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Swiss Tech Firm Metaco Taps Blockchain Think Tank to Bolster Services
24.6.2020
Digital asset infrastructure provider METACO is partnering with the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center to bolster its service offerings using the think tank's research
World’s Oldest Central Bank Reviews Possible Digital Currency With Mixed Results
24.6.2020
Sweden's Riksbank has looked into the viability of central bank digital currencies for its local market
FATF Meets Wednesday to Discuss ‘Travel Rule’ for Digital Assets
24.6.2020
The Financial Action Task Force holds its summer plenary meeting Wednesday. Here's what to expect with the anti-money laundering watchdog discussing crypto
US Homeland Security’s Tech Scouts Reissue Call for Blockchain Startups
24.6.2020
The Silicon Valley Innovation Program challenged blockchain startups to build Social Security number alternatives, an essential worker license and supply chain solutions for DHS
Why CoinDesk Respects Pseudonymity: A Stand Against Doxxing
23.6.2020
If you’re going to reveal someone’s personal information without their consent, you better have a damn good reason to do it, writes our executive editor
AI Startup Pilots Digital Masks That Counter Facial Recognition
23.6.2020
A Los Angeles startup has created “privacy-preserving face skins” – digital masks or avatars that counter facial recognition software
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trading Flat, Holding at $9.6K
23.6.2020
Trading volume in the crypto market weakened Tuesday but bitcoin is still holding strong from a recent rally
Spain’s Crypto Firms to Face New Registration Requirements Under EU-Driven Bill
23.6.2020
Spain is finally getting around to amending its AML laws six months after EU deadline for compliance. The public comment period on that amendment ends today
‘Social Money’ Startup Inks Deal With Rapper Ja Rule, Releases Song With Lil B
23.6.2020
Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an Ethereum-based protocol that allows content creators to control their own platforms using personal crypto tokens
Oil 101: How Easy Money Enabled the Shale Revolution, Feat. Tracy Shuchart
23.6.2020
An oil and commodities expert breaks down how the shale revolution reshaped global energy power and why oil went below $0 earlier this year
Status Keycard Now Works With Android Mobile Devices
23.6.2020
Status, the Ethereum-based messaging company, has expanded the use case for its Keycard, a hardware wallet first announced in February 2019
Blockchain Bites: PayPal’s Push, FATF’s Rules and ‘Overstated’ Libra Fears
23.6.2020
Industry leaders reflect on PayPal's reported plan to offer direct access to crypto for its 325M users, while banks and crypto startups look for solutions to FATF's Travel Rule
Brazilian Hedge Fund Still Down 56%, Despite 16 Months of Crypto Gains
23.6.2020
BLP Asset Management’s returns are a reminder that cryptocurrency funds that took a hit in 2018 when prices of digital currencies crashed have a harder time getting back to sea level than those buoyed by 2017’s cresting market gains
Following COMP’s Surge, DeFi Platform Balancer Begins Distribution of BAL Tokens
23.6.2020
Balancer Labs, the maker of an automated portfolio management tool, has confirmed with CoinDesk that it has begun distribution of its BAL token
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 23, 2020
23.6.2020
As the price of bitcoin trades in an increasingly compressed range, sources tell CoinDesk that PayPal is planning something big, an uncensorable internet browser launches and the Fed now says Bitcoin IS money
Alleged Shopin ICO Fraudster Pays $450K Fine in Ether
23.6.2020
Eran Eyal, who raised $42 million in an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering, settled charges with the SEC and paid a $450,000 fine in Ether
Microsoft, EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals
23.6.2020
A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit market
Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol
23.6.2020
Built on the InterPlanetary File System and the Ethereum blockchain, the protocol lets anyo file police misconduct reports anonymously
DeFi Protocols Should Be Fiduciaries, Not Structured Product Dealers
23.6.2020
Open protocols can help reform the financial system, says our columnist. But they need to come with safeguards consumers understand
How ChainLink and Cosmos Fit Into China’s Grand Blockchain Initiative
23.6.2020
ChainLink will help the state-backed Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN) with oracles, and Cosmos-powered Irisnet will assist with interoperability