The Creator of the Internet Signed Up for Blockstack – And ‘Shit Got Real’

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is extending its comment period for a controversial surveillance rule that had the crypto industry up in arms.Jan 14, 2021 at 2:03 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 14, 2021 at 2:33 p.m. UTCFinCEN Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Wallet RuleThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said Thursday it would reopen its…

May 11, 2020 at 12:00 UTCUpdated May 11, 2020 at 14:13 UTCEdelman surveyed 34,000 people across 26 different markets, gauging their thoughts on the overall crypto space. (Credit: Edelman)China, already well positioned to dominate government-run blockchain services and central bank-issued digital currency, has another advantage in the race to mass adoption: its citizens overwhelmingly trust…

It was on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2018 that a young entrepreneur from the People’s Republic of China came up to me and said, “I really liked what you said during your panel. Would you like to be regional COO of our blockchain company?” It was a…

Dec 1, 2020 at 1:15 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2020 at 1:19 p.m. UTC(Oleksandrum/Shutterstock)Ringleaders of PlusToken Scam Jailed for Up to 11 YearsThe top operators of the giant PlusToken scam are heading to prison after being found guilty of defrauding investors out of 14.8 billion yuan ($2.25 billion)-worth of cryptocurrency in the eastern province of…

CoinDesk is preparing for the invest: ethereum economy virtual event on. Oct. 14 with a special series of newsletters focused on Ethereum’s past, present and future. Every day until the event the team behind Blockchain Bites will dive into an aspect of Ethereum that excites or confuses us.The Top Shelf news you subscribed to is down below. Now, a few words from…

In today’s issue, Beth Haddock from Warburton Advisers considers how the coming years are crucial for compliance and risk in crypto, as well as strategies that advisors can implement to protect their brand while serving clients as fiduciaries. Leo Mindyuk from ML Tech explains what the U.S. Financial Innovation and Technology (FIT) Act is and

Nov 2, 2020 at 16:01 UTCUpdated Nov 2, 2020 at 16:02 UTCLightning Labs co-founder Olaoluwa Osuntokun at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Credit: Lightning Labs)(CoinDesk archives)Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Getting a Marketplace for Payment Channel LiquidityThe team behind the Bitcoin Lightning Network’s leading software implementation is launching a marketplace for Lightning users to lease…

NEWS Sep 20, 2018 at 20:43 UTC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday that it has begun proceedings to decide whether to approve a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SEC published an "order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change" filed by Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.…