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Biden May Not Be Savvy About Big Tech, But He Understands Cybersecurity

3.3.2020
Nobody is chanting “Hey, Ho, Uncle Joe for Crypto!” at a Biden election rally. But the venerable ex-vice president does have things to say about big tech, chiefly in the realm of cybersecurity

How Democracy Breaks: Everything That Could Go Wrong With the Election

3.3.2020
From supply chain attacks to disinformation campaigns, the risks to US election machinery are numerous. Here's a scary rundown, according to security experts

How Elizabeth Warren’s Beef With Facebook Could Benefit Bitcoin

3.3.2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most direct impact on bitcoiners

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

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

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

US Treasury Meets With Crypto Leaders to Discuss Industry Challenges

3.3.2020
The United States Treasury Department met with cryptocurrency industry leaders and compliance experts to discuss the supervision of crypto assets

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

US Court says $250 Million Stolen from Unnamed Exchanges

3.3.2020
Two individuals may have stolen millions of dollars in virtual currency between 2018 and 2019, according to a court filing released this week

Bitcoin Is Financial Instrument, Clarifies Germany, Crypto Custodians Qualify as Financial Institutions

3.3.2020
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, Bafin, has issued guidance to clarify the status of cryptocurrencies and the regulations that apply to related business activities. The recommendations are based on the country’s current legislation, taking into account the latest...

US Government Sanctions Two Chinese Nationals in Connection With Lazarus Group Hack

3.3.2020
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two Chinese nationals accused of laundering cryptocurrency that was stolen in a 2018 crypto exchange hack, in connection with Lazarus Group

LocalBitcoins Hits a 7-Year Low of Weekly Traded Bitcoins

2.3.2020
Bitcoin trading volumes on LocalBitcoins dropped to their lowest levels since 2013

Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling

2.3.2020
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading platforms are not the prime target of a new push to increase budget receipts, they will be placed under close examination. The news comes as a military escalation with...