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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Policy

Bank of Japan Governor Stresses Need to Prepare for Digital Currency Launch

The central bank will begin digital currency experiments later this spring.

Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan

Markets

Investview Says It Holds More Than $1M in Crypto on Its Balance Sheet

Investview also reported record net income and sales for the month of February.

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Markets

Nearly $40B in US Stimulus Checks May Be Spent on Bitcoin and Stocks: Mizuho Survey

The survey by Mizuho Securities estimates that 10% of the $380 billion to be issued as checks could be used to invest.

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Tech

Ant Group Leads China-Dominated 2020 List of Blockchain Patent Holders

The only non-Chinese firm in the rankings, IBM, came fourth in terms of number of patents.

Ant Group and Alibaba founder Jack Ma

Markets

Investor Discovers Beeple NFT Purchased for $969 Now Worth $300K

The NFT is now being offered for sale at $1.7 million.

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Markets

Bitcoin Not a Long-Term Allocation, Says Man Group CEO

Luke Ellis said he "dabbled" in bitcoin but sees himself as a trader rather than a hodler.

Luke Ellis, CEO of Man Group Plc

Markets

Forget Buying the Dip, MicroStrategy Buys $15M of Bitcoin as It Nears the All-Time High

This latest purchase brings the firm's total bitcoin holdings to around 91,326, bought for an average of $24,214 apiece.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael J. Saylor

Markets

Australia's Government Allocates $5.3M for Blockchain Pilot Projects

The money will be spent on two pilot projects intended to show how cost reductions in regulatory compliance are possible with the use of blockchain.

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Finance

Binance Adds Merchant Features to Early Version of Payments Platform

Binance Pay now includes merchant functions, allowing businesses to process payments in crypto, online or in-person.

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Policy

Romanian Barber Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $620K in Crypto

The man is accused of hacking "the seventh-largest cryptocurrency operator in the world."

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