Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Policy

House of Lords Committee Sees 'No Convincing Case' for UK CBDC

"While a CBDC may provide some advantages, it could present significant challenges for financial stability and the protection of privacy," the committee said.

UK parliament

Finance

TransUnion to Allow Crypto Lenders to Check Credit Reports

The credit reporting firm is offering this ability through security firm Spring Labs' ky0x digital passport.

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Finance

US Banks Form Group to Offer USDF Stablecoin

Founding members of the USDF Consortium include New York Community Bank, FirstBank and Sterling National Bank.

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Finance

South African Police Investigate Missing Brothers’ Crypto Platform, Africrypt

South African police are investigating in four provinces and cities including Johannesburg and Durban.

Police Beacon car lights

Finance

Capital Pooling Firm Valdy Rebrands to INX Digital After Reverse Merger

Valdy has acquired all outstanding shares in INX, concluding the C$39.6 million ($32.2 million) private placement that INX previously raised.

Canadian dollars

Policy

NYDIG-Owned Payments Startup Bottlepay Obtains FCA Registration

The startup says it’s the first Lightning network-based firm to win approval from the U.K. regulator.

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Finance

Bitfarms Bought $43.2M of Bitcoin in the First Week of January

The purchase increased the publicly traded firm’s BTC holdings by 30% to over 4,300.

Crypto mining rig

Finance

Binance CEO Zhao Is Worth $96B Excluding Crypto Holdings: Report

Changpeng Zhao’s wealth has been estimated for the first time by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Finance

Katie Haun Seeks $900M for Crypto Funds After A16z Departure: Report

Haun is aiming for $300 million for an early investment fund targeting crypto startups and $600 million for a fund focused on larger companies and digital tokens.

(Sasha Katz/CoinDesk)

Finance

Argo Blockchain’s Monthly Revenue Drops Even as It Mined More Bitcoin

The sole crypto miner listed on the London Stock Exchange mined 214 bitcoins in December.

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