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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Finance

Fantasy Bitcoin Stock Market Sand Hill Fined $20K By SEC

The SEC has settled with Sand Hill Exchange, an experimental stock market that used bitcoin as a medium of exchange.

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Markets

Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Launches New Dark Pool

San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Kraken has launched a new dark pool for bitcoin trades.

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Markets

Erik Voorhees: BitLicense Requires 'Reckless' Data Collection

ShapeShift founder and CEO Erik Voorhees discusses the company's new iOS app and its decision to stop serving the New York market.

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Tech

Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC Guild to Close Over BitLicense Concerns

Bitcoin mining pool BTC Guild is shutting down later this month, and its operator has cited the BitLicense finalization as a major factor.

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Markets

US Treasury: Bitcoin's Use in Funding Terrorism 'Unclear'

A new US Treasury Department study reports that bitcoin could possibly be used to fund terrorism but that the actual risk posed remains uncertain.

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Markets

Political Group Backing Joe Biden Starts Accepting Bitcoin

A political action committee pushing for US Vice President Joe Biden to seek the presidency has announced it will accept bitcoin donations.

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Tech

OpenBazaar Raises $1 Million for Decentralised Marketplace

Decentralized marketplace protocol developer OpenBazaar, has raised $1m from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.

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Markets

Australian Firm Faces Harassment After Paying Bitcoin Ransom

An executive in Australia has been reportedly victimized by online hackers after the company they work for was pressured into paying a bitcoin ransom.

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Tech

Blockstream to Release First Open Source Code for Sidechains

Blockstream has announced the release of the first open source code for sidechains, its signature project aimed at bitcoin scalability issues.

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Finance

LHV Bank Develops Wallet App Built on Bitcoin’s Blockchain

Estonia’s LHV Bank has backed a project to create a financial services platform and money-transfer app that will utilize bitcoin.

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