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Letter From New Hampshire: The Dangers of Disinformation
3.3.2020
From the digital divide to social media misinformation, the internet is a major and multi-headed issue in 2020. Just don’t expect to hear much about it on the campaign trail
Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley’s Favorite
3.3.2020
Before dropping out the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg plowed a centrist lane on tech issues, criticizing Silicon Valley without making the radical proposals of Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren
The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail
3.3.2020
CoinDesk's Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it's created
Why Aren’t the Candidates Talking About Digital Currency?
3.3.2020
Given the threat to US interests posed by a digital yuan and similar projects, you might think candidates would have positions on the future of money. Not so much
Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate
3.3.2020
What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?
Bottom In? Bitcoin Makes 4.5% Gain as Sellers Lose Steam
3.3.2020
Bitcoin looks to have found a price bottom over the last two days and may soon witness a stronger recovery rally
Even With CBDCs, the State Won’t Forfeit Its Power Over Money
3.3.2020
Nothing is more centralizing than a state’s control over decentralized technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrency, says law professor and blockchain adviser James Cooper
How to Stop the Next Quadriga: Make Exchanges Prove Their Reserves
3.3.2020
Exchanges sometimes treat depositors' assets like fractional reserves, with disastrous results. Time for regular audits, writes Nic Carter
Binance Lets Turkish Customers Directly Deposit Fiat With Bank Integration
3.3.2020
Binance has launched a direct channel integration with Istanbul-based Akbank, allowing users to deposit Turkish lira to their exchange accounts
FTX Owner Alameda Invests 7-Figure Sum Into Rival Quant Trading Firm
3.3.2020
Alameda Research, a crypto quant trading firm which owns derivatives exchange FTX, has invested seven figures into new rival Folkvang
How an Open Blockchain Project Scored a Rare Endorsement From China
3.3.2020
Beijing-based Conflux has achieved a rare feat: winning official Chinese government support for a public, permissionless blockchain. Here's how
Why Crypto Should Care About Justin Sun’s Steem Drama
2.3.2020
The implications reach much further than just Steem or Tron, underlining the fundamental message of the "not your keys, not your crypto" mantra
Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ
2.3.2020
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads
The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham
2.3.2020
Sino Global Capital’s Matthew Graham joins for a discussion of crypto, coronavirus and enterprise blockchain in China
Bitcoin, Uncertainty and the Ultimate Narrative
2.3.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at how the market turmoil could spill over into politics and what that could mean for bitcoin
US Treasury Department Blacklists 20 Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Alleged North Korean Hackers
2.3.2020
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has added two individuals and 20 bitcoin addresses to its sanctions list, accusing them of being part of the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 2, 2020
2.3.2020
With bitcoin taking a breather after last week's abrupt fall, Markets Daily is back with another time saving news roundup
Bitcoin’s Option Market Sees Low Chance of Post-Halving Rally
2.3.2020
Bitcoin is unlikely to get bid up after the May 2020 mining reward halving, based on the way the cryptocurrency’s options are valued
Lloyd’s Backs New Crypto Hot Wallet Insurance Scheme From Coincover
2.3.2020
The UK insurance giant is underwriting a new policy protecting against theft of cryptocurrency held in online hot wallets
Crypto Exchange Huobi’s DeFi-Focused Blockchain Released in Public Beta
2.3.2020
The exchange is eyeing use cases for its tech across areas such as tokenized asset issuance, payments, identity verification and lending