Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Finance

Eqonex CEO Steps Down Amid Talks of Potential Merger Options

CEO Richard Byworth will step down with immediate effect and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Andrew Eldon on an interim basis.

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Policy

Former Head of Crypto-Skeptical SEC Gets Blowback for Pro-Blockchain Op-Ed

Jay Clayton’s op-ed for The Wall Street Journal attracted some rather disparaging responses from the Twitterverse.

Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Reddit Co-Founder Creates $200M Initiative With Polygon for Web 3, Social Media

Polygon will provide the infrastructure for the projects that the initiative backs.

Alexis Ohanian. (Shutterstock)

Policy

French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments

The final stage of the first tranche of experiments consisted of the issuance of a digital bond on a blockchain with settlement in CBDC.

Banque de France

Policy

Derivatives Trade Association ISDA to Develop Common Standards for Crypto Assets

ISDA is aiming to characterize the different features of crypto assets and their relevance to contractual standards.

derivative, trading

Finance

SEBA Bank Offers Token for Digital Ownership of Gold

The token will be backed by physical gold, “ready for anytime, on-demand delivery.”

S&P says there are a "lot of similarities" between bitcoin and gold.

Finance

Animoca Brands Leads $130M Investment in Venture Accelerator Brinc for Web 3 Expansion

The funds will be used to lead Brinc’s expansion into DeFi and crypto gaming.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Finance

Germany’s Savings Banks Could Introduce Crypto Trading Next Year: Report

The network of around 400 savings banks across Germany will vote on whether to proceed with the project early in 2022.

Koln, Germany (Shutterstock)

Policy

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Adopts Tether as Official Currency: Report

The National Unity Government said via a Facebook post that it now accepts USDT.

Myanmar, Mandalay division, Bagan, ancient temples shrouded in mist, at sunrise. (Martin Puddy/Getty)

Finance

Crypto Exchange AscendEX Hacked, Losses Estimated at $77M

Assets not affected have been transferred to cold wallets while the investigation is carried out, the exchange said.

Hacker hands image (Shutterstock)