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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Finance

Ethereum Interoperability Hub Polymer Raises $23M Series A Funding From Marquee Investors

The funding round was co-led by Blockchain Capital, Maven 11 and Distributed Global and included contributions from Coinbase Ventures, Placeholder and Digital Currency Group

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips Below $39K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 23, 2024.

Bitcoin price FMA, Jan. 23, 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Solana, Cardano Lead Losses as Market Starts Week in the Red

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 22, 2024.

CD20 Jan. 22 2024 (CoinDesk)

Web3

'One-Stop Station' Digital Identity Service Root Protocol Raises $10M Seed Funding

The funding rounds, which gave Root a $100 million valuation, were led by Animoca Brands and included contributions from a slew of other notable investors

Tree roots (StockSnap/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips Over 15% Since ETF Approval

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 19, 2024.

Graph superimposed over a markets monitor

Finance

Justin Sun's HTX Services Restored After Exchange Hit by 'DDoS' Attack

Sun then followed up around 15 minutes later saying that all services on HTX had been restored

Consensus 2019 Justin Sun CEO TRON (CoinDesk)

Policy

China's Illegal Crypto Activities Are Taking Place in Laundromats and Cafes: WSJ

Physical trading is most popular in China's inland, as places further from the coast are generally poorer so local governments are preoccupied with other matters, WSJ reported.

Laundromat (Skitterphoto/Pixabay)

Tech

Bitcoin Could See Growth in Layer-2 Ecosystem, Drawing on Ethereum's Experience: Report

The report by Singapore-based blockchain investment Spartan Group and Kyle Ellicott details how these auxiliary networks have drawn a page from the Ethereum blockchain's playbook, and could spring up as demand grows for blockspace on Bitcoin.

(Dynamic Wang/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Crime Amounted to Over $24B in 2023: Chainalysis

The figure is nearly 40% less than that of 2022, however it is only provisional, Chainalysis stressed.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Liquidity Provider Flowdesk Raises $50M Series B

Flowdesk will use the funding to grow its over-the-counter (OTC) offering, hiring new personnel and expand its regulatory coverage in Singapore and the U.S.

Flowdesk (Flowdesk)