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Marchés

ShapeShift Founder Says Crypto Exchange Service Will Support Libra

Erik Voorhees thinks that Facebook's currency will be a gateway for bitcoin adoption.

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Regulators Debate Cryptocurrency Legislation Ahead of G20 Summit

The new rules for crypto businesses will be released in June 21 but many regulators are already worried about the repercussions.

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Marchés

The Consensus 2019 Videos Are Live

Watch nearly every Consensus 2019 talk on CoinDesk right now.

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Marchés

Decentralized or Nothing: Song Duels IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW

An event at SXSW pitted Blockchain Capital's Jimmy Song against IBM's Chris Ferris in a debate over permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains.

Bitcoin advocate Jimmy Song (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Marchés

Don’t Count on Decentralization to Rule Crypto Out as Security: VanEck Exec

VanEck's Gabor Gurbacs has questioned whether being "sufficiently decentralized" means a crypto is not a security, as suggested by SEC execs.

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NFTs Are Here. But Where Are They Headed?

The best business model for crypto collectibles is currently unclear, but some compelling ideas arose at a New York event last week.

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Marchés

SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3

Global banking payments network SWIFT says it plans a trial integration with DLT provider R3.

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Marchés

SF Summit Shows BitTorrent Is Boosting Tron's Appeal

At Tron's niTROn Summit, CEO Justin Sun sketched out his vision for how BitTorrent's massive user base can leapfrog the crypto adoption problem.

Tron CEO Justin Sun speaks at niTROn Summit 2019, photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk

Marchés

The Giant Bitcoin Rat Is Back And This Time It's After Alan Greenspan

The artist behind a giant, inflatable, rat-shaped piece of protest art dedicated to bitcoin is at it again – this time at the DC Fed.

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Ripple Grapples With Its $21 Billion 'Gorilla': Crypto Asset Adoption

Ripple's "800-pound gorilla" in the room is whether financial institutions will actually use cryptocurrencies in cross-border payments.

Swell 2018 digital asset adoption panel