Visa R&D Arm Develops a Blockchain System That Could Replace Financial Data Aggregators

The House Financial Services Committee heard testimony from experts and insiders yesterday on the burning question of the best way to regulate digital asset markets. The discussion was specifically focused on a pair of draft bills on crypto market structure and stablecoin regulation, but also unfolded under the shadow of the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

feature Consider yourself $14.1 million closer to buying your morning coffee with bitcoin. New York-based payments startup Flexa just raised that amount in a private token sale involving Pantera Capital, 1kx, Nima Capital, Access Ventures and others. The startup’s token, Flexacoin, is an ethereum-based ERC-20 token that will eventually be used by developers and businesses…

Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.Omkar Godbole was a senior reporter on CoinDesk's Markets team.Featured SpeakerJenny…

Dec 18, 2019 at 18:16 UTCUpdated Dec 18, 2019 at 18:21 UTCSEC Proposal Would Broaden ‘Accredited Investor’ DefinitionThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to allow more individuals and entities to invest in regulated financial instruments.According to a press release issued Wednesday, the SEC intends to add a list of new qualifications to become…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled fraud accusations with firms associated with Archblock and the TrueUSD stablecoin. The related companies were also said to offer and sell securities tied to TUSD without registering with the SEC. TrustToken and TrueCoin – now rebranded and under the umbrella of Archbock – settled accusations that they

Charlie Moore is the CEO of Global Debt Registry, a fintech startup seeking to transform structured credit using blockchain technology. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  We are at the end of another busy autumn conference season, and I have had the opportunity to speak at half a dozen events…

news Today’s bitcoin spot market is “significantly smaller and significantly more efficient” than is generally perceived, argues Bitwise Asset Management. In a white paper presented as comment to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, Bitwise said the quality of the bitcoin spot market and the strength of arbitrage in that market has…

A new report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) contends that bitcoin markets are swayed by news events related to regulation. "While cryptocurrencies are often thought to operate out of the reach of national regulation, in fact their valuations, transaction volumes and user bases react substantially to news about regulatory actions," argues the report,…

Code Inc., started by the team behind the Kik messaging app, is introducing its Solana-based "Code" crypto wallet today.The minimalist payment app is built around the cryptocurrency KIN, which started out as a token on the Ethereum blockchain but is now on Solana.Code’s CEO is Ted Livingston, the former CEO of messaging app Kik. Before…