Crypto exchange Coinbase announced support for the Circle-issued stablecoin Tuesday.The newest commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission met with representatives from money manager VanEck and blockchain startup SolidX earlier this month to discuss a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). A decade after launching its first Android device, global consumer tech giant HTC is officially releasing its first blockchain-enabled phone. Months after its debut, the cryptocurrency being launched by the estate of the late Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB) is moving ahead – starting with a public pre-sale that begins this week.Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, published a mysterious tweet on Monday about bitcoin that's whipping up speculation across social media and the cryptocurrency community that it may be more than just a joke. Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production.For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.