UK crypto advocates call for consistent policy after Labour landslide

Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky shared his insights on the Bitcoin and Ether markets at Paris Blockchain Week Summit. 882 Total views 59 Total shares During the recent Paris Blockchain Week Summit, Cointelegraph's Joseph Hall sat down with Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius Network, to talk about several topics, including where the Bitcoin and Ether markets are…

Private-sector behemoths in Japan are exploring digital currencies as a way to streamline large fund transfers and settlements. 264 Total views 19 Total shares A consortium of roughly 70 Japanese companies, including the country’s biggest financial institutions, have joined forces to trial and launch a new yen-based digital currency in fiscal 2022, sending a strong…

Julia Cheek, CEO of at-home medical testing company Everlywell, called U.S. lab testing problematic. 915 Total views 33 Total shares In a recent interview with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, Julia Cheek, CEO of home medical testing company Everlywell, called for major reform in the U.S. lab testing sector. “I’ve been fighting this battle for five years, talking…

Bitcoin is too slow when compared to Ethereum and other proof-of-stake networks, argued Cardano founder, Charles Hoskinson. 303 Total views 3 Total shares IOHK CEO and Ethereum co-founder, Charles Hoskinson, has argued that Bitcoin sits at a significant competitive disadvantage due to its slow speeds and will be usurped by proof-of-stake networks. In a five-hour Podcast…

Detained antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee points a 1,000% spike of DOGE since he called it the “coin of the week” years ago. 681 Total views 9 Total shares Troubled antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has claimed that Dogecoin (DOGE) was part of new charges brought against him by the United States Department of Justice.…

The Gnosis safe now contains the third-largest concentration of the Ether according to Etherscan, holding 2.2% of the coin supply worth $2.9 billion. 350 Total views 2 Total shares The decentralized finance platform Gnosis is now the third-largest holder of the Ether (ETH) coin supply. Gnosis’ multi-signature storage safe received a deposit of 1,500,000 ETH on Jan.…

Sitharaman said crypto was a “threat as well as an opportunity” while confirming that the G20 members are working toward this vision of establishing a global crypto framework. 374 Total views 8 Total shares Under India's G20 presidency, active discussions around establishing a global framework for cryptocurrencies are underway, India’s minister of finance Nirmala Sitharaman

As digital assets made strides toward mainstream status in 2020, the guardians of the incumbent financial system have been working hard to minimize disruption caused by their integration. In the U.S., regulatory and law enforcement interventions throughout the year have left some projects out of business, empowered traditional players to take a closer look at…

Apple announced plans to launch Tap to Pay for its iPhone, a new feature that effectively turns the smartphone into a point-of-sale device for businesses and merchants. So, what’s in it for crypto?The announcement explains that with Tap to Pay, iPhone-owning merchants receive contactless payments by using their mobile devices as a point-of-sale machine thanks…