Crypto

Why Crypto Crackdowns In India And Nigeria Are Resurging

India and Nigeria create new laws to restrict access to cryptocurrency exchanges. Nikhilesh De, regulatory reporter at CoinDesk, gives reasons for this resurgence, pointing to potential political pressures and concerns about illicit financing among other reasons.

9 Feb 2021

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Brian Brooks Reacts to Tesla’s Purchase of $1.5B Bitcoin and Resulting BTC Price Rise to All-Time High

Tesla’s Bitcoin purchase sends BTC soaring to over $44K. The company also plans to accept BTC as payment. Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks weighs in, shedding light on the outlook for crypto regulation.

9 Feb 2021

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Privacy, Security, and Transparency: What Voters Want From Tech in 2020

CoinDesk went down to the South Carolina Democratic primaries to talk with the delegates, candidates and voters about the future of crypto. The bottom line?

8 Des 2020

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“Crypto Dad” Chris Giancarlo Talks About the New Digitization of Value

Former CFTC Chris Giancarlo sees the current set of financial systems – the older systems associated with the pre-digital age – as hopelessly obsolete. He aims to fix them.

7 Jul 2020

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Privacy, Security, and Transparency: What Voters Want From Tech in 2020

CoinDesk went down to the South Carolina Democratic Primaries to talk with the delegates, candidates, and voters about the future of crypto. The bottom line? Everyone saw the problems associated with big tech and many also saw some solutions but, in the end, crypto, blockchain, and the future of digital currencies are still up in the air. Will 2020 change the outlook? We asked a few voters their opinions.

7 Jul 2020

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