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Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Is Now Live – CoinDesk
Ethereum has successfully completed the Istanbul hard fork. Hitting at block number 9,069,000, the systemwide upgrade is the network’s third in 2019, following February’s St. Petersburg and Constantinople hard…
Bitcoin Volatility Is Up, Liquidity Stagnant – CoinDesk
Galen Moore is a Senior Research Analyst at CoinDesk. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a weekly newsletter focused on institutional investment in crypto assets. Sign up…
SEC Reveals Telegram’s Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor – CoinDesk
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify and hand over documents related to the company’s $1.7 billion 2018 token sale. The…
State Street: 38% of Clients Will Put More Money into Digital Assets in 2020 – CoinDesk
The majority of asset managers that bank with State Street are interested in digital assets such as bitcoin, but none have asked the global custodian to store them yet. …
Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech – CoinDesk
Bank of China, one of the four major commercial banks in China, has issued 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in blockchain-based bonds for small and micro-sized enterprises with their…
MARKETS DAILY: Planning a Run on ‘Bitcoin Banks’? – CoinDesk
With markets mixed but mostly down, we’re looking at Deutche Bank’s 2030 crypto call, the movement encouraging an annual run on “Bitcoin Banks”, and Enjin’s Microsoft-fueled rally… Tune in…
Crypto Exchange OKEx Launching Options Trading Later This Month – CoinDesk
OKEx is adding cryptocurrency options to its existing offerings of spot and futures trading. The Malta-based exchange said Monday that simulated options trading will commence on Dec. 12, with…
Bitcoin Charts First Weekly Golden Cross in 3.5 Years – CoinDesk
View Bitcoin’s weekly chart is reporting a bullish golden cross of the 50- and 100-period moving averages. The widely followed, but lagging, indicator may fail to attract buyers as…
China’s Central Bank Likely to Pilot Digital Currency in Cities of Shenzhen and Suzhou: Report – CoinDesk
The People’s Bank of China is said to be preparing to launch pilots for its digital currency in at least two major cities. As reported by Chinese financial news…