Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 11, 2021

Coinbase has revamped its policy for listing new cryptocurrencies, replacing an ad hoc process with one the startup hopes will rapidly expand the range of assets traded on its exchange. Announced Tuesday, the new system allows almost anyone to submit a cryptocurrency through an online form for evaluation under the company's digital asset framework. Those that…

Jun 30, 2020 at 21:17 UTCUpdated Jun 30, 2020 at 21:29 UTCZimbabwean banknote (Fedor Selivanov/Shutterstock)Zimbabwe’s central bank, seeking to block attempts to avoid the country’s hyperinflation, halted all transactions conducted by “mobile money agents” this week, and limited payment sizes through other processors. This impacts potentially up to 85% of all transactions.Residents with money stored…

Sep 25, 2020 at 16:02 UTCHaseeb Awan, founder of Efani((Haseeb Awan))This Entrepreneur Was SIM Swapped So Often, He Started a Company to Fight ItThe first time he was SIM-swapped in 2018, Haseeb Awan took it on the chin and hoped it wouldn’t happen again. Then came the second incident. Then the third. Then the fourth.…

news The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) wants to learn more about ethereum, its technology, and the markets that have built up around it. In a “Request for Input” (RFI) published Tuesday, the regulator explains that it is looking for public feedback on different questions about ethereum, ranging from its technology to how it’s used.…

news Europol has revealed it’s developing a game aimed to teach law enforcement officers how to tackle crypto crime. Announced at the sixth Cryptocurrency Conference hosted at Europol’s headquarters from June 12–14, the European crime fighting agency said the game will allow officers to get “hands-on training and advice on tracing cryptocurrencies in criminal investigations.” Calling…

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Frederick Munawa is a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covers blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks. Lightning Network infrastructure firm Lightning Labs has rebranded its Taro project to Taproot Assets and released a software update after a contentious trademark infringement suit was filed by blockchain software development firm Tari Labs…

The Turkish crypto exchange that sponsors Premier League soccer team Hull City is reportedly at the heart of a high-profile fraud scandal in the country.Yavuz Usta, the owner of exchange platform Tomya, was among 25 people detained as part of an investigation by the Istanbul Büyükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, CoinDesk Turkey reported Wednesday.While there

San Francisco-based smart contract security startup Synthetic Minds has raised $5.5 million for its bid to roll out a technology that analyses blockchain networks for coding bugs. Announcing the news on Monday, Synthetic Minds said the round was backed by blockchain investment firm Pantera Capital and Khosla Ventures, a California-based venture capital firm focusing on…