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

Ukraine Central Bank Suspends Use of Electronic Money Following Russian Invasion

The ban is one of several restrictions imposed by the National Bank of Ukraine on the imposition of martial law in the country.

National Bank of Ukraine (Shutterstock)

Finance

Valkyrie Investments Offers Treasury Management Service to Blockchain Projects

The digital asset manager will offer cash flow management, proprietary investing and advanced reporting.

The Ride of the Valkyries.

Finance

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Ends Blockchain Payment Network Plan

Slow growth in transaction numbers caused by COVID-19 made it difficult to expand the business at the pace originally planned.

MUFG

Finance

Web 3 Browser Opera Integrates With Ethereum Layer 2 Exchange DeversiFi

DeversiFi's aim is to help traders avoid the high gas fees on the Ethereum network by enabling layer 2 trading.

From a technical standpoint, the integration marks an intriguing if obscure milestone for Opera. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Appoints CFO Following Predecessor's Arrest

Rod Bolger replaces Yaron Shalem, who was arrested in Tel Aviv in November in connection with Israeli crypto mogul Moshe Hogeg.

Celsius (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

London Stock Exchange Group Buys Fintech Firm TORA for $325M

The acquisition opens the door to the possibility of LSEG offering crypto or non-fungible token (NFT) trading in the future.

LSEG expands to include digital assets in its SEDOL Masterfile securities database. (spatuletail/Shutterstock)

Finance

FTX Starts Gaming Unit to Promote Crypto Adoption: Report

"There are 2 billion-plus gamers in the world who have played with and collected digital items, and can now also own them."

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. (CoinDesk)

Finance

OpenSea Says Phishing Attack Impacted 17 Users

The attack also no longer appears to be active because there has been no activity on the malicious contract for over 15 hours.

Web crime

Finance

US Agencies Seized Around $30M of Crypto Related to NetWalker Ransomware Last Year

The January 2021 seizure is the largest related to ransomware, according to blockchain research firm Chainalysis.

The Ransomware Task Force report warned an international effort would be needed to properly combat a growing ransomware threat.

Finance

Animoca Brands Acquires Australian Game Developer Grease Monkey

Grease Monkey Games will continue to operate under its present management but will align its blockchain-related efforts with those of Animoca.

(Grease Monkey Games/Animoca Brands)