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Oct 8, 2020 at 18:14 UTCUpdated Oct 8, 2020 at 18:34 UTCU.S. Attorney General William Barr unveiled a detailed examination of how his agency is approaching the cryptocurrency space on Thursday.(Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images)The DOJ’s ‘Crypto Enforcement Framework’ Argues Against Privacy Tools and for International RegulationU.S. Attorney General William Barr’s Department of Justice (DOJ) believes cryptocurrencies…

Bitcoin's (BTC) downside break of a recent trading range has likely opened the doors for a drop to key support at $6,100, technical charts indicate. The leading cryptocurrency, which was sidelined above $6,400 for ten days straight, fell to two-week lows near $6,200 yesterday, confirming a range breakdown. Essentially, the bears have come out victorious…

Feb 11, 2020 at 11:19 UTCA new stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar may help digitize the North American nation’s financial markets. Canada Stablecorp announced Monday it was issuing the "QCAD" stablecoin for “mass market,” including foreign exchange remittances and other financial products. Canada Stablecorp is a joint venture between cryptoasset manager 3iQ, which recently…

Oct 23, 2020 at 11:31 UTCRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has given more insight on the company’s possible move away from the U.S., saying that the legal status of the XRP cryptocurrency is key.Talking to CNBC Friday, Garlinghouse said his blockchain payments infrastructure company could potentially move to London where XRP…

Sep 30, 2020 at 22:29 UTCUpdated Sep 30, 2020 at 22:40 UTCKik CEO Ted Livingston(CoinDesk)A U.S. judge ruled Wednesday that Kik violated securities law when it raised $100 million via a token sale in 2017. Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of New York, wrote that in his view, Kik’s…

Anubis, Egyptian god of the dead (Egor Myznik/Unsplash)New Malware Spotted in the Wild That Puts Cryptocurrency Wallets at RiskThe Takeaway: Anubis is a new malware that can target cryptocurrency wallets and other sensitive data. It first became available for sale in darkweb markets in June, and Microsoft has now seen limited attack campaigns using it.Experts…

Mutiny, a Bitcoin wallet startup, released on Thursday a beta version of what it says is the first self-custodial Lightning wallet that runs on the web.The wallet is browser-based, which avoids restrictions that might be placed on wallets distributed through app stores run by Apple or Google.Apple has reportedly censored bitcoin-focused products like the decentralized…

The new machines will add 475 PH/s to Hut 8's hash power. (CoinDesk archives)Jan 22, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTCHut 8 Completes $11.8M Financing for New Bitcoin Mining MachinesPublicly traded bitcoin mining company Hut 8 (HUT) announced $11.8 million in financing for 5,400 machines from MicroBT. Full payment of the order also includes a $2.9…

news Tether is planning to issue a stablecoin pegged to the Chinese renminbi, according to a trader with ties to the company. Zhao Dong, an over-the-counter (OTC) trader in China and a shareholder of crypto exchange Bitfinex – which shares managers and owners with Tether – revealed the move on WeChat on Wednesday, saying Tether plans…