China’s New Policy Isn’t An Automatic Bitcoin Mining Ban – Here’s Why

by Wolfie Zhao

Coinbase Launches Crypto Visa Debit Card for UK and EU Customers

| Yogita Khatri

Coinbase has launched a Visa debit card allowing U.K. and EU users to spend crypto directly from their exchange accounts.

Christine Lagarde Pits Circle Against JPMorgan in IMF Debate

| Brady Dale

Decentralized systems are coming for the banks, argued Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, in a panel Wednesday at the International Monetary Fund.

A Freelance Job Market Is Moving Its 700,000 Users to EOS

| Brady Dale

Moonlighting is getting funding from Block.one's venture arm to port its users' profiles over to the EOS blockchain.

New York Rejects Bittrex Exchange’s BitLicense Application

| Nikhilesh De

NYDFS has rejected Bittrex's application for a BitLicense, citing "inadequate" AML compliance among other reasons.

Tensions Flare on MakerDAO Community Call Over Transparency Issues

| Christine Kim

Tough questions were asked Tuesday during a MakerDAO community call about who controls the overseeing organization's finances.

Bain Capital and Ripple’s Xpring Invest in DeFi Founder’s ‘Scout Fund’

| Brady Dale

With a million dollars from Bain Capital and Ripple's VC arm, Robert Leshner's Robot Ventures is making small bets on early-stage crypto…

South Korea’s Military Acquisitions Agency Plans Blockchain Pilot

| Yogita Khatri

The South Korean military acquisitions agency hopes a blockchain system can boost security and efficiency in defense business operations.

Mauritius Issues Regulatory Guidance on Security Token Offerings

| Yogita Khatri

The Mauritius Financial Services Commission has clarified the rules applying to projects launching security token offerings.

Top YouTuber PewDiePie Joins Blockchain Live Streaming Platform

| Yogita Khatri

PewDiePie, the world’s most popular YouTuber by subscriber numbers, is to live stream weekly on blockchain-based platform DLive.

Digital Asset Is Writing Code to Help ISDA Standardize Derivatives Data

| Anna Baydakova

Digital Asset is developing software to ease adoption of derivatives group ISDA's potentially cost-slashing data standards.