WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance

The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins.

Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs

Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response.

Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art

The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.

Harmony Kicks Off Migration From Ethereum and Binance Chains to Its Own

Harmony is rolling out its token swap process, asking holders of its ERC-20 and BEP-2 tokens to switch to its own native asset to participate in staking and other activities.

Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 24, 2020

Bitcoin's up as Davos ends. This is CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup for January 24, 2020.

Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T

AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million.

UK Cricket Club Will Issue This Season’s Tickets Over a Blockchain

The blockchain-based ticketing system will be used for all Lancashire Cricket Club's domestic and international fixtures in 2020.

10% of Central Banks Surveyed Close to Issuing Digital Currencies: BIS

A fifth of the world's population may well have access to a central bank digital currency in as little as three years, according to a BIS survey.

Continued Losses See Bitcoin Erase 40% of Recent Price Rally

Bitcoin's price pullback has gathered steam in the last 24 hours, erasing a major portion of the cryptocurrency's recent gains.

Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report

Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issue its own digital currency.

Ripple Reports Selling Just $13M of XRP Last Quarter

Ripple sold $13 million in XRP last quarter – down 80 percent from its Q3 sales of $66.24 million.

BlockFi Adjusts Interest Rates to Lure Larger Crypto Deposits

BlockFi recently announced it would make changes to the interest they pay for bitcoin and ether deposits.

Bitcoin’s Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade ‘Taproot’ Just Took a Big Step Forward

A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin's largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical circles.

Hawaiian Bill Would Let Banks Act as Crypto Custodians

Hawaiian lawmakers have submitted a bill that allows banks to provide custody for digital assets.

Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital Dollar Project

In this video from WEF 2020, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad,” discusses his push to digitize the U.S. dollar and the future of global currencies.

Will Mass Adoption Be More PayPal or Pornhub?

Bakkt preps consumer app for 2020 launch while Pornhub starts performer payouts in Tether, plus a controversial, obligatory new dev fund in BCH.

‘Fluffypony’ Weighs In on CBDCs at Davos 2020

Companies are mainstreaming privacy, says Riccardo Spagni, better known as “Fluffypony."

Gemini Completes Second Level of Cybersecurity Compliance Exam

Gemini has concluded an SOC 2 Type 2 cybersecurity risk examination, evaluating how its security system controls operate across a period of time. The exchange plans to conduct such exams annually.