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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Decentralized Bitcoin Market OpenBazaar is Now Live

The developers of OpenBazaar, the decentralized marketplace protocol, have released the first live version of the software.

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Court Takes Control of Digital Currency Exchange Cryptsy

A Florida court has frozen the assets of the digital currency exchange Cryptsy and placed it under the control of a receiver.

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Overstock Invests $4 Million in Barbados Bitcoin Startup

Caribbean digital currency exchange Bitt has received $4m in new funding from online retailer Overstock.

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Bank of Canada Researcher: Bitcoin Monetary Standard Would Fail

A research consultant for Canada's central bank has published a paper that envisions a world with a monetary standard based on bitcoin.

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US Bank Regulator to Examine Distributed Ledgers in FinTech Framework Push

The US Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is looking to establish a framework for regulating financial technologies like blockchain.

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Interpol War Game Models Chase for Bitcoin Blackmailers

Interpol conducted a war game scenario last week that centered on discovering the identity of a blackmailer demanding a bitcoin ransom.

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Blockchain Development Platform Stratumn Raises €600k

A platform for developing enterprise blockchain applications has raised €600,000 in seed funding.

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Bitcoin Exchange Cointrader Shuts Down After Alleged Hack

Bitcoin exchange Cointrader has announced that it is shutting down following what it claimed was a debilitating hack.

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Blockstream Among 10 New Firms to Join Hyperledger Blockchain Project

Bitcoin development startup Blockstream is among 10 firms that have joined the Hyperledger blockchain project.

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Dutch Central Bank to Create Prototype Blockchain-Based Currency

The Dutch central bank has committed to developing an internal blockchain prototype dubbed “DNBCoin”.

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