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MARKETS DAILY: China Moving Closer to Digital Yuan Launch
13.1.2020
Markets Daily is back with the most important news impacting crypto markets today
Digital Currency Manual for Chinese Officials in High Demand, Enters Second Printing
13.1.2020
Chinese party officials show interest in a manual on digital currencies as the government opens to blockchain technology
Blockchain Tops the List of Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2020
13.1.2020
If you are planning to start a new career this year, or just improve your value in the jobs market, the best thing that you can do is acquire some blockchain skills. Companies around the world are looking for people with capabilities in this field and it appears that demand far outpaces the supply....
‘The Internet Was Illegal’ and Other Early Stories With Zooko Wilcox
12.1.2020
In this wide ranging conversation, CoinDesk Reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox discuss what crypto can learn from technology successes and failures in the 80's and 90s', and how in the future your perAI will be a lot like lawyers today
ANALYSIS: The Global Game of Coins Heats Up
10.1.2020
A new paper from the PBoC says the “top-level” design of its digital currency is complete while AMLD5 in Europe is causing crypto companies to flee
MARKETS DAILY: Basketball’s First Celebrity Token Shoots for Monday Launch
10.1.2020
After years of discussion it looks like on Monday we'll see our first high profile, professional athlete linked securitized token offering. Markets Daily is back with the story and what it means
LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders’ Ouster
10.1.2020
In a letter to the CFTC Office of the Inspector General, a LedgerX board member alleges the company is failing its investors and shareholders following the suspension of its founders in December
Narrative Watch: Why 2020 Will Be the Year of the DAO
9.1.2020
2019 saw the launch of Moloch, MetaCartel, MarketingDAO and more than 1000 DAOs on Aragon. Will 2020 be even bigger?
MARKETS DAILY: The Nakamoto.com Debacle
9.1.2020
Markets Daily is back with the news moving markets over the last 24 hours, plus a look at Nakamoto.com's troubled launch and how it relates to 'Bitcoin Maximalism'. Later, Brad breaks down a new paywalled report on the upcoming bitcoin "Halving"
Bitcoin Sign Guy Is Back, Bringing Sound Money to Urbit’s ‘Sound Computer’
9.1.2020
Bitcoin Sign Guy is developing payment architecture in Urbit so people can live as a full digital citizens
Kerala Outlines Plans to Become India’s Blockchain Hub
9.1.2020
The Indian state of Kerala is actively exploring using blockchain technology to improve a wide range of existing systems, including financial. Thousands of people are already being trained in the state to become blockchain experts, some of whom have already graduated, according to the state’s...
“All these things are quite easy to do, they just need somebody to sit down and just go through the website”
8.1.2020
I saw a video posted on Twitter from Channel 5 News in the UK (I have no idea what the credibility of them is, it's an ocean away from me) with anchor Claudia Liza asking Glen Turner and Kristina Barrick questions about website accessibility.
Apparently, they often post videos with captions,...
Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
8.1.2020
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue
MARKETS DAILY: Geopolitical Impacts and Cars Paying Cars in Crypto?
8.1.2020
Cars paying cars? With geopolitical events reverberating and bitcoin continuing its upward trend, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with news and analysis
Join CoinDesk Tonight in Las Vegas
8.1.2020
Hey, Las Vegas crypto lovers, see you tonight at G.O.A.T. for our first On Tap meetup in Las Vegas. Join us for an evening of brews, bitcoin and blockchain. The event will be held at G.O.A.T. Sports Bar in Las Vegas and starts at 6 p.m. on Jan. 8. We’ll close up at around 8 p.m....
Hamstringing an Industry With Compliance Costs
7.1.2020
The risk to the industry when crypto companies have to spend millions on compliance, plus new BTC mining in TX and the IMF on digital currencies
MARKETS DAILY: Are Governments Feeling the FOMO?
7.1.2020
With bitcoin setting a blistering pace for 2020, Markets Daily is back with all the news that matters, plus a look at several stories on the escalating, global interest in blockchain by governments
Taking the TON Out of Telegram
6.1.2020
Discussing how bitcoin might react to Iran and a rise in instability, plus news that TON won’t be in Telegram and reviewing the Nakamoto.com dust up
MARKETS DAILY: Who Should Be Allowed to Invest?
6.1.2020
With bitcoin rising for the fourth straight day, now at a two-week high around $7500, up about 10 percent from Friday’s lows, it's CoinDesk's Markets Daily for todays news and analysis
People’s Bank of China ‘Progressing Smoothly’ With Digital Yuan
6.1.2020
The People’s Bank of China says it is making smooth progress with the development of its forthcoming digital currency