Crypto miner manufacturer Bitfury is considering holding an initial public offering (IPO) as one of a number of strategic options for raising funds, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the report says Bitfury is looking into listing…
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Planting Bitcoin: Species
Dan Held is the founder of crypto portfolio service Picks & Shovels. He previously founded data service ZeroBlock, which sold to Blockchain, and served as VP of product at ChangeTip. This exclusive opinion piece is part of CoinDesk’s “Bitcoin at…
New Stablecoin Tied to Australian Dollar Is Launching on Stellar’s Blockchain
A new stablecoin is launching on the Stellar blockchain that’s designed to hold its value with the Australian dollar (AUD) and is being pitched for consumer and business uses. Announced Tuesday at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Novatti Group,…
“Best Odds” Bitcoin Casinos 2018
When it was first introduced in 2008, few people outside of the insular community surrounding the digital payment system took Bitcoin seriously. But within a few years, the cryptocurrency had become an important way for users to make purchases and…
Bitcoin Futures Could Go Live on ICE’s Crypto Trading Platform in December
The Intercontinental Exchange’s upcoming cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt will officially launch on December 12, pending regulatory approval. ICE announced Monday that Bakkt could begin offering physically settled bitcoin futures contracts in December, marking the first cryptocurrency-related offering provided through the…
ING Bank Launches Zero-Knowledge Tech for Blockchain Privacy
ING Bank is continuing further down the path of advanced blockchain privacy with the release of its Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM) solution, announced this week at the Sibos banking conference. The Netherlands-based lender had already received plaudits for adapting classical zero-knowledge…
What China’s Cashless Revolution Can Teach the West About Crypto
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday exclusively to our subscribers.…
Tether Floods Into Kraken Exchange, Where Crypto Traders Can Get Dollars
Tether (USDT) tokens are flooding into a wallet address controlled by the Kraken exchange, one of the few places where the troubled stablecoin can be converted into U.S. dollars. The exchange’s wallet balance stands at nearly 47.8 million USDT at the…
Ripple’s Head of Information Security Leaves for Token Startup
Ripple’s head of information security is leaving the company. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Sujay Jaladi is departing the San Francisco-based firm, which is best known for its role in developing XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Jaladi is joining…
Huobi’s US Exchange Sees 30% Boost in Trading for Tether Alternative
A U.S. cryptocurrency exchange is reporting a significant increase in trades between tether (USDT), the controversial stablecoin that lost its dollar peg this week, and one of the new alternatives. At HBUS, the U.S. affiliate of the Singapore-based Huobi exchange, both deposits and withdrawals of…