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

UK Regulator Ramped Up Campaign Against Crypto ATMs in May and June

The financial watchdog conducted inspections in conjunction with the South West Regional Organized Crime Unit and the police forces of Greater London, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

FCA building with logo (FCA)

Finance

Tom Brady's NFT Startup Autograph Shifts Strategy Amid Struggles: NYT

Autograph is now shifting to a broader focus on helping celebs foster loyalty with their fans and has removed some crypto language from its marketing.

Tom Brady (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Finance

Taylor Swift Approved Sponsorship Deal With FTX, Despite Previous Reports: NYT

Swift signed the sponsorship agreement worth as much as $100 million following more than six months of discussions.

Taylor Swift performs onstage during at Paycor Stadium on June 30, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Markets

Coinbase, Microstrategy Shares Rally After Cboe Refiles Bitcoin ETF Applications

Shares in Coinbase, chosen as the market for the surveillance-sharing agreements in ETF applications, rose above $80 at around 11:30 ET on Monday.

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Finance

Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot's Stock Rises 12% in Stock Debut

BTM shares closed on Monday at $3.61, an increase of nearly 12% on GSRM's closing price on Friday.

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Finance

OKX Overcomes FTX-Related Concerns Around Crypto Industry in $70M Expansion of Man City Sponsorship

Manchester City and OKX's other partners have been auditing the exchange's proof of reserves to make sure it won't go the same way as FTX.

Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City (Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)

Finance

Julius Baer Eyes Expansion to Dubai for Crypto Services: Bloomberg

The expansion would be the private bank's first for its crypto offering beyond its native Switzerland, where it has provided digital asset services since the start of 2020.

Blockchain.com abrirá una oficina en Dubai. (Shutterlk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Cathie Wood's ARK Amends Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing to Include Surveillance Sharing, Similar to BlackRock

ARK's application may now be in pole position to be approved first as as it was filed earlier than BlackRock's.

ARK Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Finance

IFC-Backed Carbon Opportunities Fund Uses Chia Network to Settle Tokenized Carbon Credits

Investment company Sumitomo Corporation of Americas purchased a batch of tokenized carbon offsets from the Carbon Opportunities Fund.

Carbon credits (Nature Design/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Exchange KuCoin to Introduce Mandatory ID Checks Next Month

As of July 15, new customers will be required to complete identification checks to use KuCoin's services.

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