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Coindesk / Privacy Coin Firo in Midst of ‘Hash War’ With 51% Attacker

January 20, 2021 / coindesk

Firo (formerly known as Zcoin) has experienced a 51% attack and is now in the throes of a hash war. Firo recommends users not make transactions at this time, and said…

Coindesk / European Commission, ECB Unite to Consider Potential Pitfalls of the Digital Euro

January 20, 2021 / coindesk

The European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) are teaming up to consider potential issues that could arise from the digital euro before a decision is made to kick…

Coindesk / French Central Bank Trials Digital Currency for Interbank Settlement

January 19, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Coinbase Joins $6M Funding Round for Licensed Middle-East Exchange Rain Financial

January 18, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Iran Reportedly Seizes 45K Bitcoin Mining Machines After Closure of Illegal Operations

January 18, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Ripple is Hiring Director of Engineering for RippleX Platform

January 17, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / 3iQ’s Canadian Bitcoin Fund Hits C$1B in Market Cap

January 16, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / JPMorgan Provides $100M Financing Facility for Blockchain Mortgage Platform Figure

January 15, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / US Judge U-Turns on Ruling in Overstock Digital Dividend Lawsuit

January 8, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / South Korea’s 20% Crypto Tax Now Coming in 2023: Report

January 7, 2021 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Hong Kong Trading Platform OSL Suspends XRP Services as SEC Sues Ripple

December 23, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is Hiring for a New Canada Operation

December 22, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Over 13% of Bitcoin Crime Proceeds Laundered Through ‘Privacy Wallets’: Elliptic

December 9, 2020 / coindesk

The number of criminals using so-called privacy wallets to facilitate crypto money laundering is on the rise, according to Elliptic, a U.K.-based blockchain analytics company. The firm estimates that over…

Coindesk / Private German Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund

December 3, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / South Korea May Delay Implementation of 20% Crypto Tax Till 2022

November 25, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / 30 Japan Firms to Collaborate on Private Digital Yen: Reuters

November 19, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Mexico’s Second Richest Man Reveals 10% of His Liquid Assets Are in Bitcoin

November 18, 2020 / coindesk

Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego just declared 10% of his portfolio is now tied up in bitcoin. Announced in a tweet on Wednesday, Mexico’s second-wealthiest man responded to questions that…

Coindesk / Chainalysis Wants to Help the Feds Sell Millions in Forfeited Bitcoin

November 12, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Ethereum Service Providers Scramble to Update Software After ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’

November 11, 2020 / coindesk

The Ethereum blockchain network suffered issues Wednesday morning, with knock-on effects at related service providers [updated]. In a service announcement soon after 08:00 UTC, Ethereum infrastructure provider Infura said it…

Coindesk / Former NFL Player’s Lawyers Seek to Withdraw From Crypto ‘Shadow Banking’ Case

November 10, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Ripple Opens Dubai HQ as Blockchain Firm Mulls Leaving US

November 8, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Someone Just Paid a $9,000 Fee for a $120 DeFi Transaction

November 5, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Bitcoin Advocate Jack Dorsey to Stay On as Twitter CEO

November 3, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / FTX Launches Bitcoin Pairs for Top Stocks Like Amazon, Apple and Tesla

October 29, 2020 / coindesk

Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has launched a novel way to trade the world’s most popular stocks. Announced Thursday, users of the exchange are now able to register to trade on…

Coindesk / Overstock’s Medici Ventures Invests $8M in Blockchain Firm Bitt

October 28, 2020 / coindesk

Medici Ventures has completed an $8 million equity purchase in Barbados-based Bitt, bringing it a controlling interest in the blockchain firm. Medici’s latest investment will help it chase market opportunities…

Coindesk / Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Issues Tough Critique of ‘Reckless’ DeFi Launches

October 27, 2020 / coindesk

Jesse Powell, chief executive of the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has lashed out at the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector in the aftermath of Monday’s $24 million arbitrage exploit of Harvest…

Coindesk / BitMEX Delves Deeper Into DeFi With New Futures Listings

October 23, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Grayscale Added $300M in Digital Assets to Its Portfolio During the Last Day

October 23, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / PayPal’s Move Is Good for Crypto Adoption but Not So Much for Profits: Morgan Stanley

October 22, 2020 / coindesk

PayPal’s pledge to support cryptocurrency as a funding source for 26 million merchants will likely benefit mass cryptocurrency adoption more than it will boost the payments firm’s bottom line, Morgan…

Coindesk / Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations

October 22, 2020 / coindesk

Spanish National Police have arrested the operator of cryptocurrency arbitrage firm Arbistar 2.0 in a crackdown on the platform that researchers and investors allege to be a massive bitcoin Ponzi…

Coindesk / Bitstamp Names Gemini Alum Julian Sawyer as New CEO

October 22, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Pelosi, Kudlow Signal Market-Moving US Stimulus May Wait Till After Election: Report

October 21, 2020 / coindesk

U.S. administration officials and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi broached the possibility of passing the pandemic-relief package after the Nov. 3 election, indicating that a deal might not be able to…

Coindesk / Uniswap’s First Governance Vote Ends in Ironic Failure

October 20, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Digital Ruble Could Be Tool Against Sanctions, Bank of Russia Says

October 19, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / First Users Not So Impressed by China’s Digital Yuan: Report

October 19, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Hackers Infiltrated Almost 2,000 Robinhood Accounts, More Than Thought: Report

October 15, 2020 / coindesk

Nearly 2,000 Robinhood Markets accounts were hacked in a recent series of attacks that stole customer funds, an indication the infiltration was more pervasive than previously believed, Bloomberg reported, citing…

Coindesk / Filecoin Launch Finally Brings $200M ICO to Fruition

October 15, 2020 / coindesk

The Filecoin network pivoted to mainnet at block 148,888, or approximately 14:44 UTC. With that, its FIL tokens will begin their distribution. Filecoin is a system from Protocol Labs meant…

Coindesk / Authorities Arrest 20 Suspected of Ties to Russian Rapper’s Alleged Money Laundering Syndicate

October 15, 2020 / coindesk

European, American and Australian law enforcement said Thursday they have arrested 20 suspected members of QQAAZZ, the shadowy criminal money-laundering organization whose sloppy bitcoin tumbling tactics led to the March…

Coindesk / Algorand’s New Europe Accelerator to Boost Startups With up to $500K in Funding

October 15, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / New York Regulator Calls for More Social Media Oversight After Twitter Hack

October 14, 2020 / coindesk

July’s Twitter hack and ensuing bitcoin scam should impel corporates and even governments into more forcefully counteracting the “weaponization” of social media giants, New York State Department of Financial Services…