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.

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Policy

Bank of England Official: It's 'Probable' UK Will Launch a Digital Currency

Sir Jon Cunliffe expressed the concern that consumers may find stablecoins more attractive than bank offerings.

The Royal Exchange. (QQ7/Shutterstock)

Policy

Colonial Pipeline Paid Almost $5M Crypto Ransom Soon After Attack: Report

The company previously said it would not pay the hackers.

Colonial Pipeline facility

Finance

Cowen to Offer Crypto Custody Services Through $25M Stake in PolySign

This comes as part of a PolySign's $53 million Series B funding round that Cowen led.

The New York Stock Exchange

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Purchases Hydro-Powered Data Centers in Canada

The two facilities are powered almost entirely by hydroelectricity, the firm said.

hydropower

Markets

Reserve Bank of India Discourages Lenders From Dealing With Crypto Exchanges: Report

India’s central bank has been unofficially asking banks why they are dealing with crypto businesses.

Reserve Bank of India

Policy

IRS Will Seize Crypto Assets on Failure to Pay US Taxes: Official

Crypto is treated by the IRS as property for U.S. tax purposes and can be seized in the same way, an official said.

IRS

Markets

Former BitMEX Executives to Face Trial in March 2022

Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed face up to five years in prison per charge if convicted.

Department of Justice

Markets

South Korea’s Central Bank Seeks Authority to Monitor Crypto Transactions: Report

The Bank of Korea hopes to start as early as September, an official said.

Bank of Korea building, Seoul

Finance

tZERO Signs 3 Firms Looking to Tokenize Securities

The Overstock-owned company is onboarding OmniValley, Trellis and Wunderfund, a trio of investment platforms.

tZERO

Tech

ConsenSys Tools Infura, Truffle Now Support Ethereum Scaling Project Polygon

The two products should make life easier for developers on Polygon.

The Polygon team