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

South Korea to Tax Inherited, Gifted Crypto Starting Next Year: Report

The country has postponed a general income tax on virtual assets until 2023.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Finance

Banks’ SWIFT Messaging System to Experiment With Tokenized Assets in Early 2022

The interbank messaging network’s experiments will use central bank digital currencies as well as established forms of payment.

A European swift (TheOtherKev/Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Is Sued for Allegedly Stealing Blockchain Startup’s Work

According to the complaint, Armstrong offered to invest in Knowledgr so he could steal the work for a similar platform he was working on.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Acquires Staking Platform Staked

The crypto exchange referred to the deal as “one of the largest crypto industry acquisitions to date” but did not disclose the amount paid.

Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell

Finance

Bullish Expands Worldwide as Daily Trading Volume Tops $150M

Bullish’s public listing on the NYSE is expected to be completed in the first quarter.

Brenden Blumer, co-founder of Block.one

Policy

Binance CEO Warns Against Isolating CBDCs From Broader Crypto Ecosystem

Changpeng Zhao described CBDCs as an “additional option” and warned central banks against their “walled-garden” approach.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Finance

JPMorgan to Develop Payment Blockchain System for Siemens: Report

The two companies have said this would be a first-of-its-kind application.

JPMorgan

Finance

Eqonex CEO Steps Down Amid Talks of Potential Merger Options

CEO Richard Byworth will step down with immediate effect and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Andrew Eldon on an interim basis.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Former Head of Crypto-Skeptical SEC Gets Blowback for Pro-Blockchain Op-Ed

Jay Clayton’s op-ed for The Wall Street Journal attracted some rather disparaging responses from the Twitterverse.

Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Reddit Co-Founder Creates $200M Initiative With Polygon for Web 3, Social Media

Polygon will provide the infrastructure for the projects that the initiative backs.

Alexis Ohanian. (Shutterstock)