Sotheby’s Golden ‘Goose’ Sale and Mercedes Benz Puts NFTs in Motion
Sotheby’s will sell Dmitri Cherniak’s “The Goose” NFT at a live auction this month, while Mercedes Benz released a collection inspired by its luxury vehicles.
Kenya Central Bank Takes Ambivalent Stance on Digital Currency
The allure of the CBDC is fading and issuing one “may not be a compelling priority,” the bank said.
Justin Sun: Huobi Could Have Hong Kong License in 6 to 12 Months
Crypto exchange Huobi could receive a crypto trading license in Hong Kong as soon as the end of the year, Huobi advisor and Tron founder Justin Sun said on CoinDesk TV on Friday.
CoinDesk Turns 10: 2015 – Vitalik Buterin and the Birth of Ethereum
The most used blockchain is supposed to be immutable. So why has it changed so much from its founding?
Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank-Backed Taurus Deploys on Polygon Blockchain
The Swiss firm aims to allow financial institutions and corporates to issue tokenized assets on the Ethereum layer 2 network.
Solving Lightning’s ‘Inbound Liquidity’ Problem Is Focus of New Layer 2 Bitcoin Protocol, Ark
The new protocol’s 24-year-old creator says Lightning’s inbound liquidity requirement – requiring users to commit funds to the protocol even when they’re just receiving payments – “doesn’t make any sense.”
U.S. Adds 339K Jobs in May, Blowing Through Estimates for 195K; Bitcoin Steady at $27K
Continued strong gains in monthly employment figures have added to the Fed’s case for rate hikes.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces Back to $27K Ahead of Jobs Report
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Crypto Investors Lost $54M to Rugpulls, Scams in May: Blockchain Security Firm De.Fi
May saw fewer exploits than April, suggesting better security practices among crypto users and developers.
Cathedra Bitcoin to Deploy Crypto Miners at 360 Mining’s Texas Site
Cathedra will pay $55 per megawatt hour of power used plus 10% of gross bitcoin mined at the site.