Bitcoin News Roundup for March 17, 2020

As we at CoinDesk woke up Friday morning and looked forward to a weekend of rest and recuperation away from the crypto grind, Bloomberg’s Editorial Board published a fierce opinion piece attacking the industry we cover (warts and all). It did so quite clumsily. The piece, “Harris and Trump Shouldn't Pander to the Crypto Crowd,”

Engima, the startup seeking to bring privacy to the world of public blockchains, is delaying the launch of its mainnet as part of a wider reworking of its developmental roadmap. The company had previously planned to deploy its "Discovery" protocol on the live ethereum network or "mainnet" – it launched on an ethereum "testnet" over the…

An Australian federal science agency is working with one of the "Big Four" commercial banks in the country to test a blockchain application that aims to make it easier for citizens with disabilities to settle insurance payments. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said in an announcement…

Nov 27, 2019 at 17:00 UTCUpdated Nov 27, 2019 at 16:57 UTCMARKETS DAILY: UpBit Hack Reactions & Crypto Liquidity InsightsWelcome to the CoinDesk Markets Daily Podcast, a 10-minute look at what's driving the crypto markets today. The podcast appears daily and we'd love you to subscribe in your favorite podcast app or grab the MP3…

Copper is interviewing candidates to replace CEO Dmitry Tokarev, who is stepping aside to assume a founder's role at the company. Last month, executives Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki and Mike Milner left to join blockchain firm Concordium. 02:27 An HBO Documentary Is Set to Reveal Satoshi's Identity; U.S. Added Blowout 254K Jobs in September 00:58 Should You

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Beyond Coinbase: 8 Other Ways to Buy BitcoinWhen Elon Musk adds #Bitcoin to his Twitter bio, you know buying bitcoin is in vogue again. The cryptocurrency is pumping, perhaps not-too-coincidentally, as investing app Robinhood faces criticism for censoring stock and crypto trading in response to the Wall Street Bets saga. With Robinhood taking heat, Coinbase is basking…

news Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo have joined Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) per CoinDesk Japan. The 2018 program now boasts 33 participants including Princeton University, Carnegie Mellon, and the National University of Singapore, among others. Ripple committed $50 million toward the project to develop blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital network programs. Funds…

May 26, 2020 at 16:08 UTCCAPITULATION? U.S. lawmakers grilled Libra board member David Marcus last year. The consortium has overhauled its plans. (Credit: House Financial Services Committee)To See Libra’s Potential, Look at the Philippines, Not the USLeah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm focused on the role of technology…