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Latest from Danny Nelson
CasperLabs Raises $14M From Launch-Day Node Runners
Blockchain startup CasperLabs has banked $14 million from investors who pledged to secure its proof-of-stake Casper network at launch.

New York Lawyers Propose Toolkit for Keeping 'Decentralized' Blockchains Honest
Ketsal's "Open Standards" rubric is the latest push to demystify network decentralization in the blockchain space.

PayPal Embraces Crypto, Igniting Market as Mainstream Adoption Inches Closer
PayPal officially confirmed Wednesday it is entering the cryptocurrency market. The payments giant, with 346 million active accounts around the world, pledged to make crypto “a funding source for purchases at its 26 million merchants worldwide.”

Kik Must Pay SEC $5M, Judge Rules, Ending Yearlong Battle Over $100M ICO
Kik will pay $5 million in penalties as part of a proposed settlement with the SEC, which sued the messaging app last year.

FinCEN Fines Bitcoin-Mixing CEO $60M in Landmark Crackdown on Helix, Coin Ninja
Larry Dean Harmon ran the first bitcoin mixing services targeted with criminal allegations by U.S. authorities.

US Alleges Top Russian Cyber Hackers Tried to Cover Digital Tracks With Bitcoin
The cyberhackers used bitcoin to cover their ties to critical hacking campaign "infrastructure" such as servers and domain names, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by U.S. prosecutors.

IMF Says CBDCs Have Potential, but Don't Solve Every Issue
Countries might benefit from issuing central bank digital currencies, but they’re not a panacea for every ailment, a new IMF report says.

E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden's Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age
Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for the central bank.

Bank of Spain to Weigh Digital Currency Design Proposals, 'Implications' Through 2021
The "priority" research comes as Spain weighs a global pivot to digital economies.

Digital Euro Within Decade 'Very Likely,' Says Finland's Chief Central Banker
Olli Rehn believes a digital euro "in one form or another" is all but inevitable.
