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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Tech

Vitalik Buterin says AI 'formal verification' could actually make crypto much more secure

The Ethereum co-founder argued that AI-assisted "formal verification" could become one of the most important tools for cybersecurity in a new blog post.

Vitalik Buterin speaking at ETHDenver in February 2022

Finance

Standard Chartered to acquire remainder of subsidiary Zodia Custody

The bank's offer to acquire the slice of Zodia Custody it doesn't already own has been accepted by the firm's other shareholders and noteholders.

The Standard Chartered logo on the outside of an office building (Corporate Locations/Unsplash)

Tech

DeFi's new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin's next chapter is programmable, private

VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native DeFi on the original blockchain system.

Bitcoin (CoinDesk)

Markets

CME, ICE push U.S. regulators to scrutinize Hyperliquid over manipulation risks

CME Group and ICE have reportedly warned the CFTC and Capitol Hill officials that Hyperliquid’s decentralized perpetual futures platform could enable market manipulation and sanctions evasion.

(Caleb Perez/Unsplash)

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Finance

Winklevoss’ Gemini jumps 25% on $100 million bitcoin infusion despite deepening losses

Gemini's revenue improved 42% year-over-year to $50.3 million, helping narrow its net loss by 27% from $149.3 million a year earlier.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

OKX, Korea Investment and Securities said to be in talks for 40% of Coinone

OKX's planned move into the South Korean market would echo that of Binance, which completed its acquisition of Seoul-based Gopax last year.

Bright lights, people throng in Seoul shopping street

Markets

IREN closes $3 billion convertible notes deal amid AI infrastructure expansion

Bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure operator secures one of the sector’s largest financings as investor demand drives multiple upsizes.

https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2023/06/hewlett-packard-enterprise-unveils-ai-cloud-for-large-language-models.html

Markets

CME dives further into $85 trillion digital assets market with Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures

A CME group executive said the demand grew with average daily trading volume in his firms’ suite increasing by 43% year-to date.

CME Group (CoinDesk Archives)

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Policy

Bank of England ready to water down 'overly conservative' stablecoin proposals: FT

Restrictions proposed by the BOE prompted criticism from the crypto industry, which said they risked preventing the U.K. from being competitive in the digital economy.

A pedestrian walks past the entrance to the Bank of England (Unsplash)

Markets

Bullish misses first-quarter revenue estimates as services fall short

The company also missed bottom-line forecasts. The shares fell before rebounding as the broader market advanced.

Crypto platform Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (CoinDesk/Nik De)