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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Finance

'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord

The attacker issued a fake "land drop" from the admin's compromised account, pocketing 29.67 ETH ($95,000) in the process.

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Policy

Judiciary Adviser Calls for English Law to Keep Pace With Crypto: Report

A technology adviser to the head of the judiciary wants an independent body to highlight areas of the law that are not keeping up with disruptive technologies such as crypto.

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Finance

German Fintech Naga to Start Crypto-Focused Social Trading Platform

Nagax will consist of a crypto wallet, NFT and staking platforms, a spot exchange and a futures and derivatives exchange.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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