Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 11, 2021

Feb 3, 2020 at 23:45 UTCUpdated Feb 4, 2020 at 00:49 UTCImage via CoinDesk Video.When Will We See the Digital Dollar? ‘Crypto Dad’ Says SoonFormer CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo aka "Crypto Dad" sees the current set of financial systems – the older systems associated with the pre-digital age – as hopelessly obsolete. He aims to…

news NChain chief scientist Craig Wright has criticized ethereum to a top U.S. regulator, while again claiming to be bitcoin’s pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto. In a response to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) request for input on crypto asset mechanics and markets, the Australian entrepreneur briefly set out his case that he is…

Dec 11, 2020 at 1:23 p.m. UTCEthereum developer Virgil Griffith is accused of violating U.S. sanctions law.(CoinDesk archives)Virgil Griffith Still Doesn’t Know What Exact Crimes He Is Accused of, Attorneys SayAttorneys for Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith filed documents over the past week arguing that they still don’t know what exactly he is being accused of.Griffith,…

Sep 26, 2020 at 19:00 UTC(Fernand De Canne/Unsplash)With final preparations for the launch of Ethereum 2.0 soon to be underway, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim spoke with developers Raul Jordan and Eduardo Antuña Díez about what’s left to do and what comes next.This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.The final preparations for Ethereum 2.0 launch will soon be underway. Lead…

Bitcoin took 10 minutes to return to parity with euro trading pairs on other exchanges.Flash crashes are typically attributed to a lack of liquidity or a "fat finger" trade.Bitcoin (BTC) lost 23.7% of its value against the euro on Coinbase (COIN) Tuesday during the period of high volatility that followed the crypto's surging to a

Cryptocurrency markets continued to pull back from last Thursday's big gains, with bitcoin (BTC) slipping about 2% over the past 24 hours alongside more sizable declines in the altcoin sector.Bitcoin fell to as low as $29,679 Monday afternoon and had bounced modestly at press time to $29,900. Ether (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency by market…

Featured SpeakerChristy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Sandali Handagama is a CoinDesk reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy. She does not own any crypto.Featured SpeakerChristy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market…

Aug 25, 2020 at 09:11 UTCUpdated Aug 25, 2020 at 09:13 UTCLondon, UK (r.nagy/Shutterstock)The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a U.K. regulator, is seeking to oblige more firms, including some working with cryptocurrency, to report how they manage the risks of financial crime. In a consultation paper published Monday, the FCA said under the expanded scope…

Dec 13, 2019 at 10:30 UTCUpdated Dec 13, 2019 at 10:24 UTCThe oldest ICOs have treasuries worth more than their tokens’ market capitalizations. Should those projects give some of that money back?That was the essential question raised by DigixDAO, which is offering its DGD token holders an all-or-nothing option: completely dissolve its treasury or keep…