Braintrust Raises $18M to Bring DeFi-Thinking to the Gig Economy
The next generation of the gig economy could look more like decentralized finance (DeFi) than Uber. Announced Thursday, Braintrust, a tech talent marketplace that will...
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Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 1, 2020
With BTC looking for a breakout and more casualties in the aftermath of 2017s ICO boom, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto...
Crypto Trading Platform BitMEX ‘Attempted to Evade’ US Regulations, CFTC, DOJ Charge
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and federal prosecutors are charging crypto trading platform BitMEX with facilitating unregistered trading and other violations. The CFTC...
The Hard Forks That Didn’t Dilute Bitcoin
Some time ago, one of the more thoughtful critiques of Bitcoin went a little like this: “Sure, bitcoin is scarce in its supply, but since...
Ethereum 2.0 ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Gets a Second Shot With Zinken Testnet
Ethereum developers will take a second whack at a final Ethereum 2.0 “dress rehearsal” after the first, Spadina, failed due to “critical peering issues,” Ethereum...
First Mover: Nine (Bullish) Bitcoin Predictions for Final Months of (Awful) 2020
A lot of crypto investors like to think of bitcoin as a bet on higher inflation, or as a futuristic hedge on some imagined economic-armageddon...
Dapper’s NBA Top Shot Launches Out of Beta With Samsung Galaxy Store Deal
It’s one game down and as many as six to go in this year’s NBA Finals, and while the unusual season has kept fans outside...
CipherTrace Outlines Regulatory Gray Zones Plaguing Booming DeFi Sector
The exploding decentralized finance (DeFi) space is now firmly on the radar of regulators and concerns are growing that it could become a magnet for...
Why Hardnosed Bitcoiners Can Learn to Love DeFi
I want to talk about stacking sats. It’s a simple idea: accumulate wealth over time by growing your stack of bitcoin (BTC) and HODLing. People...
Institutional Crypto Platform Talos Emerges From Stealth Mode
In the latest effort to smooth a path for buttoned-up investors, Talos, an institutional-grade conduit to the crypto ecosystem, is emerging from stealth mode to...