Renewable Energy Company Closes $4.3M Capital Round to Convert Landfill Methane Into Bitcoin
Vespene Energy, a Berkeley, Calif.-based company that converts methane gas released from landfills into power for bitcoin mining, closed...
Crypto Options Trading on Solana Has Mostly Fizzled. A New DEX Has a Plan to Change That
SALT LAKE CITY – Even for traditional finance pros, talk of “portfolio margining” is the kind of thing that’ll...
Justin Sun Says Proof-of-Work ‘Essential’ Part of Ethereum
Always controversial, Tron founder Justin Sun said he thinks the proof-of-work way of operating is an "essential" component of...
Move Over, Ethereum – Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Apps, Too
While market analysts have been panicking about crypto winter, Bitcoin developers have been quietly building more apps. According to...
Philosophically, It Doesn’t Matter Whether Cryptos Are Securities; Practically, It Does
I promised Twitter I would write about proof-of-stake and proof-of-work for this newsletter, but my computer (which kept restarting...
Chileans Take Refuge in Stablecoins Amid Economic Turmoil
Accustomed to living in the most stable economy in Latin America, residents of Chile are turning to stablecoins to...
CoinDesk 20’s Latest Change Is the Biggest Yet
The collapse of terraUSD (UST) and luna (LUNC) has led to the biggest shakeup of the CoinDesk 20 since...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Above $23K in Weekend Trading; an Edgy Environment at Seoul’s Blockchain Megaweek
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin holds steady above $23K in weekend trading; most other major cryptos rise....
Understanding the Currency Sector in CoinDesk Indices DACS
Contributing Writers: Kelly Ye, CFA, head of research, and Max Good, senior index research analyst at CoinDesk Indices Introduction...
Former Terra-Affiliated Project Kujira to Issue Stablecoin
Kujira, the crypto project that was building on the Terra Classic blockchain and moved to layer 1 protocol Cosmos...
First Mover Asia: BTC Holds Near $24K; Why Do We Need Ethereum PoW When We Have Ethereum Classic?
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin continued its recent rally; ether and other major cryptos also rose. Insights:...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Recent Gains Have Been Small. What Will Drive Its Price Higher?
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin and ether soar for a third consecutive day. Insights: What will drive...
What Is a ‘Recession?’ And Does Bitcoin Care?
Recession – or the ‘R’ word as politicians call it – pops up in everybody’s conversations these days, and...
Sky Mavis Denies Wrongdoing After YouTube Sleuth Links Unusual Transaction to Company’s CEO: Report
Vietnam-based game developer Sky Mavis is denying speculation of wrongdoing surrounding March’s cyberattack on Ronin – the blockchain powering...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Higher Despite Negative GDP Report
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price continued its ascent in Thursday trading, rising 4% despite a negative U.S. gross domestic product (GDP)...
Janet Yellen Sees No Recession, Calls US Economy ‘Exceptionally Strong’
The U.S. economy is not in a recession because it has not met the complex criteria that would define...