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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Markets

Serbian Man Indicted for Embezzling $7M Through Fraudulent Crypto Schemes

According to the indictment, Kristijan Krstic founded two digital-asset investment platforms that fraudulently induced investors to buy securities in the form of investment contracts.

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Markets

Bitcoin More Popular Than Gold in Australia, Report Finds

Nearly a quarter of surveyed investors state they plan to hold their investments for more than three years.

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Policy

East Caribbean Central Bank Conducts 'Milestone' Retail Digital Currency Transaction

The first transaction using "DCash" was conducted at a supermarket in Grenada on Feb. 12.

St. George's, Grenada

Policy

Lawsuit Against Crypto Project Bancor Dismissed in New York

The lawsuit had alleged investors had been misled by Bancor and that its tokens were in fact securities.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Policy

SEC's Hester Peirce Says 'Alluring' DeFi Space Needs Legal Clarity

The commissioner sees DeFi as "a very good test" to see if regulators can regulate in a way that empowers investors and markets alike.

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Tech

Central Banks of China, UAE Join Blockchain-Based CBDC Payments Project

The project will explore the capabilities of a DLT-based central bank digital currency in regional payments.

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Markets

Kraken CEO Says Ether Flash Crash Down to Trading, Not System Glitch

Jesse Powell suggested an ether whale might have "decided to dump his life savings."

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

Policy

ECB Wants to Be Able to Veto Stablecoins Like Diem in the EU

The ECB believes it should have the final say ahead of any proposed stablecoin launches.

European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany

Markets

'India's Warren Buffett,' Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Backs Bitcoin Ban

Jhunjhunwala told CNBC he "will never buy bitcoin" and that Indian regulators should step in and ban cryptocurrencies.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, chairman of Rare Enterprises

Markets

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin Says He 'Doesn’t Know How to Think' About Bitcoin

Speaking to Andrew Ross Sorkin of CNBC on Friday, the billionaire investor said he does not see "the economic underpinning of cryptocurrencies" and does not spend any time thinking about them.

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