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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 30, 2020
30.6.2020
As Zimbabwe embarks on its fifth bout of hyperinflation in modern history, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup
Another Million People Tried Crypto in the UK + More News
30.6.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crypto adoption news
3.86%, or 1.9 million, of the general population in the UK currently hold cryptocurrencies, the Financial...
Gifts and Remittances: Bitcoin.com’s New Tools Allow People to Send BCH via Email
30.6.2020
This month Bitcoin.com launched two services that help facilitate bitcoin cash adoption and crypto remittance via email. In a recent video on June 5, Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver showcased gifts.bitcoin.com, a new feature that allows individuals to send BCH gift cards via email. Additionally...
Researchers Say Ransomware Attacks on the Rise As More People Work From Home
29.6.2020
Proofpoint research shows that phishing-based ransomware attacks are on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic
How the Fed Fans the Flame – The Best of The Breakdown June 2020
29.6.2020
Guests from the crypto investor Ari Paul to Harvard prof Dr. Vikram Mansharamani discuss bitcoin, the economy and social unrest
Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason
29.6.2020
Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms
Welcome to the Groundhog Day Economy (PS, It Sucks)
27.6.2020
As states shutter economic activity because of preventable COVID-19 outbreaks, it’s deja vu all over again
The Return of the 90s Web
26.6.2020
One of my forever-lessons here on CSS-Tricks is that having your own website and blogging on it is a good idea. It’s probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, as it’s been a direct source of fun, career development and, eventually, income.
I always chuckle at little...
How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester
26.6.2020
The managing partner of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin
Mapping the Future of the SEC (There’s a Nonzero Chance Hester Peirce Takes Over)
26.6.2020
The future of the U.S.’s federal securities regulator, and perhaps the direction of cryptocurrency policy, is up in the air. We game out the scenarios
Money Reimagined: Crypto’s Diversity Problem
26.6.2020
Technology on its own doesn't ensure inclusion. People do. There’s nothing intrinsically fair about a blockchain
Review: Crypto.com’s Ruby Steel Prepaid Visa Card
26.6.2020
A number of members in the cryptocurrency community, typically people who are paid in crypto assets, have tried a myriad of prepaid cards that can be credited with digital currencies like bitcoin. The following post is a review on the Crypto.com prepaid Visa card in order to give our readers some...
Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?
25.6.2020
Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever
The People of Decentraland Will Greet You Now
25.6.2020
Buy land. Trick out your home. Watch a SpaceX launch. You can do a lot of almost-real things in Decentraland, a virtual world built on a blockchain
Bull vs. Bear: Who Has the Economy Right?
24.6.2020
From markets to real estate to the dollar to retail, the data on whether the market is recovering or not is hella confused
How to Spot a Crypto Scam
24.6.2020
Another scammer is impersonating the CoinDesk website and offering impossible investment returns. We did some digging
Veteran Commodities Trader Chris Hehmeyer Goes All In on Crypto
24.6.2020
Hehmeyer Trading is ditching its non-crypto businesses to focus solely on being a market maker in a space its founder, longtime trader Chris Hehmeyer, calls "liberating."
Why CoinDesk Respects Pseudonymity: A Stand Against Doxxing
23.6.2020
If you’re going to reveal someone’s personal information without their consent, you better have a damn good reason to do it, writes our executive editor
Oil 101: How Easy Money Enabled the Shale Revolution, Feat. Tracy Shuchart
23.6.2020
An oil and commodities expert breaks down how the shale revolution reshaped global energy power and why oil went below $0 earlier this year
Cred Taps Former NSA, Western Union Bosses for Leadership Team
23.6.2020
Crypto lender Cred is bolstering its technical knowledge by bringing on an experienced CISO and CTO