New FSA Chief Rules Out ‘Excessive’ Regulation of Japan’s Crypto Exchanges

news Dapper Labs, the creator of CryptoKitties, has released a new Ethereum “smart wallet” called Dapper. The goal? To make crypto and cryptocollectables far easier to use. “Dapper is the first publicly available ‘smart wallet’ for the Ethereum blockchain,” claims Dapper CEO Roham Gharegozlou. “We’re building Dapper because blockchain is still too hard to access,…

Filecoin: Understanding the Complex Crypto System Meant to Rival AWSFilecoin might be the most complex thing the blockchain industry has ever brought to market. The Web 3.0 data-storage project, funded by a $257 million initial coin offering that closed in September 2017, has been building out its technology ever since.  While Filecoin has been quieter…

JPMorgan’s Blockchain Lead Is Now in Charge of Ethereum-Based Interbank Information NetworkJPMorgan Blockchain Lead Christine Moy has been promoted to lead the bank’s Ethereum-based Interbank Information Network (IIN), according to a memo sent to employees on Thursday.The network was developed to solve for some of the challenges in interbank information sharing, and rivals upstarts like…

(Hurricanehank/Shuttertsock)Digital collectibles marketplace Blockparty said Wednesday it is releasing digital music collectibles in partnership with DJ Justin Blau (3LAU).  According to a press statement emailed to CoinDesk, the “audio-reactive” collectibles combine 3LAU’s music with moving graphics from artist Mike Parsella. Blockparty said 3LAU has also come on board as the firm’s director of music and…

Mar 2, 2020 at 21:00 UTCUpdated Mar 2, 2020 at 21:13 UTCCrowd control. Credit: ShutterstockWhy Crypto Should Care About Justin Sun’s Steem DramaJustin Sun has seized control of the Steem blockchain – with the apparent help of several prominent crypto exchanges.On the Steemit Blog (which is newly owned by Sun), a post announced the new…

In the many months and years that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been mulling whether to approve a spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S., it has frequently cited the risk of market manipulation as a reason to be cautious. So, it was highly ironic yesterday that the SEC was itself the victim of

Jun 26, 2020 at 15:27 UTCNew York-based interpretive artist Mr. Star City created an original piece of artwork at Consensus: Distributed for auction to support COVID-19 relief. (CoinDesk archives)When asked to dig deep for a good cause, the crypto community obliges – eventually.  On May 11, the first day of this year’s Consensus: Distributed conference…

Higher crypto prices are a tailwind for the exchange.Recent cryptocurrency price action has been driven by increased retail participation.The exchange’s daily volumes have hit levels not seen since the 2021 bull market.Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs (GS) called time on its bearish stance on crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN), upgrading the shares to neutral from sell

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