SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze Against Virgil Capital

Jul 23, 2020 at 21:05 UTCFilecoin founder Juan Benet and Coinbase alum Balaji Srinivasan (CoinDesk archives)Climbing off Twitter on Scaffolds of Truth: Where Srinivasan and Benet DivergeIn the American epic, Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry, there are two characters who can see much further than the other members of their gang: Captain Gus McCrae and…

The Japanese cabinet approved a proposal by the ruling Liberal Democratic party to end taxation of unrealized cryptocurrency gains in a move that is likely to boost the development of the country’s Web3 industry, CoinDesk Japan reported.The proposal, which needs to be debated in the Diet, Japan’s parliament, will end corporate taxation on the difference

Blockticity, a startup that focuses on providing certificates of authenticity for possessions through blockchain, has minted certifications for $275 million in products on layer 1 Avalanche, according to a press release. The first round of minting includes hemp, psychedelic mushrooms and kratom.The minting is done through its Certificate of Analysis (COA) as a non-fungible token

It's 'Super Tuesday' in the U.S., and as Democrats take to the polls to pick their nominee, @nlw polled Twitter to see who the crypto community thought would be best for bitcoin (BTC) and the industry.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify,…

Bison Trails already partnered with Coinbase through its custody service.Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong(CoinDesk archives)Jan 19, 2021 at 8:18 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 19, 2021 at 8:22 p.m. UTCCoinbase Buys Blockchain Infrastructure Startup Bison TrailsCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it’s buying blockchain infrastructure company Bison Trails.Bison Trials, which builds cross-blockchain integration tools that link disparate protocols, will become…

Mar 18, 2020 at 19:05 UTCUpdated Mar 18, 2020 at 19:42 UTCJulian Sawyer, Managing Director of Gemini Europe. Image courtesy of CryptoCompare.The New York-regulated exchange Gemini is looking to expand its foothold in Europe, advertising for a new director-level role to head institutional sales. The new director for European sales will promote and grow Gemini's…

Crypto casino and exchange Rollbit said it would buy and burn its RLB tokens daily, based on platform revenue, in a move that sent prices surging over 63%.Rollbit allows users to trade tokens using 1000x leverage, and offers sports betting and arcade games, as well as a tokenized jackpot. Platform data shows over $2.5 billion…

news U.S. Representative Tom Emmer wants to boost crypto companies which may be impacted by state-level money transmission laws with a bill aimed at creating exceptions for firms which do not store any coins. House Resolution 528, which aims “to provide a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers…

Charles Cascarilla: PayPal Whisperer“Regulatory stack as a service” is boring as hell until PayPal comes along.That’s when the radical potential of being the cryptocurrency back-end for the biggest names in tech starts to appear a smidge more sexy.This article is part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2020 – a list of impactful people in crypto chosen…