Wolfie Zhao

A member of the CoinDesk editorial team since June 2017, Wolfie now focuses on writing business stories related to blockchain and cryptocurrency. Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wolfiezhao">@wolfiezhao</a>. Email: wolfie@coindesk.com. Telegram: wolfiezhao

Wolfie Zhao

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Markets

Coinbase Pushes Out Ex-Hacking Team Employees Following Uproar

Coinbase is parting ways with Neutrino employees who worked at Hacking Team following a customer backlash.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

A Crypto Project That Raised $20 Million Is Caught Faking Its Founding Team

BHB in China raised $20 million in 2018 touting a three-person team. The only problem? At least two were fake.

bhb, xbtc

Markets

Sparkpool to Freeze Mysterious 2,100 Ether Mining Payout for Now

Mining pool Sparkpool says it's temporarily freezing an unusually high mining payout worth $300,000 in case it was sent in error.

ether, ethereum

Markets

You Can Now Test Binance's Decentralized Crypto Exchange

Binance has just revealed the sites for testing its new decentralized crypto exchange and the testnet explorer for its own Binance Chain network.

Changpeng Zhao

Markets

Elon Musk Calls Bitcoin 'Brilliant,' Better Than Paper Money for Value Transfer

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has gone public with his belief that crypto offers an improved alternative to conventional money.

Tesla founder Elon Musk

Markets

Mining Giant Bitmain Posts $500 Million Loss in IPO Financial Filing

Cryptocurrency mining and manufacturing giant Bitmain lost about $500 million in the third quarter of 2018, CoinDesk has learned.

Jihan Wu

Tech

Co-Founder Quits Avalon Mining Chip Maker Canaan Over 'Differences'

Xiangfu Liu has left the board and management team of Canaan Creative, maker of the Avalon crypto miner.

Canaan mining machine

Markets

Cryptos Could Challenge 'Any Financial Framework': New FSB Chair

The new chair of the Financial Stability Board has said cryptocurrencies are a challenge to his agency's work.

Randal K. Quarles

Markets

NYSE Parent ICE Anticipates Over $20 Million Spend on Bakkt This Year

NYSE parent firm Intercontinental Exchange is likely to spend over $20 million building its bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt in 2019.

Panel

Markets

Chinese Mining Giant Bitmain Is Closing Another Overseas Office

China-based crypto mining giant Bitmain has confirmed the closure of its Amsterdam office as part of ongoing business adjustments.

Amsterdam