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Goldman Sachs Is Hiring a New VP of Digital Assets
19.8.2020
Goldman Sachs has put the word out it is seeking a new VP in the London-based Digital Assets team within its Global Markets Division
Simple Node.js Proxy
18.8.2020
When I wanted to refresh my React.js skills, I quickly moved to create a dashboard of cryptocurrencies, their prices, and and other aspects of digital value. Getting rolling with React.js is a breeze — create-react-app {name} and you’re off and running. Getting the API working...
Bank of England Joins Key Roundtable on Central Bank Digital Currency Design
18.8.2020
The Bank of England is keeping central bank digital currency research high on its 2020 agenda
Sichuan Officials Continue to Foster the Relationship Between Bitcoin Mining and Hydropower
18.8.2020
The province of Sichuan is well known for being one of the largest concentrations of bitcoin miners on earth because electrical costs are extremely cheap in the region. Data shows that miners using hydropower in Sichuan are paying between 0.065-0.075 yuan or $0.01 per kilowatt-hour. According...
China’s Digital Yuan CBDC Is Close, but Many Details Remain Unknown
17.8.2020
Despite the interest currently surrounding the digital yuan, some are not yet sure of the project’s overall scope and mainstream viability
China Testing Digital Currency in Major Cities, Including Beijing and Hong Kong
17.8.2020
China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced the pilot run of the country’s central bank-backed digital currency in major cities, including Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau. It will also be tested during the 2022 Winter Olympics games in Beijing, the ministry said. China Announces Testing...
Blockchain Venture Capital Firm SPiCE VC Taps Coinbase as Digital Asset Custody Partner
17.8.2020
SpiceVC announced it has signed an agreement with Coinbase Custody, under which Coinbase will serve as the digital asset custodian for the Spice token
Buffett Bought Gold, Will Buy Bitcoin: Morgan Creek Digital Co-Founder
17.8.2020
Morgan Creek Digital’s co-founder believes that while Buffett himself is unlikely to buy Bitcoin, younger people working at his investment firm will
$217 Million Pour Into Grayscale’s Crypto Funds Following Bitcoin TV Ad Campaign
16.8.2020
Grayscale Investments announced that it has raked in record investments of $217 million the week its TV commercial campaign launched. The company’s crypto TV commercial kicked off on CNBC, MSNBC, FOX, and FOX Business. Following Grayscale, Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital places...
US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case
16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings Reports $38.5 Million Income for Q2: “We’ve Crossed the Rubicon’
16.8.2020
Galaxy Digital Holdings reported on Friday, August 14 that its comprehensive income for Q2 grew to $38.5 million. The figure reflects both net realized and unrealized gains from digital assets, as well as investing activities of $28.3 million. In an earnings call, Galaxy Digital President, Chris...
California Moves Forward With Digital Asset Bill
15.8.2020
Originally seeking to define digital assets, the bill now orders for a study to look at the impact of digital assets if these were securities
Good Stablecoin Rules in the EU Pave the Way for CBDCs and a Digital Euro
15.8.2020
In the EU, getting laws right on Libra could be the best way to speed up a digital euro from the European Central Bank
US Federal Reserve Reveals Building a Digital Dollar Codebase With MIT
15.8.2020
The U.S. central bank has been working on creating a digital dollar, according to a recently published transcript from Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard. On Thursday, she told participants attending “San Francisco’s Innovation Office Hours” webcast, that the Fed...
PayPal Co-Founder, DCG-Backed BTC Mining Firm Layer1 Accused of Patent Infringement
15.8.2020
Data center power management firm Lancium filed a lawsuit against Layer1 today, alleging that the BTC mining firm’s operations had infringed upon its patent
Market Update: BTC Inches Toward $12K, ETH Jumps 12%, Report Says LINK May See ‘Rough Waters’
14.8.2020
Digital currency markets have increased significantly in value during the last 24 hours as the market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins is up over 2.4% on Friday. Bitcoin has been inching toward the $12k region again and ethereum touched a high over $442 a coin during the afternoon trading...
Thailand’s Central Bank Eyes DeFi Use Cases for Its Digital Baht
14.8.2020
Thailand’s central bank assesses the chances of bringing centralized and decentralized together
Fed Is In No Rush With Decision on Digital Dollar - Governor
14.8.2020
Lael Brainard. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CNBC Television
Following speculations about a potential upcoming digital version of the US dollar, an official with the US Federal Reserve revealed yesterday that the central bank is indeed experimenting with distributed ledger technology (DLT)...
China Set for Huge Expansion of Digital Currency Pilot
14.8.2020
The Chinese central bank is reportedly set to massively expand the scope of its digital yuan pilots – as the nation edges closer to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance.
Per a report from the Wall Street Journal, the nation’s Ministry of Commerce said that the pilot – so far active...
China Expands Digital Yuan Trials to Beijing and Neighboring Provinces
14.8.2020
While there is not yet a set time for the expanded pilot program to begin, a policy framework should be complete by the end of 2020