Christian Catalini is on leave from MIT and working at Facebook, two people with knowledge of the situation told CoinDesk. The prominent crypto economist is helping the social media giant with its…

The Takeaway As bitcoin’s price edges up, secondhand mining equipment is becoming more profitable to run As a result, the price of used miners has nearly doubled in recent weeks, to $250-$320…

Ria Money Transfer, a subsidiary of U.S.-based payments firm Euronet Worldwide, has joined Ripple’s blockchain-based payments network seeking faster cross-border payments. In an announcement Wednesday, Ripple said that RippleNet will help Ria settle…