Spanked By Hackers
ABOUT
- The Persian Gulf may get its first cryptocurrency exchange licensed by a central bank.
- A cryptocurrency investment fund in Switzerland receives a license from the nation's financial markets regulator.
- Blockchain startup Bitwala is aiming to launch Germany's first "blockchain bank account."
- SpankChain, a cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, has suffered a breach that saw almost $40,000 in ethereum stolen.
- Japanese IT giant GMO Internet is jumping into the race to launch a successful stablecoin, planning the launch of a yen-pegged cryptocurrency in 2019.
Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production made in collaboration with The Podglomerate.
For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.com
HOST
CoinDesk is the world leader in news, prices and information on bitcoin and other digital currencies.
We cover news and analysis on the trends, price movements, technologies, companies and people in the bitcoin and digital currency world.

EPISODES
Patrick Witt says 'let's not let perfect be the enemy of good' in stablecoin standoff
16 hours ago
The Blockspace Pod: What’s Really Driving Bitcoin’s Price w/ Rory Murray
CleanSpark’s Rory Murray joins us to explain the macro forces driving bitcoin’s price and how the options market may ...
23 hours ago
The Blockspace Pod: How North Korean Hackers Stole $300M+ Via Telegram w/ Taylor Monahan
North Korean hackers with the Lazarus Group have stolen over $300 million with this Telegram phishing scam.
Jan 31, 2026

The Mining Pod
Feb 10, 2025

CoinDesk Podcast Network
The top stories and best shows in the blockchain world, delivered daily from the team at CoinDesk.
Dec 20, 2023

Markets Outlook
Tune in as CoinDesk runs down action in the crypto market and some of the most important recent industry development.
Dec 19, 2023

Unchained
Unchained, your no hype resource for all things crypto by former Forbes senior editor Laura Shin, author of The Cryptopians.
Dec 18, 2023
