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Tech

Cardano Introduces Proof-of-Stake With 'Shelley' Hard Fork

It's alive! Cardano has successfully hard forked to its major upgrade, Shelley, which introduced proof-of-stake to the network.

Mary Shelley wrote the Gothic novel "Frankenstein." Boris Karloff starred in the 1931 movie version. (Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $9,600 as Gold Hits High, Uniswap Liquidity Over $100M

Bitcoin is up for the week, gold gets a new high and DeFi keeps growing.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Stay Above $9,400 While Dai Supply Skyrockets

Low volume and volatility continue to plague the bitcoin market but the supply of dai soars.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Market Wrap: Derivatives, Altcoins Take Market Spotlight as Bitcoin Dozes at $9,100

Derivatives and altcoins are providing excitement as bitcoin spot trading stays dull.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Cardano Creator Compares Criticism of Project to 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'

Infighting is hurting crypto, IOHK's Charles Hoskinson says, but he won't "apologize for kicking people in the teeth" on Twitter if someone is attacking Cardano or its community.

A large reprint of Jean-Leon Gerome's "Pollice Verso" hangs behind Charles Hoskinson in a recent video. (Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Cardano at One-Year High on Shelley Upgrade

The eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market value jumped to $0.1021 on Saturday to hit its highest price level since June 2019. It has rallied by a staggering 170% in the second quarter, according to CoinDesk data.

Cardano (ADA) prices, July 6, 2019 to July 6, 2020.

Finance

IOHK Invests Six-Figure Sum Into Crypto Asset Manager Wave Financial

Charles Hoskinson, IOHK's CEO, will become an adviser to Wave Financial as part of the deal.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Markets

Coinbase Custody to Support Secure Cardano Staking This Year

Cardano users will be able to securely stake their ADA tokens from inside Coinbase's cold storage.

Coinbase Custody CEO Sam McIngvale speaks at Invest: NYC 2019. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Finance

Cardano Developer IOHK Launches $20M Fund for Ecosystem Startups

The cFund will invest anywhere between $250,000 and $500,000 into startups and small businesses using Cardano or IOHK tech initiatives.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Markets

First Mover: Cardano's No Ethereum Killer Yet, but It's Winning in Crypto Markets

Cardano's ADA token is racking up impressive gains this year, possibly over speculation the network's early adoption of a proof-of-stake blockchain might help it win a growing share of the DeFi space.

Trevor Koverko and Charles Hoskinson (right) at CoinDesk Construct 2019 (Credit: CoinDesk archives)