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.

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Finance

Tencent Adds Digital Yuan Support to WeChat Pay Wallet: Report

The Tencent-developed WeChat is the dominant instant-messaging app in mainland China with over a billion users.

Credit: Tada Images/Shutterstock

Finance

Kazakh Bitcoin Mining Seen Hurt Following Energy Riots, Internet Shutdown

Protesters stormed public buildings on Wednesday, which was followed by the announcement of a possible dissolution of parliament.

OMSK, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER,7, (RUSSIA OUT) Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speeches during the Russian-Kazakh Regional Forum in Omsk, Russia, on  November 7, 2019. Vladimir Putin is having a one-day trip to Siberian city of Omsk to attend Russian-Kazakh talks. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Finance

Core Scientific Mined Over 1K Bitcoin in December, Nearly 6K in 2021

As of the end of the year, Core Scientific held 5,296 BTC worth roughly $248 million.

Cryptocurrency mining machines

Finance

Voyager Digital’s Estimated Quarterly Revenue Doubles to $165M

The total revenue for the calendar year 2021 is estimated to be $415 million.

Steve Ehrlich, co-founder and CEO of Voyager

Finance

German Miner Northern Data’s Shares Jump Following Operational Update

The company produced 227 bitcoins and 5,740 ether in December alone.

Crypto mining rig

Policy

UK’s Advertising Regulator Bans 2 Crypto.com Ads

The ads were deemed to be “misleading” and “irresponsible.”

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek speaks at RISE 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Policy

Kosovo Moves to Ban Crypto Mining in Face of Energy Crisis

The government had declared a 60-day state of emergency, allowing it to allocate more money for energy imports and introduce power cuts.

Kosovo's capital, Pristina. (Leonhard Niederwimmer/Pixabay)

Finance

ASIC Maker Canaan Signs Multiple Deals for Expansion in Kazakhstan

Canaan had 10,300 AvalonMiner units in operation in Kazakhstan as of Dec. 31.

Astana, Kazakhstan

Policy

European Markets Regulator Seeks Feedback on Regulation of Tokenized Securities

ESMA wants to explore whether existing regulatory standards need to be amended.

EU flag

Finance

Crypto Needs Centralized Systems to Integrate With Traditional Finance, Binance CEO Says

Centralized systems are required to bring money into crypto from mainstream finance and to provide an exit route.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks during Consensus.