The core question at the heart of the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is whether he created software or controlled a service. Storm’s attorneys sparred with prosecutors Friday during a three-hour-long hearing on his motion to dismiss the government’s case against him, with Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the

Thursday’s CPI report showed further signs of cooling prices although inflation is far from the Fed’s 2% goal. However, the Fed might be more focused on the labor market, which could become a threat if it slows down significantly more. Odds for a rate cut in September have increased to nearly 95%. Markets, including crypto

July 11: Pyth, a blockchain oracle protocol, has officially launched its newest product, Express Relay, on mainnet, according to the team: “The launch introduces a novel decentralized solution to the long-standing problem of MEV in processing liquidations and market-efficiency enhancing transactions in DeFi – once thought to be an inevitable characteristic of on-chain finance. The

MakerDAO announced on Thursday an open competition to invest $1 billion in tokenized U.S. Treasury offerings. Top issuers such as BlackRock with Securitize, Ondo Finance and Superstate are planning to apply, they told CoinDesk. Maker’s governance token (MKR) jumped 5% on the news. 06:22 Philippines Taps Blockchain 04:56 BlackRock CEO Predicts Tokenization Is the Future

The AAA gaming space is absolutely massive (“AAA” refers to the biggest games produced by the biggest developers). To put it into context, it is bigger than the movie and music industry combined – almost 300% bigger. The stories are better and stronger, and the overall experience is more satisfying and enriching. A great example

Crypto criminals may not be the only ones trying to hide their illicit fund movements across blockchains. According to analytics company Chainalysis, traditional money launderers – criminals working outside crypto – may be moving their cash on-chain too. Released Thursday, Chainalysis’ latest report on crypto money-laundering shines a light on an apparently flourishing world of on-chain

Sarah Tran Dec 03, 2019 10:00 Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, has been speaking at multiple blockchain themed events in Singapore in mid-November. During these events, CZ has made new announcements regarding the company’s new partnerships and new products that will be rolling out. Changpeng

During the March 12 stock market crash instigated by the coronavirus pandemic’s disruption to the world economy, cryptocurrency exchanges experienced a massive sell-off of Bitcoin and Ethereum. When the liquidation panic finally settled down, Bitfinex emerged as one of the few exchanges that had been able to take the extreme volatility in stride. An Exclusive

Matthew Lam Dec 08, 2019 16:00 In this second part of our interview with Cascarilla, he explains why the PAX stablecoin is ultimately superior to Tether and gives his thoughts on Facebook’s Libra project and the nature of money. Exclusive interview with Charles Cascarilla, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxos: Part 2 (Link: Part 1) Charles

Matthew Lam Jun 19, 2019 02:00 Following Part 1 of our interview, Larry took a deeper dive in Everipedia in terms of governance model, staking mechanism and public awareness. He also addressed the question that have drawn widespread curiosity of public: Will Everipedia replace Wikipedia in future? Following Part 1 of our interview, Larry took a deeper