CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $13.6K as DeFi Total Value Locked Dips Below $11B
Bitcoin’s price hit $13,600 before retrenching while some investors pulled crypto out of DeFi.
CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Tokensoft CEO Mason Borda
Privacy Coin Zcash Makes Its Ethereum ‘Wrapped’ Debut With Tokensoft and Anchorage
WZEC is the first asset to be launched by “Wrapped,” a partnership between Ethereum tokenizers Tokensoft and qualified custodian Anchorage.
Tokensoft CEO Mason Borda

Riccardo Spagni, aka "Fluffypony"
Cryptographers Are Always Going to Be 'One Step Ahead' of Regulators: Monero's Spagni
Privacy protocols have become the focal point of regulators and law enforcement agencies when the race among central banks to launch sovereign digital currencies is heating up...
Riccardo Spagni, aka "Fluffypony"

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Has Light Response to OKEx While Ether Options Traders Make Beacon Bets
Bitcoin’s price is rebounding after an OKex-related dip. Meanwhile, ether options traders have a bearish "beacon chain" attitude.
CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Litecoin sees privacy as a selling point.
In Effort to Differentiate, Litecoin Makes a Move to Privacy
Litecoin (LTC) founder Charlie Lee told CoinDesk in an interview the project is now looking to adopt key privacy-enhancing features, which he sees as increasingly attractive t...
Litecoin sees privacy as a selling point.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11,300; Ether Locked in DeFi Is Flat
Bitcoin’s price is slipping while the amount of ether parked in DeFi is stuck in neutral.
CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Monero (XMR) 1-year chart, Oct. 12, 2020.
Monero Leads Rally in Privacy Coins, Rising to Two-Year Highs
Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies jumped on Monday after several countries called for access to encryption software.
Monero (XMR) 1-year chart, Oct. 12, 2020.

Zcash co-founder Zooko Wilcox (right) speaks at ETHDenver 2019.
Zcash's Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote
Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity.
Zcash co-founder Zooko Wilcox (right) speaks at ETHDenver 2019.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index
Bitcoin Trump-Dumps to $10,500; MetaMask Hits 1 Million Users
Bitcoin’s price dipped Tuesday after Pres. Trump rejected the latest stimulus proposal, while a popular Ethereum wallet continues to grow.
CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index