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 African Pension Funds to Be Banned From Crypto Investment, Draft Rules Indicate

“A fund may not invest in crypto-assets directly or indirectly,” according to proposed rule changes in the Government Gazette published Friday.

South Africa may be getting its first bitcoin ETF.

Policy

Australia’s Securities Regulator Issues Criteria for Crypto-Asset ETPs

A cryptocurrency must meet five criteria to be a permissible asset to back an exchange-traded product or other structured product, the regulator said.

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Finance

Richard Li, Winklevoss-Backed CMCC Global Targets $300M for Latest Crypto Fund

CMCC Global, an early investor in the Solana blockchain, has also backed Cosmos and Terra.

Hong Kong Harbour (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto.com Looks to Cash In on Bull Market With $100M Advertising Campaign

The ad, “Fortune Favors the Brave,” stars actor Matt Damon and is directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso attend "The Last Duel" New York Premiere at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on October 09, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Finance

Biconomy Raises $11.5M in Public Sale of Native Token BICO

The CoinList sale follows a $9 million fundraising round in July.

2021 Will Be “Tough Year” For U.S. Dollar

Policy

SEC Will Not Approve Leveraged Bitcoin ETF: Report

The report comes two days after Valkyrie Investments filed to offer 1.25x leveraged bitcoin futures ETF.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

Finance

Thailand Department Store Chain Is Testing Its Own Cryptocurrency

Central Retail Corp. is distributing the blockchain-based “C-Coin” to its 80,000 employees.

Luggage on sale in a department store in a Bangkok shopping mall.

Policy

Florida’s Miami-Dade County to ‘Study Feasibility’ of Paying Taxes With Crypto

The county’s Cryptocurrency Task Force will also offer recommendations around other potential policies related to crypto that could prove advantageous.

florida (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

London Commuters Face Ad ‘Assault’ by New Musk-Inspired Coin: Report

A coin named after Elon Musk’s shiba inu dog is being advertised to mass transit users in the U.K. capital with the slogan “Missed Doge? Get Floki”

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/japanese-shiba-inu-dog-near-window-585435077

Policy

Bank of Spain Opens Registry for Crypto Service Providers

All entities, including banks that are already regulated, have to register.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)