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news Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has come out publicly in opposition to bitcoin. In an interview aired on national television, the Brazilian president commented on cryptocurrency being used to bank indigenous people in Brazil. During a conversation centered on the challenges of his new presidency, Bolsonaro talked about projects created by his predecessor’s administration. One…

Some Nigerians were shocked when crypto exchange Binance announced they would discontinue all services in Nigeria by March 8. Despite facing scrutiny from regulators before the announcement, many people still asked how the biggest exchange in crypto could just disappear from the world’s fastest growing market for bitcoin adoption. I wasn’t shocked because I’ve been

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to stretch how it identifies exchanges it needs to regulate, and the agency’s inbox is jammed with crypto industry letters accusing it of reaching well beyond its legal powers and potentially forcing rules on services the platforms need, such as electric companies.The most recent re-write of the…

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has sued founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, to "recover millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds," the company said in a Monday court filing.The filing, redacted in parts, asks the court to award the FTX estate damages, the return of any property

Jan 21, 2020 at 20:00 UTCUpdated Jan 21, 2020 at 20:21 UTCCARRY ON: “The design of Libra’s governance and technology ensures the Libra payment system will remain resilient,” said policy chief Dante Dispate following Vodafone's departure. (Image via CoinDesk archive)British telecom conglomerate Vodafone has become the eighth company to pull out of the Libra Association,…

news More or less decentralized? For Jimmy Song, there’s no in between. An author and partner at venture firm Blockchain Capital, Song made that point repeatedly in a debate with IBM engineer and Hyperledger Fabric co-lead Chris Ferris at SXSW Thursday, where he told the crowd at the Hilton Austin in no uncertain terms: “You either…

Belarus Is Back Online, With Lessons About Censorship ResistanceThe internet is back in Belarus, according to reports, but the outage sheds light on what kind of technologies might help ordinary citizens get around such blackouts in future.  The internet was down nationwide for almost three days this week during protests following a controversial presidential election…

Oct 1, 2020 at 11:00 UTCUpdated Oct 1, 2020 at 11:11 UTCBlockchain services firm Diginex has become the first crypto exchange operator to list on Nasdaq. The stock went live Thursday morning under the “EQOS” ticker symbol, a nod to the firm’s EQUOS.io trading platform.Diginex’s back door listing came through a merger with a special-purpose…

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...Will Canny is CoinDesk's finance reporter.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...The price of ether…