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

Central Bank Digital Currencies May Drive Cash 'Shadow Economy' to Crypto: Reuters

"Shadow economy" participants, those who use deal mostly in hard cash for anonymity's sake, are unlikely to be drawn to using a CBDC, according to a Reuters column.

fear shadow

Markets

Beeple NFT to Be Auctioned by Christie's

Christie's is partnering with digital marketplace MakersPlace to auction the work of a renowned crypto artist.

Beeple's "Everydays"

Finance

Digital Asset Manager Grayscale Expands Leadership Team With Trio of C-Suite Hires

The digital currency asset manager's new executives bring with them experience at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Ripple Labs.

New York

Policy

Russia's Lower House to Consider Bill on Crypto Taxation This Week

If passed the bill would amend tax laws to recognize digital currencies as a form of property.

Russian State Duma

Tech

Russian Mobile Operators Eye Payments Services, Wallets for Digital Ruble

Some telcos are looking at developing a digital wallet that would link the digital currency to users' mobile phone numbers.

Russia's Central Bank

Markets

UK Crypto Exchange EXMO Offline Amid DDoS Attack

The exchange said it's working to bring services back online following the attack.

Hackers, data

Markets

Crypto Payments Provider BitPay Adds Apple Pay Support

Apple Pay functionality will allow cardholders to make purchases in store and online using the crypto held in their BitPay wallet.

bitpay

Markets

Wall Street Embrace of Crypto Grows Closer as Employees Argue on Its Behalf: CNBC

On a Zoom call with traders in January, JP Morgan co-President Daniel Pinto suggested he was open-minded about bitcoin.

jpmorgan

Markets

Miami Commissioners Reject Mayor's Push to OK Crypto Use, Vote to Study It First: Report

The city will seek a vendor to help City Hall pay all or part of its employees' salaries in bitcoin. Residents would also have the option of using cryptocurrency to pay for city services.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez

Markets

T-Mobile Sued Over SIM Attack That Resulted in Loss of $450K in Bitcoin

The plaintiff lost 15 bitcoin after an interaction with a T-Mobile customer who had been victim of a SIM-swapping attack.

sim, sim swap