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Ether Slides 20% as Trading Firm Moves $46M in ETH

[Aug 5 5:02 AM] A wallet supposedly associated with Jump Trading moved 17,576 ETH to centralized exchanges, according to Spot On Chain.

NYSE Partners With Coindesk for Bitcoin-Tracking Financial Products

[May 29 10:36 AM] The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has teamed up with Coindesk Indices to develop cash-settled options contracts that track bitcoin prices. These contracts, based on the Coindesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX), are currently in the planning stage and…

Ian Allison's Giant Sam Bankman-Fried Scoop Won Accolades in 2023

[Dec 4, 2023 7:23 AM] The CoinDesk reporter belongs in the journalism hall of fame since there's little, if any, precedent for the waves his story on Alameda Research and FTX stirred up.

Crypto Media Firm Coindesk Acquired by Bullish in All-Cash Deal

[Nov 20, 2023 12:30 PM] Crypto media firms in 2023 are emerging with new owners. After Foresight Ventures, a Singaporean Web3 venture capital firm acquired a major stake in the publication The Block, a week later, the crypto publication Coindesk was acquired by Bullish, a…

Crypto Exchange Bullish Completes Purchase of CoinDesk: WSJ

[Nov 20, 2023 7:23 AM] Bullish, which is run by former NYSE President Tom Farley, bought 100% of CoinDesk from crypto-focused venture capital firm DCG in an all-cash deal.

Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win Major Journalism Award

[Sep 28, 2023 7:11 PM] FTX, an industry titan, ended up in bankruptcy court nine days after a November 2022 scoop from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison.

Things in Crypto We're Freaking Out About

[Aug 18, 2023 12:48 PM] With a nod to Sam Bankman-Fried, CoinDesk staff crowdsource their fears, anxieties and disappointments — for your enjoyment!

CoinDesk Turns 10: What We Learned From Reporting a Decade of Crypto History

[May 4, 2023 9:13 AM] Our month-long series looking back at 10 years of CoinDesk features a lot of failures. But, in most cases, what seemed like disasters at the time have actually allowed the industry to grow, says CoinDesk’s Chief Content Officer Michael Casey.

Centralized Stablecoins Are Problematic. Is a Decentralized Alternative on the Way?

[Apr 17, 2023 7:10 AM] USDC and USDT both have issues that truly decentralized, blockchain-based protocols are designed to solve.

BTQ Prepares Today to Defend Against Tomorrow’s Quantum-Computing Threat

[Apr 17, 2023 6:15 AM] Blockchains face existential peril from super-fast computers that can break the encryption protocols on which crypto depends. Quantum computers aren’t here yet, but if developers wait to devise defenses the fight will be over before it’s begun…

How CoinDesk Will Use Generative AI Tools

[Apr 14, 2023 7:30 AM] AI tools for generating content are changing the way we work – especially the media. Here are the rules of the road for CoinDesk.

CoinDesk Indices Unveils Bitcoin Trend Indicator

[Apr 13, 2023 10:14 AM] The BTI is a daily signal that communicates the direction and strength of bitcoin's current price trend through a purpose-built algorithm.

UK Treasury Cancels Plans for Government-Backed NFT

[Mar 27, 2023 4:02 PM] Initially proposed in April 2022, the Royal Mint's plans for an NFT are not moving forward “at this time” but the proposal will remain under review.

DCG offloads Grayscale shares to raise capital: Report

[Feb 7, 2023 11:53 PM] The purported sales are the latest measures the embattled firm has taken following moves in recent months to raise capital and preserve liquidity.

FTX Publishes Creditor List, Owes Millions to Well-Known Institutions and Government Agencies

[Jan 26, 2023 11:30 AM] The now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has published its list of creditors, with the names unredacted. The comprehensive list, which is over 100 pages long, shows that FTX owes a lot of money to well-known institutions, including Binance, Airbnb…

Coindesk Up for Sale? Investors Circle Crypto News Publication Amidst Genesis Bankruptcy

[Jan 20, 2023 12:05 PM] According to various reports, investors are reportedly interested in purchasing Coindesk, a cryptocurrency news publication. On Jan. 18, Wang Feng, founder of China-based news publication Marsbit, announced his intentions to purchase Coindesk along…

CoinDesk could be up for grabs as parent company DCG scrambles for funds

[Jan 18, 2023 11:40 PM] DCG has reportedly received offers for CoinDesk exceeding $200 million in recent weeks, which at a purchase price of $500 thousand would be a 39,900% return on its initial investment.

Digital Currency Group Suspends Dividends Amid Regulatory Trouble With Subsidiary Genesis

[Jan 18, 2023 2:30 PM] According to a shareholders’ letter from Digital Currency Group (DCG) viewed by finance and crypto publication Coindesk, the company has suspended dividends until further notice. This news follows the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

Report Shows Crypto News Publication The Block Was Secretly Funded by Bankman-Fried’s Alameda

[Dec 9, 2022 4:30 PM] On Dec. 9, 2022, Axios reporter Sara Fischer reported on the CEO of the crypto media The Block after it was discovered that the chief executive was secretly funded by Alameda Research, the now-defunct trading firm co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried…