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Coinbase Senior Software Engineer Left This Week, Unclear if Departure Linked to New Policy

Andrei Anisimov, whose LInkedIn profile still describes him as a "Senior Software Engineer" at Coinbase, tweeted Saturday that this was his last week at the cryptocurrency exchange.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Shenzhen Giving Away Millions in Digital Yuan in Lottery to Boost Consumption, Test Tech: Report

The promotion is part of China's efforts to try out out and stimulate usage of its new digital currency.

balls, lottery

Policy

SEC Will Be Forced to Give Crypto Guidance Despite Bureaucracy, Risk Avoidance: Peirce

Increased interest in the crypto space will necessitate a more accommodative stance, the commissioner predicted.

Hester Peirce

Markets

Pelosi Rejects, Senate GOP Bridles at White House's $1.8T Stimulus Offer: Reports

The speaker, though saying the boosted offer comes up short in several areas, didn't shut the door on a deal.

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

Finance

Dapper Labs Raises $18M in Token Sale for NFT-Centric Flow Blockchain

Dapper Labs has closed an $18 million token sale on the strength of its latest collectibles game, NBA Top Shot.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $11.5K on US Stimulus Prospects, Seems to Confirm Bullish Trend

Optimism for the prospects for a U.S. stimulus package rose after the White House boosted its offer to Democrats on a pandemic relief package Friday.

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Markets

Robinhood Traders, Including Bitcoin Holders, Left in the Lurch Following Theft: Report

The popular personal investing platform did not do enough to help targeted customers, victims claim.

Robinhood

Markets

Trump Administration Readying $1.8T Stimulus Proposal: Report

Bitcoin is up 54% this year on speculation that trillion-dollar stimulus efforts by governments and central banks will lead to inflation.

White House, Washington, D.C.

Markets

US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round

The five companies will use DLT in food tracing, essential worker licensure, overhauling the Social Security Number system and tracking e-commerce.

A CBP officer inspects a shipment of flowers entering the U.S.

Finance

SBI Subsidiary to Hold Security Token Offering Later This Month

The Japanese financial group is also mulling other business lines around tokenized securities.

SBI Holdings