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In a statement, the firm said that the widely - reported post was inaccurate, telling CoinDesk by email:

On Jan. 1, 2017, the price of bitcoin passed $ 1,000 for the first time on CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index since early January 2014.

As reported by CoinDesk in early May, the WFP intends to expand the project to include 100,000 individuals in Jordan as soon as August.

As CoinDesk reported at the group's launch in February, the alliance is backed by a broad array of blockchain startups and enterprise businesses, including Merck, Toyota, and even the state government of Illinois.

The price of bitcoin inched upward over the course of trading today, passing $ 1,000 for the first time on CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index since early January 2014.

Multiple sources had shared rumors with CoinDesk in early March that major policy changes would be announced on Mar. 15 night during a national TV program to curb cryptocurrency activities in China, such as trading and disguised initial coin offerings (ICOs).

It is operated by Wang Chun and Mao Shihang, «two Chinese technology enthusiasts,» Chun told CoinDesk in September 2014.

Pete Rizzo has dug deep with some great research and has written an excellent article at Coindesk on Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) who have been discussing the potential impact of blockchain technology on its domestic finance industry.

This article highlights findings from CoinDesk Research's new Q1 2017 State of Blockchain report, focusing on data from our «Bitcoin and Ethereum Sentiment Study».

Over the week, bitcoin prices rose 3.9 % from $ 436.73 at 12:00 UTC on 20th May to $ 453.82 on 27th May, CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) figures reveal.

As measured by CoinDesk data, bitcoin's near 6 percent drop in the last six hours places the cryptocurrency among the worst performers in the day's afternoon session (6:00 to 12:00 UTC).

As CoinDesk reported on Tuesday, the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched an...

Additionally, this year's total accounts for more than three - quarters of all venture capital raised for bitcoin startups since the start of CoinDesk data in 2012.

As noted by CoinDesk research analyst Alex Sunnarborg today, the cryptocurrency exchange market has never been more globally diverse or buoyed by such an array of possible inflows.

As per CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) data, bitcoin smashed previous price records to hit $ 7,355.35 at 11:17 UTC today, only to crash back below $ 7,000 soon after.

CoinDesk speaks with Christopher Fabian, who co-leads the technology innovation efforts for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

As reported by CoinDesk previously, the unclear situation has also brought backlash from local residents and politicians.

The mayor of the city, Park Won - soon in an interview with CoinDesk said, «As Seoul is the world's leading city in the field of information and communications, including the Fourth Industrial Revolution, I think we should study new technologies such as blockchains.»

Catch the livestream and tune in for CoinDesk's six talks to watch.

Petar Zivkovski, director of operations at Whaleclub, told CoinDesk about how trader sentiment changed after bitcoin's sharp rise pushed it above $ 440 on 20th April.

Excerpt from Coindesk article states: - «Certainly, a similar narrative could be spun: bitcoin breaks $ 1,000, the People's Bank of China issues some comments that scare people, bitcoin crashes.

CoinDesk contributor Willy Woo analyzes the charts for answers in his latest opinion piece.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of one of the hottest bitcoin companies, Circle, told the bitcoin news site Coindesk, «Would I welcome lighter touch?

CoinDesk A developer conference in Malta this week saw researchers present new ideas for how blockchains could be built and deployed.

CoinDesk looks at the tech behind the crypto market's third - largest asset.

CoinDesk takes a look at cryptocurrency hedge funds, exploring how their terms and conditions might impact your capital.

Putin's comments were picked up by the widely read cryptocurrency news website CoinDesk on Wednesday.

We also explore how media sites like Coindesk and Cointelegraph are starting to see their monthly visitors decrease as their Alexa ranks flatten and Cointelegraph sees a substantial 25 — 50 % decline in views on some of its most popular price analysis articles.

Watch this Bitcoin Fanatic Shoot His iPhone After Apple Blacklists Blockchain via CoinDesk, written by Pete Rizzo

ConsenSys, a global «venture production studio» that develops software primarily for the ethereum blockchain, was founded by Joseph Lubin, whom CoinDesk profiled for its Most Influential in Blockchain 2017 series.

CoinDesk Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi and financial services giant SBI Group are partnering to launch a pair of Asia - based digital exchanges.

CoinDesk Blockchain startup Chain is launching a new cloud - based Software as a Service product for managing balances in financial and commerce applications.

«I strongly believe that this election is the beginning of a much larger blockchain voting movement,» Agora CEO Leonardo Gammar told CoinDesk last Thursday following the elections.

For background on why we're using Coindesk's Bitcoin Price Index, see the note at the bottom of the post.

Although the BTC - e exchange shut down after the fine, tech website Coindesk noted in September that it appears to have been resurrected as a new exchange called WEX that claimed «that it did not receive any funds from BTC - e, while at the same time alleging that it would abide by anti-money laundering and know - your - customer laws.»

Some of the other cryptocurrency projects Medici has invested in so far include the Latin American fintech startup Ripio, which CoinDesk reported raised $ 37 million through an ICO, and the Belgian voting startup SettleMint.

A representative for Coinbase told CoinDesk earlier today that it expects to publish additional details sometime next week.

CoinDesk provides world - leading news, analysis and information on digital currencies.

Indeed, when CoinDesk Editor - in - Chief Pete Rizzo approached me to write a piece for the series, his prompt was the suggestion that «we're probably about due for a private blockchain return in 2018.»

When CoinDesk contacted the Jersey fund to put Enneking's claim to it, it responded with a statement from its compliance department.

About 52 percent of CoinDesk survey respondents said they repaid their debt.

The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom - curated newsletter delivered exclusively to our subscribers.

CoinDesk compiles its explainers and feature articles on Segwit2x ahead of its expected hard fork in mid-November.

Nathaniel Popper tells CoinDesk how he got into bitcoin and how his journey has shaped his understanding of the digital currency.

Four months ago CoinDesk examined a number of problems facing the mining industry in the long run, concluding that growth rates at the time were unsustainable.

CoinDesk wrote «unsurprisingly, a transaction of that size has prompted the bitcoin community to do some analysis and detective work.