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Blockchain Bites: Will Crypto See Any of the CBDC Action?
13.5.2020
The world is growing comfortable with digital assets: JP Morgan banks crypto, England discusses CBDCs and Sheila Warren a place for privacy coins
How We Future Now – Live With Kathleen Breitman, Caitlin Long and More From Consensus: Distributed
12.5.2020
From gaming and entertainment to the future of the banking industry, live interviews at the Consensus: Distributed virtual summit
FATF’s Deadline for Travel Rule Is a Bit of a Myth, Says Siân Jones
12.5.2020
As FATF’s purported deadline for the travel rule is just a few weeks away, crypto regulation expert Siân Jones argues that its adoption could take years
FireBlocks CEO Pours Cold Water on Libra Excitement
12.5.2020
FireBlocks' CEO was quick to dampen down enthusiasm for Facebook's libra project
Blockchain Bites: Your Ultimate Guide to Consensus Distributed, Day 2
12.5.2020
Here's the rundown on what not to miss
New User Registrations on Binance Approach All-Time High Amid Bitcoin Halving
12.5.2020
Binance’s CEO said that the number of new user registrations has reapproached the levels seen at the peak of the 2017/2018 parabolic bull run
Crypto Under Corona
12.5.2020
How's the global crypto community coping during the COVID-19 crisis? Jeff Wilser checks in with groups in seven locations
CoinDesk 50: Besu, the Marriage of Ethereum and Hyperledger
12.5.2020
Bringing big business to the Ethereum's public blockchain is key to reaching "world computer" status, and Besu may be the project to do it
The Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie Makes the Bull Case for Tokenizing Entertainers
12.5.2020
"I envision a world where a Kevin Hart token can trade for a Lebron James token can trade for a Serena Williams token," Spencer Dinwiddie said
Blockchain Bites: Making Sense of the Halving, Consensus Distributed’s First Day
12.5.2020
Get all the news from the first day of Consensus: Distributed, including the latest on Bitcoin's third halving. (And, who had the best Zoom backgrounds?)
The Kings of Crypto: An Inside Look at the History of Coinbase
11.5.2020
Author Jeff John Roberts is joined by Fred Ehrsam to talk about the rise of CoinBase and Ehrsam’s experience in crypto. Fred Ehrsam, who co-founded Coinbase, said that crypto has been good to him. “I feel like as somebody who works in crypto, we’re pretty lucky in this...
Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week
11.5.2020
During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding
Main Barrier to CBDC Is Philosophy, Not Tech, Says European Central Bank Rep
11.5.2020
ECB executive board, Yves Mersch, believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological
What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Mass Adoption
11.5.2020
Mass adoption is on everyone's mind. Here are the shows you'll want to catch on the topic at Consensus: Distributed
Ammous and Voorhees Come to Consensus on Failures of Centralized Powers
11.5.2020
Two of the cryptocurrency space’s most outspoken critics of central banks spoke about failures during the current coronavirus pandemic and how Bitcoin could have prevented them
Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Protect Individual Privacy?
11.5.2020
Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus
Binance.US Launches OTC Trading Desk for Large Trades
11.5.2020
Binance US has launched an OTC trading portal for major orders above $10,000
Vitalik Buterin Says Much-Delayed Ethereum 2.0 Still on Track for July Launch
11.5.2020
Ethereum's founder says the network's big upgrade is on track to launch in July, bringing proof of stake and new scalability features to the network
The Problem With Money Is ‘Too Much Privacy,’ Says Ex-US Treasury Secretary Summers
11.5.2020
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said there may be “too much privacy” associated with government-issued cash, noting the prevalence of money laundering and its widespread use for storing and moving the proceeds from corruption
Canadian Exchange VirgoCX Taps Ledger Vault for Custody, Insurance Support
11.5.2020
Canada-based crypto exchange VirgoCX has turned to enterprise infrastructure technology platform Ledger Vault to provide custody solutions for retail and institutional clients