Sweden’s central bank will soon trial a blockchain-based digital currency – but it’s still in its very early stages, at best. Announced Thursday, Sveriges Riksbank’s e-krona pilot is the latest attempt atRead More…
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has formally proposed a legal framework for tokenization, but also plans to label cryptocurrency transactions as suspicious activity, it said in a press release Monday. TheRead More…
Colorado Governor Jared Polis sat down with CoinDesk at ETHDenver, the third edition of the ethereum hackathon in the Mile High City. A digital native noted for launching multiple internet enterprises, PolisRead More…
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Senate will be considering two bills that would bolster the use and development of blockchain tech in the Empire State. The first bill, S4142, wouldRead More…
To look at the U.S. government, it is the best of times and the worst of times for personal financial privacy. On the one hand, in comments before the Senate Financial ServicesRead More…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has given advocates of financial privacy a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a future digitized dollar. In testimony beforeRead More…
Harvard researcher Mutale Nkonde examines technology through the lens of whether it improves people’s lives. She is an expert on how technological systems impact communities of color and she’s helped craft billsRead More…
A U.S. judge has asked lawyers from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide an opinion in the case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Telegram’s $1.7 billionRead More…
Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal experts say. For one thing, the mere act of giving aRead More…
AT&T says a lawsuit over a $1.8 million crypto hack fails to show how the U.S. telecom giant was responsible. The case, brought by VideoCoin’s head of strategy, Seth Shapiro, in October,Read More…