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Crypto banking offers a way to ease into cryptocurrency for those who’ve stayed away from investing in the past because it sounded too complex.

Bitcoin enthusiasts, particularly among retail investors, see El Salvador as an opportunity.

In feudal Japan, the term ronin was used to describe a Japanese samurai without a master. Left alone due to the death of his lord, or loss of his privilege, a ronin was a warrior adrift, roaming at large, free from the constraints of loyalty. Expressed by two characters that lite

It would be an understatement to say that traditional financial institutions didn’t exactly welcome the crypto industry with open arms.

April showers are falling, the spring flowers are blooming once more, and the deadline to file 2021 tax returns is just around the corner – but this year, many Americans are facing more complicated tax questions than ever before.Blame for the complicated tax picture can be

It isn’t often you’d hear tech companies described as dinosaurs, but they are indeed now just that and need to evolve or risk being relegated to an era past.The largest tech giants, including Amazon, Google and Meta Platforms, have become too accustomed to the outdate

A complex and increasingly bitter drama is unfolding at Waves, a layer 1, or base, smart-contract blockchain.The system, an Ethereum analog with smart contract and decentralized finance (DeFi) functionality, has seen extreme price volatility in its eponymous native token over the

Crypto is experiencing unprecedented rapid adoption. Major businesses and nonprofit organizations – as well as some governments – have already begun to accept crypto for payments and donations.

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Hey folks. We’re still talking central bank digital currencies and digital dollars, so here’s some quick and vaguely unhinged thoughts on recent actions and statements on this front.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersectio

Crypto news seeped back into mainstream headlines last week with the disclosure of a $624 million heist from Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network. The attack targeted the Ronin Bridge, which enables users to pass funds between the Ronin network and Ethereum.To some in the crypto w

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal to, among other things, require “communication protocol systems” (or CPSs) to register with the agency and thereafter satisfy its many recordkeeping, transaction-monitoring and reporting obligations. These

You. Yes, you. Are you an actual human?It’s not an entirely unreasonable question to ask because the odds of a human reading these words is about one in three. You see, two-thirds of traffic on the internet is comprised of bots, according to analysis by security vendor Barr

Crypto philanthropy differs significantly from traditional ways of giving. These differences are changing donor demographics, funding models and even the reasons for giving.The rising frequency of these crypto donations suggest this method of giving will play an enduring role in

Jeff Kauffman loved to skydive. He was obsessed. He wanted to connect with other skydiving junkies so he turned to the power of the internet. He used a hot new website to create a hub for this community: MySpace.This was back in 2005. Facebook was still only on college campuses.

What I liked:Minimalistic, no-frills designSimple navigationEasy transfersSupports NFTs and 5,500 cryptocurrenciesWhat I didn’t like:Buying crypto directly from the wallet is tediousSole responsibility to safely store the cold storageOverview of the Ledger NanoThe Ledger Na

In her role as chief of staff at Pantera Capital, a venture capital firm that had $5.8 billion in crypto assets under management at the end of last year, Emma Rose Bienvenu balances providing operational support for the firm with helping portfolio companies navigate the turbulent

Chris Matta, president of 3iQ Digital Assets, envisions the metaverse or virtual reality (VR) ETF space booming in future. He said, "Growth is going to be exponential in the next 10 years."

On March 23, $620 million was stolen from the blockchain network associated with Axie Infinity, a crypto-backed video game.The vulnerability has to do with the structure of the game itself, which revolves around real money – non-fungible tokens (NFT) – rather than you

Decentralization is the future of finance, at least for the world’s cryptocurrency investors.