Riccardo Spagni, better known as “Fluffypony,” will relinquish his day-to-day leadership role in the privacy coin project. Author: Paddy Baker

The Taiwanese tech firm said the downsize will allow it to retain an edge in an increasingly competitive space. Author: Paddy Baker

In the cat-and-mouse game between hackers and users, less-lucrative crypto-mining malware fell out of favor this year. Author: John Biggs

Circle will focus on its stablecoin business next year, following the sale of its OTC desk to Kraken and the departure of its chief financial and legal officers. Author: Nikhilesh De

After a brief overnight recovery, bitcoin is getting battered along with the rest of the sector, but how much lower can we go? It’s CoinDesk’s Markets Daily. Author: Adam B. Levine