Stan Higgins

A member of CoinDesk's full-time Editorial Staff since 2014, Stan has long been at the forefront of covering emerging developments in blockchain technology. Stan has previously contributed to financial websites, and is an avid reader of poetry.

Stan currently owns a small amount (<$500) worth of BTC, ENG and XTZ (See: Editorial Policy).

Stan Higgins

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Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Pledges Support for Blockchain

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced she will support blockchain applications as part of her planned tech platform.

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Brazil's Banco Bradesco Joins R3 Consortium

A major Brazilian banking institution has become the latest member of distributed ledger consortium R3.

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Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin

San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Kraken is making yet another acquisition, scooping up Dutch exchange CleverCoin.

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Bid to Blacklist The DAO Attacker Advances With Ethereum Soft Fork Vote

Mining pools have largely adopted a patch that would blacklist addresses connected to The DAO, the Ethereum-based funding vehicle, after its collapse.

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Bitcoin Exchange Raises $16 Million in Ongoing Series A Funding

A bitcoin exchange startup based in Singapore has raised $16m in new funding as part of an ongoing Series A.

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31 Chinese Firms Form Financial Blockchain Consortium

A group of technology and finance companies in Shenzhen, China, have launched a new blockchain consortium.

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Survey: Blockchain Capital Markets Spending to Reach $1 Billion in 2016

A new survey estimates that finance companies will invest as much as $1bn on blockchain initiatives related to capital markets in 2016.

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Ex-Ethereum CEO: Foundation Should Not Intervene to Save The DAO

Ethereum's first CEO said he believes the current situation at The DAO was fueled by "greed and arrogance".

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ASX Buys Bigger Stake in Blockchain Startup DAH

The Australian Stock Exchange is boosting its stake in New York blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings.

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DAO Debacle Escalates: Attacker Counter-Attacks Ethereum Developers

An effort to thwart an attack on funds tied to The DAO, the ethereum-powered, smart contract-based funding vehicle, has grown more complicated.

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