Jamaica central bank to begin digital currency pilot in weeks
The central bank of Jamaica is to begin rolling out its central bank digital currency from August, becoming one of the first countries in the world to push a CBDC…
SEC charges three people for Long Blockchain Corp insider trading
In December 2017, at the peak of the era that many refer to as ‘crypto mania’, New York-based beverage maker ‘Long Island Ice Tea’ changed its name to “Long Blockchain…
Ian Grigg talks Ricardian contract and meeting Craig Wright on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream episode 21
On this episode of CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, host Kurt Wuckert Jr. and financial cryptographer Ian Grigg discussed the Ricardian contract and how it compares to today’s smart contracts. [...] Read…
Binance still can’t catch a break despite compliance ‘efforts’ theatrics
Troubled cryptocurrency exchange Binance is furiously promoting its compliance theater efforts but regulators across the globe continue to throw rotten fruit at the stage. [...] Read More... The post Binance…
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 51: $70M BTC ransom, ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested and blockchain updates from around the world
REvil, a ransomware group linked to Russia, deployed a malicious software update that hit Kaseya, compromising more than a million computers and stealing data by attacking Kaseya customers. [...] Read…
BTC is a dead end tech—here’s why
BTC backers may come to rue the day they implemented their latest protocol change if certain governments conclude that a system that can be altered at will could also be…
FinCEN hires Michele Korver as first ‘chief digital currency advisor’
Michele Korver joins the federal agency after a run at the U.S. Department of Justice where she was instrumental in shaping some of today’s most critical digital currency policies. [...]…
