Přátelé, Now that we’re well into the year, we know that many of you have started to plan ahead for changing weather, holiday celebrations, and (of course) Devcon! We’re excited to announce today that Devcon4 will take place in Prague from 30 October – 02 November of this year. The first iteration of this conference
Though we’re still waiting on a lot of the formal rulemaking and proposed rulemaking from the federal securities and commodities regulators, last week’s memo is another sign that the SEC and CFTC are at least serious about signalling these efforts are coming. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of
Banking giants HSBC and Standard Chartered are expected to be among the first institutions to receive stablecoin issuer licenses in Hong Kong, marking a major step in the city’s effort to build a regulated digital-asset ecosystem. Summary HSBC and Standard Chartered are expected to receive Hong Kong’s first stablecoin issuer licenses. The approvals would fall
The Swarm Team is pleased to announce the immediate release of Swarm client v0.3, the third proof-of-concept release (POC3) of the Ethereum Swarm client. The POC3 code is now merged into the official go-ethereum repository’s master branch. Swarm 0.3 has been deployed to the public Testnet, and the Ethereum Foundation is running a 50-node strong
Paraguay’s National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT) has issued General Resolution No. 47/26, imposing comprehensive reporting requirements for bitcoin and crypto activity. The rule targets Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. It mandates that residents and entities disclose nearly all transactions exceeding $5,000 per year. The resolution requires platforms and administrators to submit detailed data,
The Ethereum Foundation has sold 5,000 ETH to publicly traded treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies in an over-the-counter deal worth just over $10.2 million. Summary The Ethereum Foundation offloads 5,000 ETH to BitMine as price climbs above $2K The OTC transaction was priced at an average of $2,042.96 per coin ETH is up 8.2% over
Friends, Today, we’re happy to announce some significant updates to the Devcon4 website, and with it we wanted to unveil a bit about the ticketing and discount processes and more! Applications for scholarships and builder & student discounts are now open! We hope that expediting this process for builders, students, and potential scholars prior to
Whale wallets ramp up Bitcoin buying as price hovers around $71K, according to on-chain data published by Santiment. Summary Bitcoin whales resumed accumulation after two weeks of selling. BTC gained 2.4% while the S&P 500 fell 2.2% over five weeks. Long-term holder MVRV at -25% signals potential accumulation zone. Wallets holding between 10 and 10,000
Friends, It has been an exciting week! We initiated our first wave of ticket sales and sold out in just 18 minutes! Don’t worry though, there will be more ticketing waves in addition to a variety of discounts and scholarships that you can still apply for. Transparency and clear communication are things the Devcon team
XRP powers $1.3T in liquidity flows as 300+ institutions adopt RippleNet for faster cross-border payments and blockchain finance integration. XRP continues to expand its role in linking traditional finance with digital asset markets. Financial institutions are adopting Ripple’s payment network to improve cross-border transactions. The system aims to reduce delays and costs associated with global
