Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Rachel-Rose O'Leary is a coder and writer at Dark Renaissance Technologies. She was lead tech writer for CoinDesk 2017-2018, covering privacy tech and Ethereum. She has a background in digital art and philosophy, and has been writing about crypto since 2015.

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Malaysia's Central Bank Is Considering a Cryptocurrency Ban

The governor of Malaysia's central bank reportedly revealed plans for a possible cryptocurrency ban when discussing upcoming regulation yesterday.

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Project Jasper White Paper Touts 'Significant Benefits' in DLT Payments

Bank of Canada and R3 have concluded that their Project Jasper initiative could provide a basis for building cash-based settlements systems in future.

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'Solstice' Approaching: Mimblewimble Blockchain Considers Fork Schedule

A soon-to-be-launched cryptocurrency based on an acclaimed white paper is considering a novel strategy for future blockchain upgrades.

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Ethereum Client Update Sets Byzantium Hard Fork Date

The Geth implementation of ethereum has new code that enshrines an upgrade hard fork for later this month.

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China State News Calls for 'Iron Fist' Regulation of Bitcoin Exchanges

China's Xinhua News Agency has defended regulators' recent decision to outlaw token sales and the exchange closures that followed.

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Greek Court Backs Extradition of Alleged Bitcoin Exchange Operator to US

A Greek court has backed a request that the alleged former operator of bitcoin exchange BTC-e should be extradited to the U.S. for trial.

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Ethereum Testnet Faces Attack But Byzantium Delay Unlikely

A version of the ethereum blockchain being used by developers to test a forthcoming network upgrade is under an ongoing spam attack.

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Malta's Government Is Putting Academic Certificates on a Blockchain

Malta's Ministry for Education and Employment is to launch a pilot project that will store academic certificates on a blockchain.

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Europol Warns Zcash, Monero and Ether Playing Growing Role in Cybercrime

Europol has for the first time released a cybercrime report examining the growing popularity of zcash, monero and ethereum on the darknet.

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CFTC Investigating Ether Crash on Coinbase Exchange

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly making enquiries into the June "flash crash" on Coinbase's GDAX trading platform.

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