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Chinese Court Declares Ethereum Legal Property With Economic Value
28.4.2020
A district court in China has reportedly ruled that Ethereum’s cryptocurrency is legal property with economic value. This ruling follows a couple of other verdicts on the legality of cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, by various Chinese courts. While cryptocurrency is not legal tender...
COVID-19 and the Mass Surveillance Machine, Feat. Maya Zehavi
28.4.2020
An exploration of how the COVID-19 crisis is shifting power dynamics between governments, people, and business
Crypto Advocate Brian Quintenz Will Step Down From CFTC Role by October
28.4.2020
CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, who sponsored the Technology Advisory Committee and advocated for self regulation in the crypto industry, will leave his post by late October
New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel
28.4.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel
Alibaba-Backed AI Startup SenseTime to Help China Handle Digital Yuan
28.4.2020
Alibaba-backed AI startup SenseTime partners with China’s central bank to collaborate on the digital yuan amid reported trials
Bank Of China Expands Tests of New Fintech Regulation to Six More Cities
27.4.2020
Bank of China has a plan for fintech development and it’s now expanding pilot projects in six more cities to strengthen fintech regulation
South Korean Police Trace 40 People Behind Crypto Payments In Child Porn Ring
27.4.2020
40 people involved in crypto payments on the “Nth Room” case were identified by the South Korean authorities
Bitcoin vs. QE Infinity: The 4 Archetypes of the Halving Debate
27.4.2020
When it comes to discussion around the bitcoin halving, are you a speculator, fundamental, miner or symbologist?
Advice for Writing a Technical Resume
27.4.2020
Marco Rogers asked a very good question on Twitter:
I talk to a lot of people new to tech from non-traditional backgrounds, e.g. bootcamps or self-taught. I'm looking for good information for those people on how to build out a strong resume when they don't have work experience yet. Advice...
CoinDesk Live: 2019’s Most Catastrophic Crypto Caper
27.4.2020
QuadrigaCX, you know the story: Dead CEO, $190 million of customer's funds missing, mismanagement, conspiracy. But where are we now in terms of making crypto clients whole?
No Visits, No Parole: Ross Ulbricht Is More Alone Than Ever During COVID-19
27.4.2020
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is in his seventh year behind bars. His mom Lyn continues to campaign for his release, despite rough odds and no visitation rights during coronavirus
Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
26.4.2020
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut's John Cantrell and HRF's Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed
Bitcoin Halving 2020: The ‘Arms Race’ for Miner Efficiency Intensifies
25.4.2020
In the lead-up to the next bitcoin halving event in May, some bitcoin miners are looking at leveraging what some describe as “surplus energy” to make operations even more cost-effective
Digital Yuan to Fuel China’s Economic Reign – McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway Test PBoC’s Cryptocurrency
24.4.2020
China’s economy is the second-largest in the world and economists believe the country may someday bring a new global order and end the Western hemisphere’s financial rule. In 2020, various reports show that China’s central bank will soon release a cryptocurrency that represents...
Starting a Bitcoin Startup During the COVID-19 Crisis, Feat. Yan Pritzker
24.4.2020
With companies closing, unemployment rising and investors spooked in the age of the pandemic, NLW speaks with Swan BTC co-founder Yan Pritzker about the experience of launching a startup in the hyper-competitive world of Bitcoin
“The title ‘Front-End Developer’ is obsolete.”
24.4.2020
That title is from the opening tweet of a thread from Benjamin De Cock. I wouldn’t go that far, myself. What I like about the term is that ‘Front-End’ literally means the browser, and while the job has been changing quite a lot — and is perhaps fracturing before our eyes — the fact that...
Bitcoin Email Scams 2020: Threatening Blackmail Tactics Used to Demand BTC
24.4.2020
The number of bitcoin email scams has been growing in 2020 and the authorities in several countries have warned of new blackmail tactics used in threatening email scams asking for bitcoin. As the world scrambles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, email scams are taking...
We Don’t Need Big Brother to Beat This Virus
23.4.2020
Is there a way to reopen the economy that doesn’t involve draconian surveillance measures?
Road to Consensus: Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID-19 (of Course)
23.4.2020
Harry Halpin, a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, talks about his lockdown, and how Crypto Twitter was right, for once
Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina Steps Down 4 Months After Taking Role
23.4.2020
Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s CEO since December 2019, will be stepping down from the role, CoinDesk has learned