DeShone Kizer: From NFL Star to NFT Trailblazer
It’s 5:30 a.m. in Nashville. I’m here to meet NFL quarterback DeShone Kizer. As a rookie, he played for...
IRA Financial Sues Gemini Over $37M Crypto Heist
IRA Financial Trust, the crypto retirement account provider that in February lost $37 million to theft, sued Gemini –...
Multicoin Capital Partners With Bitwise and Matthew Ball For Metaverse Crypto Index, Fund
Multicoin Capital has started a metaverse-focused crypto index in a new partnership with digital asset management firm Bitwise and...
Why DESK? The Big Idea Behind CoinDesk’s Relaunched Social Token
To understand why CoinDesk has launched a social token to reward our global audience for engaging with our content,...
Blockchain Network Cronos Launches Accelerator Program to Support DeFI, Gamefi Startups
Cronos, a blockchain network with a focus on DeFI and Gamefi that interoperates with the Ethereum and Cosmos ecosystems,...
Lightning Network Startup Mash Raises $6M Seed Round
Mash, a payment platform that uses the Lightning Network to allow creators, builders and developers to monetize the content...
Key US Senators Introduce Crypto Bill Outlining Sweeping Plan for Future Rules
A wide-reaching, bipartisan crypto bill finally emerged Tuesday from U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who...
First Mover Asia: When It Comes to Crypto, Hong Kong Isn’t the World’s ‘Freest Economy’; Bitcoin Has a Late Fall
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin and other major cryptos rise. Insights: Hong Kong is hardly laissez-faire when...
How Crypto Can Do Good for the World
Human society in the 21st century is faced with numerous global-scale challenges and systemic risks. These challenges include climate...
Bitcoin Funds Rake In New Money as Altcoin Funds Suffer
Bitcoin (BTC) funds saw their second consecutive week of inflows and outraised other digital-asset funds as investors grapple with...
The Story of DESK: How CoinDesk Built Its Social Token
When Consensus 2022 kicks off Thursday, behind the scenes, a complex choreography of wallet identity checks and payment swaps...
Antsy Lithuania Latest to Anticipate EU Crypto Law With One of Its Own
Lithuania is the latest impatient member of the European Union seeking to jump the gun by creating its own...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin and Other Cryptos Tick Up in Weekend Trading
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin and other major cryptos trade rise slightly. Insights: Stablecoins face increasing ...
The Intelligent Crypto Thesis
“Software is eating the world” has become one of the iconic phrases of the last decade of the software...
Bitcoin Might, in Fact, Be the Great ‘Equalizer’
A few months back, some of my work proximity associates thought it would be interesting to run a wide-reaching,...
Inside the Environmentalist Campaign to Change Bitcoin’s Code
When environmentalist groups in March unveiled a campaign to move Bitcoin’s code away from the energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) model,...