Justin Sun wishes he could travel more. But there’s too much to do. “There are too many exciting things happening in crypto every week,” he said in a December interview with CoinDesk at home in Hong Kong. “I don’t really take vacation
Consensus, the world’s longest-running crypto conference, opens in Hong Kong next week, offering a unique viewpoint into digital assets in Asia. More than 270 speakers and thousands of attendees from over 90 countries are expected at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
This article is part of a four-piece series on El Salvador. You can find the previous dispatch, a story on Bitcoin City, here. The sun was setting as I rolled into El Zonte, a small surfing village on the coast of El
Bitcoin (BTC) managed to put in a modest rally early in the U.S. trading session on Friday, but the move was quickly snuffed out. Are bulls lightening up positions ahead of the weekend? They could be forgiven for doing so. In his
Leading stablecoin issuer Tether announced earlier today it has invested in Italian football club Juventus FC, leading to a massive price rise not only for the club’s crypto fan token JUV, but also for other crypto fan tokens. The price of Juventus
Crypto exchange Bybit is no longer illegally operating in France in the eyes of the country’s financial regulator, its CEO said Friday. The exchange was on France’s regulatory blacklist for more than two years, Ben Zhou, the CEO of Bybit, said in
The Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has set itself a deadline for a decision on whether it will allow an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the price of XRP (XRP). The SEC acknowledged a 19b-4 filing by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3298.82, up 2.9% (+92.48) since yesterday’s close. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XRP
Tether, the cryptocurrency firm behind the $140 billion USDT stablecoin, said on Friday it has invested in Italian football club Juventus FC (JUVE). The firm’s investment arm, Tether Investments, acquired a minority stake in the sports club, according to a press release
Gaorong Ventures, a prominent Chinese venture capital firm known for its early backing of internet giants in the country, has invested $30 million into the operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed crypto exchange, HashKey Group, according to a Bloomberg report. The backing