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Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Only seven out of 21 South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges inspected got a full pass in a recent government security audit.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Chinas internet censorship agency is bringing in regulations for blockchain service providers in the country.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
DX.Exchange claims it has patched a security vulnerability allowing anyone access to user authentication tokens.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
The price of bitcoin fell more than 10 percent during Thursday's trading session as it erased much of its recent gains.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Seed CX is offering each of its customers their own unique wallet in hopes that this will throw up roadblocks for any malicious actors looking to steal funds.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
The New York City Economic Development Corporation has launched a new blockchain education center.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Investors who bought tZERO's security token in a sale last year are set to gain access to their holdings, the Overstock-backed trading platform said Thursday.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet Samourai said Google's extremely restrictive policies forced exclusion of key security and privacy focused features from its application.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
In 2018, the promise of a decentralized future took a big knock. There are lessons to be learned, says Yin Wu, founder of Dirt Protocol.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Bitcoins price saw its biggest drop for seven weeks on Thursday, weakening the prospects of a bullish breakout above $4,100.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
A NASA paper proposes using blockchain and smart contracts technology from Hyperledger to keep aircraft flight data secure.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
ConsenSys has joined a $2 million funding round for a blockchain startup led by a former chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
The brother of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar has launched a cryptocurrency apparently targeting the impeachment of President Trump.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, which suffered a $530 million hack in January of last year, is now a licensed entity.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Ethereum's next system-wide upgrade, Constantinople, is expected to go live next week.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
A Wyoming legislature committee has approved a regulatory sandbox bill, sending it to the full House for a vote.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
In the wake of the 51 percent attack on ethereum classic, the manager of an investment vehicle that holds the cryptocurrency has reassured investors their funds are safe.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Despite the gloomy narratives, 2018 was hugely productive for teams building the decentralized web, says Parity's Jutta Steiner.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Ive been through the ups and downs with bitcoin, and I am as certain as ever that the bitcoin revolution is coming, says Tim Draper.

Via Coindesk – 11:03 pm January 12, 2019
Tokenized securities hold promise, but we shouldn't overlook how hard it is to spin up new markets.

Via Coindesk – 1:11 pm January 6, 2019
Hashed CEO Simon Seojoon Kim looks at the inherent limitations of ICOs, in particular the belief that anyone can invest in an initial project.

Via Coindesk – 1:11 pm January 6, 2019
In 2019, tokens will invade the enterprise in full force and the line between public and private networks will start to disappear, writes ConsenSys' Ajit Tripathi.

Via Coindesk – 3:10 pm January 5, 2019
Accepting crypto payments can help niche businesses build deeper relationships with customers as this real-world example shows.

Via Coindesk – 3:10 pm January 5, 2019
The promises made for blockchain are a pipe dream that is unsubstantiated and misleading, says Farzam Ehsani.

Via Coindesk – 3:10 pm January 5, 2019
In an op-ed written exclusively for CoinDesk, Enigma CEO Guy Zyskind says 2019 must be about building decentralized solutions for data privacy.

Via Coindesk – 5:20 am January 5, 2019
ConsenSys is partnering with AMD to provide a new cloud computing blockchain infrastructure aimed at large companies and government agencies.

Via Coindesk – 5:20 am January 5, 2019
Medici Ventures, the blockchain investment arm of Overstock, is reassigning a top executive to focus on revenue generation at its most prominent portfolio company, tZERO.

Via Coindesk – 5:20 am January 5, 2019
A new memo by the Texas Department of Banking notes that stablecoins may fall under the state's definition of money and therefore would be subject to money transmission laws.

Via Coindesk – 5:35 pm January 4, 2019
ICO-related drama overshadowed blockchain tech's enormous progress in 2018, writes EY's Paul Brody.

Via Coindesk – 5:35 pm January 4, 2019
Vaishali Mehta, a senior compliance manager at Coinbase from November 2017 to November 2018, has joined TrustToken as head of compliance.

Via Coindesk – 5:35 pm January 4, 2019
Bitcoin's recent pullback from highs above $4,200 could trap the bears on the wrong side of the market, the price-volume analysis indicates.

Via Coindesk – 5:35 pm January 4, 2019
The China Banking Association, the countrys self-regulatory organization for the banking sector, has launched a new blockchain-based platform for trade finance.

Via Coindesk – 5:35 pm January 4, 2019
A 'tentative' consensus was reached today that ethereum's developers will propose blocking ASIC before the blockchain's proof-of-stake upgrade.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 am January 4, 2019
Overstock.com plans to be the first major business to pay state taxes using bitcoin in Ohio.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 am January 4, 2019
Participants in the Proof of Keys movement will be taking their money out of third-party bitcoin services, moving it to accounts only they control.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 am January 4, 2019
Crypto as an asset class Investors would do well to learn it's not a one-size-fits all classification.

Via Coindesk – 3:15 pm January 3, 2019
A new privacy coin called Beam just launched on mainnet. It's based on the highly-regarded mimblewimble white paper outlining support for confidential transactions and network anonymity on a blockchain.

Via Coindesk – 3:15 pm January 3, 2019
To incentivize file-sharing, BitTorrent is creating a cryptocurrency token on the Tron protocol.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm January 3, 2019
Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt explains in this exclusive op-ed why he thinks information asymmetry is a key factor driving the manic buying and panic selling cycles in the crypto markets.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm January 3, 2019
In this exclusive op-ed, Jenny Leung, an Australian attorney who formerly worked for the country's financial regulator, explained 7 legal questions that will define blockchain this year.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm January 3, 2019
A Thailand government agency has developed a blockchain-based solution that's set to digitalize elections voting in the country.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm January 3, 2019
Bitcoin looks set to test the crucial 50-day simple moving average SMA for the first time since November 8.

Via Coindesk – 2:35 pm January 3, 2019
DX.Exchange, a Nasdaq-powered trading firm, will allow investors to purchase crypto tokens representing shares in major public firms.

Via Coindesk – 10:45 pm January 2, 2019
New York will be forming a task force to analyze the crypto space, which may go as far as proposing updated regulations for the state.

Via Coindesk – 8:45 pm January 2, 2019
Michael Novogratz has increased his stake in Galaxy Digital Holdings, Ltd. to nearly 80 percent.

Via Coindesk – 2:20 pm January 2, 2019
Japanese e-commerce giant DMM.com is in the process of winding down its cryptocurrency mining business due to overall crypto market slump.

Via Coindesk – 1:50 pm January 2, 2019
Bitcoin's price just finished its worst performing year ever, closing 2018 at a more than 70 percent lower price than its yearly open.

Via Coindesk – 1:50 pm January 2, 2019
Bitcoin fell for the fifth month in a row in December, confirming its longest monthly losing streak since November 2011.

Via Coindesk – 1:50 pm January 2, 2019
Sure, the crypto market boom of 2017 exposed the industry's lack of infrastructure. That just means the solution is clear we must build it and keep building.

Via Coindesk – 5:30 am January 2, 2019
In an op-ed written exclusively for CoinDesk, Chelsea Palmer argues that defining blockchain governance must be a priority for 2019.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
Investments veteran Massimo Morini believes the end of 2018 is not the end of a year, but a decade, that changed the world of finance.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
The CEO of one of the largest crypto security companies recaps his takeaways from the year that was.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
The Philippines may not be the crypto capital of the world but it may be where infrastructure building runs the deepest.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
In this op-ed, Ouriel Ohayon argues why 2019 will be the year blockchain UX sees a new level of priority among developers and companies.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
Get ready for talk about bitcoin's halving the once-in-a-while event that won't happen in 2019, but that just might have an impact on the markets.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
In this op-ed, Micah Winkelspecht explains why he believes that 2019 will see the return of bitcoin dominance after 2018's reality checks.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
Games frequently serve as an experimental playground for new technology, writes Devin Finzer.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
The New York Stock Exchangeaffiliated Bakkt completes its first fundraising round, with 12 partners.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
Despite bitcoin's price volatility in 2018, P2P exchanges Paxful and LocalBitcoins each saw significant user growth in Africa.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
The root of CZ's appeal goes beyond his occasional semi-outlaw status, to the way he exudes its core belief in cryptocurrency so effortlessly.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
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Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
CoinDesk profiles Elizabeth Stark, a woman entrepreneur leading a new phase for bitcoin, the world's largest and most valuable cryptocurrency.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
CoinDesk profiles Brenna Sparks, the SpankChain advisor who is equal parts porn star and cryptocurrency evangelist, during a recent visit to Las Vegas.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
CoinDesk profiles author Glen Weyl, whose radical ideas are reviving development on the world's third-largest blockchian, ethereum.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
The XRP Army is hands-down crypto's most vocal community. Who are they

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
CoinDesk profiles Nouriel Roubini, the NYU professor who won't buy the crypto hype no matter what the price or the market says.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
CoinDesk profiles Jed McCaleb, the early cryptocurrency evangelist who created Stellar, now the world's sixth-largest coin by market cap.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
CoinDesk profiles Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of the Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle that had a banner year in 2018.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
Having worked over a decade in government before becoming a commissioner to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, Hester Peirce is a regulator well-versed in matters of both rulemaking and securities law.

Via Coindesk – 7:37 pm December 31, 2018
CoinDesk profiles Fidelity's Tom Jessop, who is leading the firm's effort to link the worlds of digital assets and Wall Street.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
How a South Korean governor is moving fast on blockchain, despite a slow national legislature.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
Free from distractions, blockchain builders can and must now focus on using the technology to enable positive societal change.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
Japanese IT giant GMO Internet plans to stop making and selling crypto mining machines, only months after launching its B3 miner.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
One of the cryptographers most often cited in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper has reason to think the industry's future is bright.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
Months after it filed an application to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is undergoing a series of business changes that extend even to its China offices, the company confirmed Tuesday. &8220There has been some adjustment to our staff this year as we continue to build a long-term, &8230

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
Bank of America may be eyeing ATM as a Service solutions powered by blockchain tech, according to a newly revealed patent application.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
Three areas of conflict are taking shape in the crypto space and 2019 will see them unleashed in full force, says MintBit's Arwen Smit.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
The Indian government could possibly legalize cryptocurrencies, but with tough terms and conditions attached, a news report suggests.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
Bitcoin's recent forays into price territory above $4,000 have been beaten back, putting the bulls under pressure to regain momentum.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
A South Korean court has ruled in favor of the Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange after a user sued the firm over a $355,000 hack.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
There's a growing consensus that DLT supports the credit sector's digital transformation goals, says Charlie Moore of Global Debt Registry.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
The crypto revolution won't happen overnight and it won't happen without pragmatism.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
A man in Taiwan has been arrested over claims he mined $3.25 million in cryptos using stolen electricity.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
There will be opportunities for smart blockchain companies that can find their niche in the coming unbundling, says Ripple's Asheesh Birla.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
In his closing arguments in a Tokyo court, Mark Karpeles, former CEO of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, said he did not embezzle funds.

Via Coindesk – 1:07 pm December 27, 2018
The litecoin logo is to take prime place in the Octagon at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event this Saturday.

Via Coindesk – 2:55 am December 25, 2018
Sure, it was a tough year for crypto. But emerging from that year companies and projects are stronger and growing faster than ever.

Via Coindesk – 1:45 pm December 24, 2018
From advances in art trading to setbacks for celebrities on the blockchain, it was a year of serious building for the crypto collectable market.

Via Coindesk – 1:45 pm December 24, 2018
The price of bitcoin is back above $4,000, and is eyeing a move upwards. The worlds largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization had been trapped within a symmetrical triangle, suppressing its range between $3,788 and $4,153 over a period of four days, that is, until it broke out above $4,200 at 1240 UTC today. At press &8230

Via Coindesk – 10:25 pm December 23, 2018
Ethereum may have caught the world's attention but it needs to answer fundamental questions before being able to deliver on its promise.

Via Coindesk – 10:25 pm December 23, 2018
CoinDesk explores why crypto traders believe volume to be one of the market's best indicators.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 am December 23, 2018
Decentralization may sound like a sexy concept, but realism may be a better real-deal solution, argues Elly Zhang.

Via Coindesk – 2:50 am December 23, 2018
The questions on ethereum the CFTC put to the public show that the regulator has been considering derivatives on cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin – they also point to a new collaborative approach to sector oversight.

Via Coindesk – 4:00 am December 22, 2018
In a bid to provide services for institutional investors, investor tools provider Picks &038 Shovels is merging with crypto accounting startup CoinVantage.

Via Coindesk – 4:00 am December 22, 2018
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has joined other super-wealthy individuals in pledging to donate much of his net-worth to philanthropic causes.

Via Coindesk – 4:00 am December 22, 2018
Journalist-owned news site Popula has stored an entire U.S. news article on the ethereum blockchain, permanently archiving the story.

Via Coindesk – 4:00 am December 22, 2018
Mimblewimble is about to go live not in one, but in two new cryptocurrency implementations.

Via Coindesk – 4:00 am December 22, 2018
A bill introduced this week in Congress takes a hard line on Iran's efforts to develop its own sovereign cryptocurrency.

Via Coindesk – 4:00 am December 22, 2018
It's unlikely the CFTC will act in time for ICE to launch Bakkt as planned on Jan. 24, CoinDesk has learned.

Via Coindesk – 1:00 pm December 21, 2018
Eric Piscini, CEO of Citizens Reserve and Deloitte's former blockchain lead, outlines the key threads of 2018 and how they signal what's coming for 2019.