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

Hearing in SEC Case Positive for Ripple, XRP, Says Lawyer

Attorney Jeremy Hogan says Ripple would be "feeling pretty good" with comments from the magistrate judge in the SEC's case against the firm and its executives.

Brad Garlinghouse Ripple

Markets

Brazil Becomes Second Country in the Americas to Approve a Bitcoin ETF

The Brazil Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has approved QR Capital's bitcoin ETF which will trade on the Sao Paulo-based B3 exchange.

Brazil

Markets

Robinhood Growing Its Crypto Team 'Hugely' This Year Says CEO

Tenev had been answering a question from a customer who wished to see the platform "take a bite out of Coinbase."

Robinhood

Markets

Firm Allegedly Facilitated Crypto Money Laundering With Encrypted Phones

According to the indictment, Sky Global sells encryption devices to criminal organizations to facilitate activities such as drug trafficking.

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Markets

Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Bribe Worker With Bitcoin in Would-Be Extortion Attempt

The man traveled to the U.S. to recruit an employee to introduce malware into the unnamed company's network, the DOJ alleges.

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Markets

Bitcoin Is 'Too Important to Ignore': Deutsche Bank Report

Bitcoin's price could continue to rise if it continues to attract asset managers and companies, says the bank.

Deutsche Bank

Markets

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Raises $23M, Led by Andreessen Horowitz

Transaction volume on OpenSea has grown more than 100x over the last six months.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen

Finance

Robinhood Hires Ex-Google Exec as Its First Chief Product Officer

Google veteran Aparna Chennapragada will oversee all product, design and research.

Photo of a mobile phone with a Robinhood screen displayed.

Policy

Kentucky Legislature Approves Bills Providing Incentives for Crypto Miners

The bills now pass to Governor Andy Beshear for final approval.

Kentucky state Capitol

Markets

Pseudonymous $69M Beeple NFT Buyer MetaKovan Reveals True Identity

Vignesh Sundaresan said he wants to show Indians and people of color they could be art patrons, too.

Vignesh Sundaresan aka Beeple NFT buyer Metakovan