a series of severe losses including over 38,000 ETH in a blunder related to Stakehound, followed by a $22 mi
The cliche is that the only things unavoidable in life are death and taxes. We can probably add new technology to the list, too. Artificial intelligence (AI), the metaverse, autonomous vehicles, flying cars – they’re all coming.Lawmakers, if they want to be on top of
An increasing number of employees are interested in being paid in alternative assets, a new survey found. According to research conducted by SoFi, 36% of workers want the ability to receive part or...
I don't usually make short-term prognostications about asset prices. But occasionally financial markets lob a fat pitch.Well-followed traders of digital assets, such as Arthur Hayes, Mark Cuban and Travis Kling, have made very public statements (e.g., here, here and here) about h
More and more countries, including the leading global economies, such as the U.S., India, and European states, are gearing up to develop their centrally-issued digital currencies.
An increasing number of employees are interested in being paid in alternative assets, a new survey found. According to research conducted by SoFi, 36% of workers want the ability to receive part or...
I had the pleasure of speaking with the Federal Reserve System’s Sunayna Tuteja at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas, last week about the U.S. central bank’s philosophical approach to innovation at large. You can watch and read the conversation below.Some housekeeping:
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