Bitcoin News Roundup for May 7, 2020

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)Ljubljana is a study in contrasts when it comes to factors that measure grassroots crypto enthusiasm and activity. Its opportunities score, based on the rate of per-capita crypto jobs, companies and events, is outstanding, but its crypto adoption score, in the drivers category, was second-lowest of the entire 25-hub sample. The poor performance could…

May 27, 2020 at 16:40 UTCUpdated May 27, 2020 at 17:41 UTCThe sign at Google's Sydney office. (Credit: Unsplash)Blockchain Bites: Google Validates Theta, Coinbase and BitGo Eye Crypto Prime BrokerageTop ShelfBase-Layer TechGoogle is teaming up with Theta Labs to help the video delivery network onboard users through Google Cloud. As part of the partnership, the tech giant…

Jul 15, 2020 at 11:30 UTCJack Abramoff in 2011 (Lessig/Abramoff)Jack Abramoff has entered a plea agreement for his involvement in the alleged AML BitCoin ICO scam that has been accused of defrauding thousands of investors in 2018. The agreement, dated July 13, means Abramoff has pled guilty to charges of conspiring to commit wire fraud…

Without question, new and advanced technologies such as emotion detection and affect recognition technologies, neurotechnologies, and XR and other metaversal technologies, among others, raise significant privacy-related concerns. Each new category of technology penetrates a layer deeper into our personal space, threatening to erode the boundaries of our inner lives and inner selves.Moreover, the rendering and…

Oct 26, 2020 at 12:00 UTCBlockchain analytics firm TRM Labs has appointed former U.S. Treasury and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) heavyweight Ari Redbord to help build the firm’s risk-based anti-money laundering (AML) programs for cryptocurrency and digital assets.Redbord joins TRM Labs as the company’s head of legal and government affairs. At Treasury, he served…

Jul 30, 2020 at 05:25 UTCUpdated Jul 30, 2020 at 05:27 UTCWill Foxley, Hayden Adams, Rune Christensen and Robert Leshner discuss DeFi on CoinDesk Live. (Screenshot)CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum’s DeFi Luminaries Discuss What’s NextFor decentralized finance (DeFi) to make its mark, it must reach beyond the crypto bubble, said MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen. “Compared to…

Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart believes a spot ether exchange-traded fund won't get approved in May.Seyffart and his colleague had previously seen a 35% chance that one or more of the issuers will receive a green light.Odds that spot ether ETFs will get approved in May have gotten slimmer, according to a Bloomberg ETF analyst who

Feb 25, 2020 at 08:00 UTCCourt gavel image via ShutterstockSingapore’s Court of Appeals Rules Quoine Exchange in Breach of Contract in Landmark Crypto CaseSingapore's Court of Appeals has ruled against digital currency exchange Quoine on Monday in a landmark case relating to a breach of contract that saw the platform unlawfully reverse seven trades.The Straits…

Feb 20, 2020 at 08:30 UTCCentral Bank of Brazil. Credit: Shutterstock/Alf RibeiroBrazil’s Central Bank to Launch Near-Instant Payments as a Response to CryptocurrenciesA new payments system is coming to Brazil later this year promising almost instant transfers.Called PIX, the project from the country's central bank will provide 24/7 payments in up to 10 seconds via…