Bitcoin News Roundup for March 2, 2020

Nov 11, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC(Joseph Okpako/Getty Images News)Discovering Bitcoin Through the #EndSARS Movement, Feat. Yele Bademosi & Akin SawyerrWhen the Nigerian government shut down EndSARS protestors’ bank accounts, bitcoin and crypto became a way around.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts,…

news Switzerland’s SIX stock exchange has just lost a key executive in charge of its digital assets exchange, SDX. As reported by SwissInfo.ch on Thursday, SDX CEO Martin Halblaub has announced he will be departing the exchange just eight months after taking on the role. A disagreement over the future direction of the in-development exchange is…

Jan 26, 2021 at 2:19 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 26, 2021 at 2:26 p.m. UTCFinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto RulesThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is further extending a comment period for a controversial proposed rule that would require crypto exchanges to gather and store counterparty information for transactions to unhosted wallets.FinCEN announced…

U.S. regulators said an appeals court shouldn't heed Coinbase's request to review how – or if – conventional securities rules apply to cryptocurrencies.Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, filed for permission to ask the Second Circuit Court of Appeals if the Howey Test, a longstanding Supreme Court assessment for securities, should apply to digital assets.

Jun 16, 2020 at 18:42 UTC(Digital Storm/Shutterstock)Chance Barnett is chairman of Jewel, a proposed Bermudian bank providing digital asset banking infrastructure to global businesses. He previously founded Crowdfunder, an equity crowdfunding investment platform. Michael Dowling is chief technology officer at Jewel and was the chief technology officer at IBM in its Blockchain Financial Services Group. …

news A ransomware virus that has successfully infiltrated more than 100 government and private enterprises in the U.S. and internationally has been detected in China, according to a recent Tencent Security report. Dubbed Ryuk, the pernicious code targets “logistics companies, technology companies and small municipalities” with high data value, demanding bounties upward of $5 million…

Oct 26, 2020 at 12:50 UTCUpdated Oct 26, 2020 at 13:20 UTCJPMorgan's analysts have arrived at the Eureka! moment where they're comparing bitcoin with gold. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Bitcoin Steady Over $13K as JPMorgan Has Eureka! MomentBitcoin was higher, appearing to hold above $13,000 for the first time since January…

Mar 25, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Mar 25, 2020 at 16:13 UTCFor early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Today's Stories:For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the…

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.The heavily shorted U.S. dollar surged against the basket of fiat currencies last week, putting pressure on risk assets, including bitcoin (BTC). The leading cryptocurrency, however, held on to key support in a positive sign for the market.The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's performance against…