Swiss Watchmaker Franck Muller Launches ‘Functional’ Bitcoin Timepiece Swiss luxury watchmaker Franck Muller has launched limited-edition timepiece dubbed “Encrypto” that it’s calling “the world’s first functional bitcoin watch.” Aesthetically, the dial of the watch – launched in partnership with cryptocurrency trading platform Regal Assets – sports bitcoin’s logo and a QR code of bitcoin’s genesis block
Coinstar Expands Bitcoin Buying Service to Cover 21 US States Supermarket kiosk network Coinstar has further expanded its bitcoin-buying service, adding around 100 new outlets and growing U.S. coverage to 21 states and the District of Columbia. The service, offered through a partnership with blockchain startup Coinme, now allows individuals to buy bitcoin with cash
Binance CEO CZ Is Suing VC Giant Sequoia for Reputational Damages Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao is taking a unit of Sequoia Capital back to court after the VC investor’s case against him was dismissed. The crypto exchange mogul, nicknamed CZ, claims Sequoia Capital China hurt his reputation and prevented him from raising money at
The Consensus 2019 Keynote Videos Are Now Live The moment has arrived: the official Consensus 2019 videos are now available for public viewing. To wit, our official Consensus 2019 video page is now live and features a slate of amazing talks from the Consensus main stage, our concurrent Business and Markets tracks, as well as
US Copyright Office Says It Does Not ‘Recognize’ Craig Wright as Satoshi Even as bitoin SV (BSV) enjoyed a Craig Wright/Satoshi bump Tuesday, the U.S. Copyright Office was hard at work dispelling notions that it officially “recognized” anyone as the inventor of bitcoin. “As a general rule, when the Copyright Office receives an application for
EU Authorities Shutdown On Bitcoin Transaction Mixer The Dutch Financial Criminal Investigative Service has seized the website of a bitcoin transaction mixer in a crackdown involving Europol and other authorities. Calling it the the “first law enforcement action of its kind against such a cryptocurrency mixer service,” Europol said in a statement Wednesday that the
Coinbase Now Lets Merchants Accept Payments in the USDC Stablecoin Coinbase Commerce, the cryptocurrency exchange’s merchants payments offering, has added support for the dollar-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC). The development means businesses can now receive payments in USDC from customers “in minutes with zero transaction fees” and no chargebacks, Coinbase announced in a blog post on
Bitcoin Remains On the Defensive With Price Below $8k View BTC has traded in a narrowing price range over the last 48 hours, aborting the immediate bullish view put forward by Sunday’s double-digit gains. A range breakdown, if confirmed, would allow a price drop toward $7,200. That looks likely with multiple signs of bullish exhaustion
Israeli Court Rules Bitcoin Is an Asset in Feud Over Tax Payment An Israeli court has ruled that bitcoin is an asset and not a currency, and thus subject to capital gains tax (CGT). The Central District Court made the ruling in a case involving a blockchain startup founder and the Israel Tax Authority, which
Russia’s Central Depository to Launch Security Token Blockchain Next Month Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) plans to launch its long-awaited digital asset ledger next month – 5,000 kilometers away from the institution’s Moscow headquarters. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the Moscow Exchange Group subsidiary chose Switzerland as the jurisdiction to incorporate D3 (Decentralized Digital Depository), a
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