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news Facebook’s hiring spree for its upcoming cryptocurrency, reportedly called “GobalCoin,” continues with the addition of a senior bank lobbyist from Standard Chartered, according to the Financial Times. In a report Friday, the FT said that the new hire, the bank’s managing director for group public and regulatory affairs, Edward Bowles, will join the social media giant…

Apr 20, 2020 at 20:20 UTCUpdated Apr 20, 2020 at 20:21 UTCCOVID-19 has changed the way we live and work. Home offices resound with the digital din of online video conferencing apps and Slack notifications as people learn how to set boundaries around their working days. While many firms working on decentralized tech and financial products…

news Update (13:15 UTC, Sept. 3 2019): Added details and comment from a press release sent after publication of this article. Further, we’ve clarified that the product is not a true ETF, although similar. While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has so far blocked a number of proposed bitcoin ETFs, two firms aim to…

Dec 1, 2019 at 13:05 UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2019 at 01:55 UTCPODCAST: Altcoins and Ancient History with Litecoin’s Charlie LeeThe best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations.Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bitcoin Show with iTunes, Google Podcasts or your favorite serviceLet’s Talk Bitcoin! is a long-running independent podcast on the ideas, people and…

Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex…

Sep 10, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 10, 2020With bitcoin lawsuits in the news and SushiSwap’s migration completed, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases , subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today’s stories: Some…

Feb 27, 2020 at 04:28 UTCUpdated Feb 27, 2020 at 04:29 UTCHong Kong. Credit: ShutterstockHong Kong may soon bolster its policing of the cryptocurrency sector to better conform with international anti-money-laundering norms, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in his annual budget speech Wednesday.Promising that “detailed proposals” will come later this year, Chan said new regulations…

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust: What It Is and How It WorksThe Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is the world’s largest bitcoin fund and the first investment vehicle of its kind to report financials regularly to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).GBTC shares are part of a range of traditional financial products that track cryptocurrency prices…

Institutional traders simply need better crypto tools. That's the driving idea behind a union between Kenetic, a crypto firm based in Hong Kong, and Tora, a trading systems firm that already supplies order execution, portfolio management, risk assessment and compliance services for well-established asset classes. Announced today, both companies are teaming up to create Caspian, a project that…