Author: CoinDesk

FOAM’s decentralized world map is now live.

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BitGo just launched its own regulated custodian for crypto assets.

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10 years after Lehman: Bitcoin and wall street are closer than ever.

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CoinDesk’s Christine Kim joins host Bailey Reutzel to discuss ethereum's next major upgrade, Constantinople.

Recorded September 13, 2018 in New York, NY.

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A bitcoin mining company called Bitewei is being hailed as a new rival to Bitmain.

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Yet another stablecoin has been unveiled, this time from blockchain startup Carbon.

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The CEO of OKCoin has been released from police custody after speaking with investigators regarding alleged bitcoin futures manipulation.

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CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen joins host Stan Higgins to discuss the launch of new crypto wallet Jaxx.

Recorded September 12, 2018 in New York, NY.

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The SEC hits crypto asset fund and “ICO superstore” with penalties in a double whammy.

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Ethereum developers are hard at work on new ways to fend off ASICs.

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Le crypto is coming for French sports fans in the form of a new cryptocurrency for a major Parisian soccer team.

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CoinDesk’s editor-in-chief Pete Rizzo joins host Marc Hochstein to discuss the week’s biggest news: the combination of Stellar and Chain to form Interstellar.

Recorded September 11, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Interstellar is born. The long-awaited union of Chain and Lightyear.io has delivered a new company.

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The WeChat crackdown on cryptocurrency-related accounts continues! This week’s victim: mining giant Bitmain.

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More stablecoins! No fewer than two companies announced new crypto tokens pegged to the US dollar.

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CoinDesk’s Brady Dale joins host Bailey Reutzel to discuss new information about BitTorrent’s acquisition by Tron founder Justin Sun.

Recorded September 10, 2018 in New York, NY.

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The era of big ticket ICOs may be over, at least according to some cryptocurrency industry observers.

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The pioneer of the proof-of-stake consensus system wants to get into… hardware?

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Crypto payments firm Wyre has acquired a smart contract startup originally backed by investor Tim Draper.

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CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De joins host Marc Hochstein to discuss new developments in the EOS network that may be welcome news for developers.

Recorded September 7, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Officials in China want to use blockchain to track the movements of paroled convicts. Maybe Chinese ICO backers will get to use blockchain after all?

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IBM is working with a blockchain organization that believes personal data ownership is a human right.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told Congress this week that the social media platform is looking at blockchain technology for potential fraud prevention.

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CoinDesk researcher Peter Ryan joins host Stan Higgins to discuss the steep market downturn and its potential causes. One mysterious Silk Road-linked wallet has everyone guessing...

Recorded September 6, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Good news out of China? The People’s Bank of China’s digital currency researchers are expanding.

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Ripio is expanding its crypto-powered loan offering across South America.

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R3’s attempt to take over a “settlement coin” project didn’t quite work out.

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CoinDesk’s Brady Dale joins host Marc Hochstein to discuss a $43 million plan by Civic to boost its user base.

Recorded September 5, 2018 in New York, NY.

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A new paper co-authored by Vitalik Buterin proposes to solve the network’s “free rider” problem.

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The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has pushed back the launch of a blockchain replacement for the decades-old CHESS clearing and settlement system.

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EOS developers are shelling out big bucks to pay for network resources.

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CoinDesk’s Annaliese Milano joins host Bailey Reutzel to discuss new details about BitTorrent’s acquisition by Tron founder Justin Sun, and a competing bid from blockchain project NEO.

Recorded September 4, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Developers move to change the economics of the Ethereum blockchain.

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Messaging giant LINE launches a live blockchain and plans to issue 1 billion of its own tokens.

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Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten will buy cryptocurrency exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin, and its plans don’t end there.

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CoinDesk’s Brady Dale joins host Bailey Reutzel to discuss a decision by Coinbase to remove the crypto collectible game War Riders from its iOS app. Do Apple’s rules ban non-fungible tokens?

Recorded August 31, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Ethereum’s biggest test is fast approaching, and an important decision regarding issuance is up in the air.

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Secret contracts provider Enigma has signed eight partners to test its service at launch.

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Bitcoin mining juggernaut Bitmain is coming to Ethereum, and possibly other blockchains.

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CoinDesk researcher Peter Ryan joins host Nikhilesh De to discuss forks, airdrops, and the five possible forks heading for Bitcoin Cash.

Recorded August 30, 2018 in New York, NY.

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