Blockchain

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, who recently said his company would never get involved with Facebooks Libra, has backed a cryptocurrency startup. Dorsey, a longtime Bitcoin advocate, participated in CoinLists $10 million funding round, alongside several …

After first announcing the project last year, Chinese tech giant Tencent has been given the go-ahead by the countrys tax officials to create blockchain-based invoice standards. The invoices will be created as part of a project called  General Framework of DL…

David Marcus, Facebooks Libra lead, has defended the technology giants cryptocurrency project saying the most meaningful innovations that have changed the lives of millions across the world in a profound way have always been met with damning headlines.  Marc…

Bitcoin Cash BCH is a household name in the cryptocurrency world. Its never far from being in the top five cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. But in the grand scheme of things, its not that old. Bitcoin Cash was created in August 2017. In response to…

Following Xi Jinping's speech urging adoption of blockchain tech, the CPC releases a decentralized app for members to attest their loyalty on a blockchain (Wolfie Zhao/CoinDesk)

Reuters Here's what you need to know.  1. HSBC is sinking after the bank reported an 'unacceptable' 24% decline in profits in its latest earnings. Acting CEO Noel Quinn announced that the company would be remodelling.  2. The EU had agreed to delay Brexit …

China, notorious for its lack of privacy, approved a new law to regulate cryptography over the weekend as it readies to launch its own digital currency. The law will come into effect on January 1, 2020, and although officials havent gone into too much detail…

The sharp turn came as Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke highly of the decentralized technology on which the digital currency is founded, telling members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee that the country should "seize the opportunity" of bloc…

Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you whats been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Baudriallard used to say: Theres only one …

Here is what you need to know. 1. Amazon's earnings shocker is set to wipe over $50 billion from its market cap.The tech giant missed analyst estimates for its latest earnings.  2. BMW CEO says trade war could cost American jobs. Oliver Zipse said on Friday…