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Multicoin Capital Hires Principal in Asia as Crypto VCs Look East
6.12.2019
Mable Jiang, formerly of Nirvana Capital, will spearhead the venture firm's hunt for new deals in Asia
MARKETS DAILY: Casualties Ahead in the Cryptocurrency Mining Arms Race
5.12.2019
On another down day, we're talking U.S. warnings on digital assets, a brief history of troubled but systemically important stablecoin "Tether", and a look at the arms-race in blockchain mining technology
Stack Overflow VP Joins Crypto Lending Firm as Chief Product Officer
5.12.2019
Crypto lending firm Unchained Capital has hired Will Cole of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force as its new chief product officer
Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise
5.12.2019
Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round
The Fed’s Money Creation System Is Fueling One of the Biggest Heists in History
4.12.2019
Since mid-September, the Federal Reserve has injected three trillion U.S. dollars into the hands of private banks and Wall Street. Despite the fact that massive amounts of money was created out of thin air, the central bank still believes repurchase agreements (repos) are needed to tame...
What Twitter Meme Wars Say About Crypto’s Reliance on Figureheads
4.12.2019
Cryptocurrency has strayed from its anonymous roots. Today, cults of personality and public histrionics define the sector
MARKETS DAILY: Is Bitcoin Market Manipulation Profitable?
4.12.2019
With markets recovering, we take a look at Bitcoins' recent behavior and wonder whether it's still a safe haven? Later, we're joined by Galen Moore for quick discussion on alleged bitcoin market manipulation
Freedom Fighter or Fool? Jury’s Out on Arrested Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith
3.12.2019
The case offers a litmus test of sorts: Was Griffith's appearance in North Korea a brazen violation of economic sanctions or a noble act of spreading ethereum's gospel of global reinvention?
MARKETS DAILY: China Picking Winners While Traders Wonder
3.12.2019
This time we're talking winners and losers in China's increasingly top-down crypto industry, the implications behind former CFTC chairman Giancarlo's just-announced move to white-shoe law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and more
MARKETS DAILY: A North Korean Conspiracy and Top Hacks of 2019
2.12.2019
This time we're talking crypto and traditional market, an ethereum developer in hot water after alleged sanction busting, and a look at this years biggest exchange hacks
PODCAST: Altcoins and Ancient History with Litecoin’s Charlie Lee
1.12.2019
The hosts are talking network effects, ad-hoc audits and more with early Bitcoin developer and Litecoin creator Charlie Lee
Lebanese Bitcoiners Show How to Talk About Crypto At Thanksgiving
27.11.2019
Amid civil unrest, bitcoin is helping some Lebanese get by. Emphasis on the word “helping.” Traditional social ties are as important as technology
MARKETS DAILY: UpBit Hack Reactions & Crypto Liquidity Insights
27.11.2019
On today’s episode, we’re talking markets reaction to UpBit exchange hack, crypto liquidity, and VeChain’s November rally
Statechains, and Trading the Panopticon for Magical Internet Money
24.11.2019
CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle and Thiel Capital's Eric Weinstein talk Magical Internet Money; the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! host and Somsen Ruben discuss statechains
Bitcoin Drops to $7,000 as China Vows to ‘Dispose of’ Exchanges
22.11.2019
China seeks to reinforce the crypto trading ban
PODCAST: ‘Let’s Talk Bitcoin!’ Hosts Discuss Libra, China and Cargo Cults
17.11.2019
Every Sunday, CoinDesk plays host to deep, nuanced discussions about the complex issues we cover, with the cast of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! podcast
From Corporate Desperation to Ethereum Riches: A Journey
15.11.2019
Dan Conway. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/danconwaywriter
Dan Conway, an author and a self-described “expert on crypto culture, decentralization and corporate America,” shared with the world how he bet his life savings on crypto and earned millions.
Conway says he was an executive in a vast...
This Man Says He Invested Half His Lottery Winnings in Bitcoin
5.11.2019
Source: Reddit, u/Joxnlol
The news of an American man who put half of his lottery winnings into Bitcoin (BTC) has spread through the Cryptoverse.
The Reddit user ‘Joxnlol’ posted an image of himself several hours ago holding a certificate from the Illinois Lottery, stating that he has won...
Huawei Signs Deal With Digital Currency Research Unit of China’s Central Bank
4.11.2019
Huawei has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Research Institute
China’s Central Bank Introduces Certification System for Fintech Products
30.10.2019
The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, has introduced a new system for certifying 11 types of fintech hardware and software