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Bitcoin News Roundup for March 19, 2020
19.3.2020
Chewie, we're home. The markets correct as dollars flash red. Plus, a COVID-19 song. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Judge Calls Out Kleiman Attorneys Over ‘Excessive’ Fees in Craig Wright Case
19.3.2020
The Florida judge has now approved fees and expenses amounting to about a quarter of the amount claimed
Bitcoin in Zimbabwe – Part 1 of a New Documentary Podcast Series
19.3.2020
After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch shares her experiences in part one of this new six-part documentary podcast series
Storj’s Decentralized Cloud Storage Service ‘Tardigrade’ Goes Live
19.3.2020
The storage system splits files and stores them on multiple nodes to provide more security than centralized alternatives
VC Deals in Crypto Remained Steady but Amount Invested Fell in 2019: Report
19.3.2020
As younger companies are raising more, larger businesses didn’t come back for extra capital
Thai Remittance Platform Starts Processing Ripple Payments
19.3.2020
DeeMoney has become the first non-banking institution to use RippleNet in Thailand
Bitcoin Sees 9% Gain as Turmoil Hits the Forex Markets
19.3.2020
Bitcoin is gaining amid a selloff in most fiat currencies and could rise further if the U.S. stock markets track European equities higher
CME Bitcoin Options Volume Hits Record Low, While Bakkt Goes Weeks With No Trades
19.3.2020
Demand for bitcoin options on regulated U.S. derivatives exchanges has dried up even as price volatility reaches record highs
Crypto Progressives Become Conservative With Their Own Chains
19.3.2020
Those who style themselves as crypto-progressives when rejecting the orthodoxy almost inevitably become crypto-conservatives as they settle on a system they like, says Nic Carter
Swiss Blockchain Exchange SDX Hires ConsenSys Startup Boss to Head Business
19.3.2020
Tim Grant, formerly the CEO of ConsenSys-backed startup DrumG Technologies, is to become head of business at Swiss blockchain-based stock exchange SDX. SDX, the digital asset trading venue being built from the ground up by Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group, had been searching for a new leader...
Payments Unicorn Square Gets Limited Bank Charter for Merchant Lending
18.3.2020
Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday
Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Are Holding Their Own Amid Coronavirus Chaos
18.3.2020
As the global equities markets continue their free fall, stablecoins seem to be weathering the storm
Hawaii Hints It May Relax Onerous Rule to Lure Crypto Firms
18.3.2020
Hawaiian regulators have launched a digital currency sandbox that waives the state’s infamous double-reserve requirement for participating crypto firms
Data Sets You Free: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 3
18.3.2020
Coronavirus underscores the value of mass trustworthy data to aid community decisions on our economic and social wellbeing, says CoinDesk's Michael Casey
Gemini Continues European Expansion with New Institutional Sales Role
18.3.2020
Gemini is hiring a new director for institutional sales in its European office
Can Open Source Networks Address Medical Shortages? Feat. Bruce Fenton
18.3.2020
In this episode of The Breakdown, NLW talks open source ventilators, overreactions in monetary policy and the slippery, sticky slope towards helicopter money with Bruce Fenton
PayPal’s Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert
18.3.2020
The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes
Controversial Group Behind Coronavirus Tracking App Has Crypto Ties
18.3.2020
The coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 18, 2020
18.3.2020
How can you help during the COVID-19 crisis? Some techies have an idea. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Canada’s Financial Crimes Watchdog Gets Ready for FATF Compliance
18.3.2020
Canada’s financial crimes watchdog is preparing to implement its broad new virtual currency oversight powers ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s June 2020 deadline