French Central Banker: The World Needs to Standardize Crypto Regulations
A French central banker is calling for a global regulatory framework on crypto assets. In a speech at an Official…
Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar
Two former heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are offering up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar.…
US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab ‘Largest’ Child Porn Site
A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a South Korean citizen for operating the largest child porn site by volume, where…
‘Satoshi’ Enters the Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary, published by the Oxford University Press, has added “satoshi” to its compendium of the English language. First…
WATCH: MyCrypto CEO Taylor Monahan on Crypto Adoption and Ethereum
At Devcon 5 last week, CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen sat down with MyCrypto CEO Taylor Monahan to chat about user adoption…
South Korea Aims to Put Trade Finance on the Blockchain by 2021
Trade finance in Korea is headed to the blockchain according to a CoinDesk Korea story and other local press reports. The…
US Treasury Secretary: Regulatory Fears Forced Libra Exodus
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said backers of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra dropped out of the project over concerns that the…
5 Top Car Makers Enter Field Trials for Automatic Blockchain Payments
A group of major automakers are about to hit the road with the first field testing of a blockchain-based vehicle identification…
Thrill-Seeking Drives Investors to Trade Crypto, Study Finds
Investors who trade cryptocurrency also tend to take bigger risks in the stock market, suggesting they are seeking dopamine more…
Zcash Will Get a Gateway Into Ethereum’s DeFi Ecosystem
When cryptocurrency fans gathered in Osaka, Japan, this week for the Devcon developer conference, the halls were filled with buzz…