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Jul 15, 2020 at 08:01 UTCNYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell (NYDFS)NYDFS Chief Calls Industry Reaction to BitLicense Changes ‘Beyond PositiveThe crypto space has reacted positively to the new changes made to the BitLicense, Linda Lacewell, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), said Tuesday. Discussing recent updates to the state’s contentious crypto regulatory…

NEWS Sep 14, 2018 at 12:00 UTC South Korea's customs authority is looking to adopt Samsung's blockchain tech as the backbone of a decentralized customs clearance system. Samsung SDS, the conglomerate's IT arm, said on Friday that the Korea Customs Service has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see Samsung's Nexledger blockchain utilized…

Oct 1, 2020 at 21:50 UTCUpdated Oct 1, 2020 at 21:52 UTCIndividual monthly percentage growth for leading decentralized exchanges since AugustSeptember volume on decentralized exchanges recorded its third consecutive month of doubling the trading volume from the previous month after a 160% rise in August, according to Dune Analytics.Aggregate trading volume on decentralized exchanges reached…

Dec 23, 2019 at 13:00 UTCGlen Weyl, founder and chair, and Jack Henderson, co-founder and president, of RadicalxChangeThis post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Jack Henderson is Co-Founder and President of RadicalxChange Students. Glen Weyl is…

With bitcoin rising for the fourth straight day, up about 10 percent from Friday’s lows, its CoinDesk's Markets Daily for todays essential update.Tune in as CoinDesk podcasts editor Adam B. Levine and senior markets reporter Brad Keoun run down recent action, track interesting longer-term trends and highlight some of the most important crypto industry developments…

Known for creating the first proof-of-stake-based cryptocurrency, pseudonymous developer Sunny King is back with an idea that's sure to surprise – adding hardware. Proof-of-stake, or PoS, has been heralded as a more ecological way to come to consensus on blockchains since it doesn't rely on expensive hardware using vast amounts of electricity to compute mathematical…

Jun 12, 2020 at 12:53 UTCUpdated Jun 12, 2020 at 13:27 UTCCredit: Fotokostic/ShutterstockThe owner of a now-defunct Romanian crypto exchange called CoinFlux has pled guilty to laundering roughly $1.8 million in a fraudulent scheme involving fake eBay ads and a car wash. Vlad-Calin Nistor and 14 other defendants, including the owner of a car wash,…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms and their associated yields have earned a unique reputation across traditional finance and even the broader crypto market as risky, unsustainable and even Ponzi-esque. Where does the yield come from and how is it 100 times higher than the rates offered from bonds, certificate of deposits or savings accounts?A handful of…

Dec 5, 2019 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Dec 5, 2019 at 16:00 UTCCryptocurrency financial services firm Unchained Capital has hired Will Cole of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force as its new chief product officer, the firm announced Thursday.Cole leaves Stack Overflow, a resource site for programmers, where he's been vice president of product since 2012. Becoming…