In the first two months of 2020, Blockforce Capital’s multi-strategy master fund saw a 16.8 percent return compared to a 19.5 percent return in bitcoin, the company announced in…
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Blockchain Pioneer Caitlin Long to Build Crypto Bank in Wyoming – CoinDesk
The U.S. may soon get its first dedicated bank for digital assets. A Wyoming corporation founded by blockchain legislative champion and Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long is preparing to…
New Settlement Layer to Offer Asian Crypto Institutions Local Alternative to Silvergate Bank – CoinDesk
Legacy Trust’s digital asset division has plans to create the first settlement layer in Asia for institutional investors trading both fiat and cryptocurrencies. First Digital Trust (FDT) announced Friday…
Erik Voorhees: Within Five Years There Will Be a Major Financial Meltdown and Crypto Will Be Ready – CoinDesk
I first met Erik Voorhees in Amsterdam, back in the summer of 2018, while covering a fintech conference called Money20/20. The conference was a circus. (Literally a circus, complete…
ConsenSys Project Launches ‘Proof-of-Use’ Network to Discourage Speculation – CoinDesk
A ConsenSys-built platform launching its first project Tuesday aims to support ethereum projects while discouraging speculative investing and trading in the projects’ tokens. Activate – a decentralized token network…
Digital Banking Startup Targets UK License to Serve Crypto Firms – CoinDesk
A London-based startup says it wants to become the “first digital assets merchant bank” in the U.K. According to its website, DAG Global aims to “deliver next-generation merchant banking…
Bitcoin Breaks Above $10,000 in Spot Market – CoinDesk
For the first time in three months, bitcoin’s price is being quoted in five digits to the left of the decimal. The top cryptocurrency crossed above $10,000 at 04:10…
Lightning Labs Raises $10M Series A to Be the ‘Visa’ of Bitcoin – CoinDesk
Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants looking to accept bitcoin payments. Craft Ventures…
No, a Blockchain Wouldn’t Have Prevented the Iowa Caucus Debacle – CoinDesk
Adam B. Levine is CoinDesk’s podcast editor. The views expressed are his own. We’d be the first to tell you: No, a blockchain wouldn’t have prevented the voting debacle…
US Marshals Will Auction $40M in Bitcoin This Month – CoinDesk
The U.S. Marshals Service is auctioning nearly $40 million in bitcoin, the first such auction since the end of 2018. The Marshals will auction “approximately” 4,040 bitcoin, worth $37.7…