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Hong Kong’s plan to restrict cryptocurrency investment to professionals means retail investors could move to unlicensed venues, said Global Digital Finance.Feb 15, 2021 at 10:41 a.m. UTCIndustry Group Says Hong Kong’s Proposed Crypto Rules Could Drive Traders UndergroundA cryptocurrency advocacy group has warned that Hong Kong’s proposed rules on digital asset investment could drive traders…

Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her…

Venezuelan banks have been ordered to use the petro, the Maduro government-launched cryptocurrency, as a unit of account. Wire services AFP reported Tuesday that "all financial information" must be denominated in both the bolivar – Venezuela's official currency – as well as the petro, which was controversially unveiled in December. Maduro's government has claimed, without evidence,…

Bitcoin's price cooled at $41,800, down 4% this week and on track to snap the first eight-week streak of gains since 2017.Investors moved a net $860 million of BTC to exchanges, signaling profit-taking, IntoTheBlock noted.BTC to hit $75,000 early 2024 as U.S. spot bitcoin ETF approval and halving narratives combine, WOO Network predicted.Bitcoin's (BTC) rally

An influx of research and development is beginning to form around ethereum 1x, a proposed upgrade that aims to more quickly improve the usability of the world’s third-largest blockchain. While the exact code changes that will comprise the upgrade have yet to be settled, active discussions suggest a myriad of different proposals could be activated…

Aug 18, 2020 at 03:43 UTCBitcoin mining farm image via CoinDesk archivesTop Bitcoin Mining Pools See 15% Hash Rate Drop Amid Continuous Rainstorms in ChinaMajor Chinese bitcoin mining pools are each seeing daily hash rate drops between 10 to 20 percent following continuous rainstorms in Sichuan. China’s southwestern Sichuan province, a mountainous region that is…

It’s time to scrap AML / KYC entirely.The idea that politicians should know how citizens spend their money is a new and deeply flawed idea.Bruce Fenton is the CEO of Chainstone Labs, an adviser at Watchdog Capital and co-host of the Satoshi Roundtable community event. He is also the former executive director of the Bitcoin

Russia’s New Blockchain Voting System Isn’t Ready, but It’ll Be Used This Month AnywayRussia’s new blockchain-based voting system needs more work before it can be used in nationwide elections, according to the nation’s Central Election Commission. While recent user tests were promising, the commission concluded improvements are still needed regarding how voters are identified, Russian…

Dec 12, 2019 at 19:45 UTCKraken CEO Jesse Powell at Consensus 2018, image from CoinDesk archivesKraken Job Ad Hints at Plan to Build Special-Purpose Wyoming BankKraken appears to be preparing to open a limited-purpose bank in Wyoming that would let it store customers’ fiat deposits – and possibly operate in New York without a BitLicense.The…