Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Finance

MiCA's looming deadline could leave 10 million crypto users without a platform in the EU

As MiCA takes full effect on July 1, SwissBorg's Alex Fazel told CoinDesk users should choose platforms built to withstand EU regulators' tightening oversight.

People standing in a line, silhouetted against a large window.

Tech

Vitalik Buterin says crypto’s most powerful idea isn't nearly ready for use

The Ethereum co-founder says indistinguishability obfuscation could one day act like a “trustless trusted third party,” but today’s versions remain far too slow for real use.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Bitcoin falls into a technical no man’s land as major support levels sit miles away

Bitcoin is trading below key technical and onchain valuation levels, with historical bear market patterns suggesting a potential bottom closer to $45,000.

BTC Cost Basis (CheckonChain)

Markets

New MiCA regime in Europe, U.S. jobs report for June: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting June 29.

The formal signing of of MiCA at the European Parliament. (Swedish government/Twitter)

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Markets

BIS warns stablecoins are more like ETFs than actual money, and they're creating FX risk

BIS's latest annual report dives into stablecoins and AI trends.

The BIS building in Basel

Finance

Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans

The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the underlying asset.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink buys ether for the first time in eight months

The second-largest corporate ether holder purchased 5,000 ETH worth about $7.85 million on Thursday, its first inflow since October, even as it sits on a paper loss of roughly $1.8 billion.

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens. (Ethereum)

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Finance

Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings to buy Bitbank for $289 million

SBI said the purchase of the crypto exchange is set to close in October.

Tokyo (mako/Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy has a 10-month cash runway for dividends, but retail investors are losing faith

STRC was marketed as a low volatility income product designed to trade near $100, and its sharp decline has undermined investor trust.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)