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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Markets

Banks in South Korea Instructed to Treat Crypto Exchanges as High-Risk Clients

Banks will have to deny services to clients that do not comply with ID verification requirements or fail to report suspicious activity to the FSC's anti-money laundering unit.

South Korean Won

Markets

Tanzania's President Urges Central Bank to Prepare for Crypto

The president's speech follows El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender.

Tanzania Mourns Late President Magufuli

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BlockFi Retail Account Balance Increased Fivefold in Past Year, CEO Says

Zac Prince said the average balance of a retail client has climbed from $10,000 to $50,000 in the last year.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince.

Markets

South Africa's Financial Watchdog to Bring Crypto Exchanges Into Regulatory Oversight

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority said it will start to regulate the crypto industry "in a phased and structured approach."

south africa banknotes

Markets

Alan Howard Adds to Crypto Spending With Investment in Two Startups

The latest investment comes a day after Howard announced a $4 million investment in Asian crypto trading app Kikitrade.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard.

Markets

Jack Dorsey Suggests Twitter Likely to Integrate Lightning Network

In a tweet, the Twitter founder hinted the micromessaging system will integrate Bitcoin layer 2 payments Lightning Network.

Jack Dorsey

Markets

Hut 8 Mining's Shares to Be Listed on Nasdaq

Hut 8 will also retain its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Hut 8 plant

Markets

Stablecoins, CBDCs Don't Present Inherent Risk to Financial Stability: Bank of England Executive Says

Christina Segal-Knowles played down concerns that the traditional banking model would be undermined.

British pounds

Markets

Basel Committee Proposes Banks Set Aside Capital to Cover Bitcoin Exposure

The committee proposed splitting crypto assets into two groups: those eligible for treatment under existing frameworks and those that are not.

BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.

Finance

Coinbase to Manage Crypto Investments of 401(k) Provider ForUsAll

Workers in plans administered by ForUsAll will have the option to invest up to 5% of their contributions in crypto

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