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How to Keep Control of Your Crypto
Live from Las Vegas at CES 2023, CoinDesk Web3 & Learn Managing Editor Toby Bochan takes a look at crypto wallets and other self-custody tech designed to make users masters over their digital money so they don’t have to trust exchanges. Speakers include: Block Bitcoin Wallet Lead Max Guise, Casa CEO Nick Neuman, Coinbase Director of Engineering Chintan Turakhia and Bitski Head of Product Jasmine Xu.
Block Manager Sees Self-Custody as Future of Crypto Post-FTX
The payments company is working on a product to allow customers to hold bitcoin directly.
How Jack Dorsey’s Block Is Approaching Crypto
Max Guise, Bitcoin Wallet Lead at Block, speaks with CoinDesk's Christine Lee at CES 2023 about what the Jack Dorsey-led company's plans are for crypto and the future of self-custody in the wake of FTX's collapse.
Bitcoin’s Biggest Milestones in 2022
CoinDesk Technology reporter Frederick Munawa discusses Bitcoin's major achievements this year, as outlined by the Bitcoin Operations Technology Group. The paper covers dozens of milestones: from ambitious scaling proposals such as validity rollups and the Taro test software, to captivating events like the establishment of a Bitcoin legal defense fund by Block CEO Jack Dorsey and a controversial Lightning Network Daemon (LND) bug that left part of the Lightning Network in disarray.
Jack Dorsey's Block Invests in East African Bitcoin Miner Gridless
Gridless, a bitcoin mining company helping generate new sources of energy in East African rural communities, secured $2 million in a seed investment round led by bitcoin VC firm Stillmark and Block, a payments company led by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the global bitcoin mining industry.
Jack Dorsey-Backed East African Bitcoin Miner Gridless Raises $2M
Dorsey’s Block and bitcoin venture-capital firm Stillmark co-led a seed funding round.
Jack Dorsey's Block Sees Drop in Bitcoin Revenue as Consumer Demand, Crypto Prices Slump
Block cited declines in consumer demand and the price of bitcoin for its bitcoin-based revenue decline.
Spiral, Braiins Team Up to Promote Adoption of Bitcoin Mining Upgrades
Block subsidiary Spiral and bitcoin mining tech provider Braiins are spearheading a working group to promote the adoption of updates to the bitcoin mining pool protocol. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Bitcoin ecosystem and the role of mining pool software in censorship resistance.
Jack Dorsey’s TBD Team Partners With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings, Remittances Global
TBD, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block, is teaming up with USDC stablecoin issuer Circle to bring cross-border dollar-linked stablecoin transfers and savings to investors globally. “The Hash” team discusses what this means for the stablecoin markets and the crypto industry at large.
Bank of England Hikes Rates to 2.25%; Jack Dorsey’s Block Slapped With Downgrade on Bitcoin Sentiment
The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) to 2.25% in a continued fight against inflation. Plus, investment bank Mizuho downgraded shares of Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block to neutral from buy.