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Where the U.S. Government Went Wrong in Regulating Crypto
26.3.2023
Former public policy attorney Keiko Yoshino writes about why she started paying attention to crypto, particularly the regulatory missteps
SEC targets Coinbase, Do Kwon arrested and FTX sells $95M in Mysten Labs: Hodler’s Digest, March 19-25
25.3.2023
Coinbase’s Wells notice hints at enforcement action on the horizon, Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro and FTX seeks to sell $95 million in Mysten Labs stocks
Bitcoin Was a Winner During the U.S. Banking Crisis, but Illiquidity Prevents It From Being a USD Hedge
25.3.2023
While capital flowed into bitcoin amid a period of uncertainty, the cryptocurrency’s fractured liquidity arguably played the largest role in its surge
Bitcoin From Defunct BTC-e on the Move Again: Report
24.3.2023
Someone is trying to cash out bitcoin from an exchange that has been inactive since the U.S. shut it down in 2017
Regulatory Pressure Did Not Shut Down Privacy Tool, Aztec Founders Say
24.3.2023
Despite U.S. efforts to sanction Tornado Cash and other crypto privacy tools, Aztec says it shut down its Ethereum zero-knowledge tools for “commercial” reasons
Bank Consolidation Threatens Freedom, Makes Case for Bitcoin
24.3.2023
The biggest threat from the banking crisis triggered by this month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank might not lie in the potential for depositors to lose their savings but in the censorship power that massive banks are now accumulating as customers move their money
A Sudden Onset of Hyperinflation: What Will Happen to Bitcoin?
24.3.2023
Decentralized Media Via Web3: A Solution to Bias and Trust Issues in News?
24.3.2023
Ashley Rindsberg – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – argues that the New York Times has a track-record of dangerous misreporting. Is "DeMe" the answer to what skews to the media?
$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain
24.3.2023
DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now they’re preying on NFT projects too, a blockchain intelligence firm says
Justin Sun vs. SEC, Do Kwon arrested, 180M player game taps Polygon: Asia Express
23.3.2023
Chinese crypto billionaire Justin Sun sued by SEC, Do Kwon busted in Casino Royale location, game with 180 million players embraces Polygon
The SEC’s Scattergun Approach Shows Its Weakness
23.3.2023
By taking aim at high-profile targets including Coinbase, Justin Sun and Lindsey Lohan, the SEC showed it doesn’t have the resources to effectively police the crypto industry
Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo
23.3.2023
Political attacks on CBDCs gives a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions, says Christopher Giancarlo, cofounder of the Digital Dollar Project
US enforcement agencies are turning up the heat on crypto-related crime
23.3.2023
How governments decide to go after crimes committed with crypto could color the industry’s public perception and how the space is regulated
In Defense of a Digital Dollar
22.3.2023
Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar
22.3.2023
The putative presidential candidate’s plan to ban a CBDC at state-level is unworkable constitutionally. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras
Straith Schreder: The Future of Content Is Collaborative
22.3.2023
In a CoinDesk interview Straith Schreder, Executive Creative Director at Palm NFT Studio, shares why participatory artwork might actually work for your Web3 brand
The Reality Behind the Crypto Banking Crackdown: ‘Operation Choke Point 2.0’ Is Here
22.3.2023
Banking enforcement targeting legal crypto businesses appears to violate the FDIC's mandate. It may also be amplifying financial contagion
Creating ‘organic’ generative art from robotic algorithms: Emily Xie, NFT Creator
22.3.2023
New York NFT artist Emily Xie explores the tension between creativity and “cold and robotic” algorithms. Punk6529 and DC Investor are collectors
Bitcoin and the Liquidity Question: More Complex Than It Seems
21.3.2023
This Ukrainian Startup Is Looking to Automate Crypto Crime Reporting Using Smart Contracts, AI
21.3.2023
HAPI Labs has launched a platform for reporting of scam- and crime-related addresses in partnership with Ukraine’s cyber police