UK Government Pilots Blockchain in Bid to Secure Digital Evidence

markets View Bitcoin remains trapped in a four-month falling channel despite registering double-digit gains last week. Prices could pull back to former resistance-turned-support of $8,800 in the next 24 hours. The bearish case would be invalidated above $9,730. A weekly close or two consecutive daily closes (UTC) above the falling channel hurdle at $9,730 are…

news The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is moving to boost compliance and data security through a new deal with Medici Ventures portfolio firm IdentityMind. IdentityMind announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Binance to “improve existing data protection and compliance measures” for the exchange’s global operations. IdentityMind provides cryptocurrency exchanges a “real-time” platform…

Christy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Christy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He…

Iran has been clamping down on mining farms, but it also wants to use crypto mining to boost the sanctioned nation's revenue stream.TEHRAN * IRAN The flags flying next to the Azadi TowerJan 28, 2021 at 4:44 p.m. UTCInside Iran’s Onslaught on Bitcoin MiningIran is trying to make crypto mining a source of income for…

Dec 23, 2020 at 5:55 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 23, 2020 at 7:22 p.m. UTCSEC Chairman Jay Clayton(CoinDesk archives)SEC Gives Broker-Dealers Room to Handle Crypto SecuritiesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is showing signs it might budge on letting crypto custodians become regulated broker-dealers specifically for digital assets. The Commission announced Wednesday it would let crypto-focused…

news Until now the National Security Agency (NSA) has restricted its activities in the crypto space (as far as we know) to tracking bitcoin users, but now the agency may be working to develop its own. According to a tweet from Bloomberg cybersecurity reporter William Turton, the director of the NSA’s Cybersecurity Directorate, Anne Neuberger, said at the…

Soon after closing a $5.5 million funding round, music-focused blockchain startup Audius is revealing just how its network will operate when it launches in roughly a year. As previously reported, the firm is creating a decentralized platform aimed at providing artists the ability to take back control of their intellectual property's distribution, while connecting more…

news The U.K. Parliament has been presented demonstrations of real-world blockchain applications designed to educate policymakers. Organized by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG Blockchain), the Monday event featured live presentations from four firms working in the blockchain industry: IOTA, Oracle, Everledger and Lloyd’s of London. Among the audience were members of parliament, government officials…

Nov 17, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. UTCBlockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Run, Uniswap’s Hemorrhaging Value, Anchorage’s Banking BidBitcoin is nearing all-time highs in price and market cap last set three years ago. Anchorage has applied with the OCC for a national bank charter. Community members have proposed a vote to reinstate Unsiwap’s liquidity mining program.Top shelf15% belowBitcoin…