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Bison Trails Hires Ex-Goldman Sachs VP as Legal Head
4.8.2020
Blockchain infrastructure provider Bison Trails has hired BlockTower Capital’s former compliance director to be its first general counsel
Bank of Japan Appoints Top Economist to Head Up CBDC Research Team
31.7.2020
The Bank of Japan insists it has no immediate plans to issue a digital yen, but research into the potential of CBDCs continues apace
Major Investment Bank Oppenheimer Bullish on Bitcoin, Highlights Instead of Gold
30.7.2020
U.S. investment bank Oppenheimer’s analyst says gold is “extended” and has “run up a bit,” bringing attention to bitcoin instead. He sees the cryptocurrency reversing its downtrend from the $20K peak, benefiting from the dollar’s weakness. Oppenheimer Analyst...
Power Plants in Iran Are Authorized to Mine Bitcoin
29.7.2020
Power plants in Iran are allowed to mine cryptocurrencies, the deputy head of the country’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has reportedly confirmed. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy head of Tavanir, explained that entities have to apply for the necessary...
Bitcoin-Focused Investors Missing Out on ‘Mini Altcoin Boom’ - Head Trader
10.7.2020
Despite bitcoin (BTC) being the focus of most financial institutions that are dipping their toe in crypto, the altcoin market is where the action really happens, according to a head trader at New York-based crypto trading firm GSR.
Speaking with Bloomberg Radio, Richard Rosenblum, Co-founder...
Coinbase Taps Former Facebook Lawyer to Head Legal Team
8.7.2020
Coinbase has hired Paul Grewal, former U.S. magistrate judge and Facebook legal alum, to lead the cryptocurrency exchange giant’s legal team
New Head of Japan’s Financial Services Agency is Crypto-Friendly
8.7.2020
The Japanese government will appoint Ryozo Himino as the next commissioner of Japan's Financial Services Agency
Kraken’s Head of Business: “Bitcoin Could Go to $1,000,000”
3.7.2020
Kraken Head of Business Dan Held explains why he believes Bitcoin could reach $1,000,000
Russian Traders Gear up for ‘Head Spinning’ Crypto Tax Season
1.7.2020
The Federal Taxation Service. Russian crypto owners have been warned that they have just a month before the taxman comes calling – with miners, custodians and traders all required to declare their profits.
Although the country is likely still “a year or more” away from comprehensive crypto laws...
Former US Treasury Head Calls Payment ‘Friction’ the Best Argument for Crypto
25.6.2020
Clinton-era Treasury Secretary Summers doesn’t buy some of the crypto community’s anarchic sentiments but agrees that they are solving a major problem
Why Animism Gives Japanese Characters a NiFTy Head Start on the Blockchain
25.6.2020
“Notions of Japan as an animistic spirit-infused realm in which humans can commune with animals and other objects and forces of nature are ubiquitous in Japan, coursing through popular manga and anime.”
The Analytics That Matter
25.6.2020
I’ve long been skeptical of quoting global browser usage percentages to justify their usage of browser features. It doesn’t matter what global usage of a browser is, other than nerdy cocktail party fodder. The usage that matters is what users on your site are using, and that can...
Ex-Kraken Trading Head Leads Crypto Quant Fund With $23M in Assets, $2.3B in Trades
19.6.2020
A little-known virtual currency fund heavy on math and statistics is turning a steady profit under a lead trader who once oversaw a major cryptocurrency exchange
New Head of US Bank Regulator Talks Bringing Crypto to DC With Cointelegraph
17.6.2020
New acting head of U.S. bank regulator talks about innovation expands financial inclusion and the government’s role in building frameworks for crypto
New Head of US Regulator and Former Coinbase Lawyer Invites Banks and Crypto to Collaborate
5.6.2020
Following a request for input on how crypto and banking can work together, new acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks talks first priorities in work with the industry
Bitcoin’s Flash Rally to $10,400 was “Fake”, Short the Cryptocurrency, Warns Renowned Trader Bollinger
3.6.2020
Long time trader John Bollinger has warned that bitcoin’s flash rally to over $10,400 on Monday was fake, adding that losses might be on the way. “This is a Head Fake at the upper Bollinger Band for $btcusd,” tweeted Bollinger, inventor of the Bollinger Bands indicator....
Be Short After $10.3K Bitcoin Price ‘Head Fake,’ Veteran Trader Warns
3.6.2020
A brief breakout into bullish territory for BTC/USD was a red herring, says John Bollinger, who is urging “caution” among traders
Former Coinbase Lawyer Becomes Head of Major US Bank Regulator Next Week
21.5.2020
Brooks steps up to run the office after only seven weeks as deputy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
A Former Coinbase Lawyer Is About to Become Acting Head of US Bank Regulator
20.5.2020
Brian Brooks, a former Coinbase lawyer and the No. 2 at a U.S. banking regulator, may soon take the top job – at least, temporarily
Libra Association Appoints Former FinCEN Head as General Counsel
19.5.2020
The Libra Association has appointed former FinCEN and OFAC head Robert Werner as its chief lawyer