The bank will store private keys and provide bookkeeping services equivalent to those offered to fund managers in traditional assets. BNY Mellon launched a digital custody platform to safeguard select clients’ Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) holdings on Oct. 11, making America’s oldest bank the first large bank in the country to offer the custody...Continue Reading

Bittrex agreed to pay more than $29 million in a settlement with FinCEN, but the regulator said it will credit a $24-million payment “to settle its potential liability with OFAC.” The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network took enforcement actions against crypto exchange Bittex for...Continue Reading

There are over 4,000 active DAOs, with treasuries totaling around $20 billion, which has many speculating that DAOs may still be a growing trend. Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, have caught the imagination of many in the blockchain industry. What was once just a theory talked about on internet forums in the early days of...Continue Reading

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the new CPI data and U.S. inflation rate to be announced on Thursday, Oct. 13. On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss if the new consumer price index (CPI) and United States inflation data will be bullish or bearish...Continue Reading

BTC price performance declines in line with U.S. equities ahead of classic volatility engendered by CPI data. Bitcoin (BTC) followed analysts’ predictions with sideways action continuing near $19,000 at the Oct. 11 Wall Street open. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin price follows stocks downhill Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed...Continue Reading

Josipa Majic explains what she and her partners did to build a crypto company at a time when investors were fleeing the space. In the midst of the 2018 crypto price slump, a young entrepreneur invested all her funds and personal money into a prototype that combined fintech and crypto services to offer virtual debit...Continue Reading

A look at three different programming languages for blockchain networks and how they compare. The Ethereum network brought smart contracts into the blockchain space, making concepts like decentralized finance (DeFi) possible.  Smart contracts can automatically execute processes once certain conditions have been met. Along with this new technology, a new coding language was developed called...Continue Reading

Parity chief marketing officer Peter Ruchatz discusses the ins and outs of Polkadot’s focus on interoperability at Token2049. Smart contract blockchains have played a pivotal role in creating wide-ranging functionality after the advent of Bitcoin in 2009. Ethereum led the way in this regard, but innovative technology stacks like Polkadot have brought a new paradigm...Continue Reading

Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr participated in a panel that discussed the topic of cryptocurrency and the media. With crypto becoming more popular, mainstream outlets must be more educated on the space to ensure accurate reporting, according to a panel discussion during the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) Global event held at the Dubai World Trade...Continue Reading

Google says early next year users will be able to pay for cloud services using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum via Coinbase. Google announced a new deal with Coinbase, which will allow a select set of customers to pay for its Cloud services using digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). This will...Continue Reading