Japanese Government Urges Blockchain ‘Cooperation’ + More News
24.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
The Japanese finance minister and deputy prime minister Taro Aso has addressed the country’s blockchain industry, asking for...
Crypto Mass Adoption Will Be Here When… [Fill In The Blank]
24.8.2020
“Blockchain doesn’t go mainstream until things in the real world break.”
Huawei Builds Blockchain Platform So Beijing Govt Can Better Manage People’s Data
24.8.2020
Huawei’s cloud services arm is helping the Beijing government set up a blockchain platform that would better track and manage people’s data ranging from medical records, real estate registration and real time parking updates
Pulling the rug: DeFi investment hype fuels rise in crypto exit scams
24.8.2020
Rogue actors are swarming Uniswap with fake tokens designed to capitalize on the growing DeFi hype to defraud investors
Moscow May Sell Footage From Public Security Cameras: Report
24.8.2020
Moscow authorities can sell and broadcast in the internet video from surveillance cameras in the city, media report
FTX Launches Uniswap Index Futures to Meet Surging Demand for DeFi Access
24.8.2020
FTX said customers are demanding access to DeFi products
FTX Launches Uniswap Index Futures to Meet Surging Demand for DeFi Access
24.8.2020
FTX said customers are demanding access to DeFi products
Blockchain Bites: Aave’s Advance, BitMEX’s Block, Turkey’s Bitcoin Trot
24.8.2020
Turkey is in a bitcoin bull run, a Fed branch is studying blockchains to possibly support a "digital dollar" and Aave unleashed unsecured borrowing on DeFi
Brazil’s Central Bank Tasks Group With Laying Out Road Map to Digital Currency Issuance
24.8.2020
The 12-member team will submit their findings – and propose a CBDC issuance model – to the central bank in 180 days
Canadian Software Startup Puts 40% of Cash Reserves Into Bitcoin
24.8.2020
Graphic-design software firm Snappa described Bitcoin as "a far superior savings technology."
Bitcoin Miner Layer1 Overstated Industry Vet’s Involvement in $50M Series A Pitch
24.8.2020
Peter Thiel-backed Layer1 told potential investors in a recent pitch deck that bitcoin miner maker Canaan’s co-founder Liu Xiangfu joined its team as a key executive – except that’s not what Liu says
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 24, 2020
24.8.2020
With Turkey getting bullish on bitcoin and BitMex blocking users in part of Canada, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!