Emily Spaven

Emily served as CoinDesk's first managing editor from 2013 to 2015.

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Visa: Bitcoin Has a Future in Payments

Speaking at WIRED Money, Jonathan Vaux, executive director of new digital payments and strategy at Visa Europe said bitcoin has a future in payments.

Jul 9, 2015

The UK Home Office believes the government should consider creating its own digital currency that increases the traceability of transactions.

Jun 24, 2015

Bitcoin’s biggest problem is still the threat of a 51% attack, according to Dr Dirk Haubrich of the European Banking Authority (EBA).

Jun 17, 2015

The risks presented by digital currencies far outweigh the benefits, MasterCard has claimed.

Jun 8, 2015

The UK government should apply regulation to bitcoin wallets, multinational management consulting company Accenture has advised.

May 26, 2015

Citi has told the UK government it should consider creating its own digital currency, a newly obtained document has revealed.

May 20, 2015

Circle has closed a $50m funding round and announced the launch of new account features that enable customers to hold, send and receive US dollars.

Apr 30, 2015

Bitcoin custodian Elliptic has been selected to compete for a $50,000 prize in the Startup Challenge Finale at SWIFT’s Sibos conference.

Apr 29, 2015

Bitcoin wallet, exchange and merchant services provider Coinbase has launched in the UK.

Apr 28, 2015

Blockchain technology is potentially “transformative”, according to Usama Fayyad, chief data officer at Barclays.

Apr 23, 2015

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