Stan Higgins

A member of CoinDesk's full-time Editorial Staff since 2014, Stan has long been at the forefront of covering emerging developments in blockchain technology. Stan has previously contributed to financial websites, and is an avid reader of poetry.

Stan currently owns a small amount (<$500) worth of BTC, ENG and XTZ (See: Editorial Policy).

Stan Higgins

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R3 Completes Blockchain Test With 11 Banks

R3CEV has announced the completion of a permissioned ledger test involving 11 of its 42 banking partners.

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Report Urges UK Government to Test Blockchain Tech

A new report from the UK Government Office for Science has recommended a broad government effort to explore and test blockchain technology.

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Bitcoin Price Falls 15% Amid Network 'Failure' Claims

The price of bitcoin declined sharply in global markets today, falling by more than 13%, according to the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).

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Former ATM Maker Robocoin Ends Bitcoin Services

Romit, the remittance service that began as bitcoin ATM developer Robocoin, has said that it is shutting down its bitcoin services.

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Cryptsy Threatens Bankruptcy, Claims Millions Lost in Bitcoin Heist

Amidst a withdrawal freeze and the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court, Cryptsy has announced that it is insolvent.

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IBM Talks Open Ledger Project, Bright Future for Blockchain

CoinDesk recently interviewed Jerry Cuomo, the IBM Fellow working on the Linux Foundation's Open Ledger Project.

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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Digital Currency Exchange Cryptsy

Two Florida law firms have filed a class action lawsuit in US district court against the digital currency exchange Cryptsy and its CEO, Paul Vernon.

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Russian Payments Firm Trials Bitcoin Tool for Customer Verification

A bitcoin blockchain notarization project has developed a customer on-boarding tool for a Russian payments service.

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Silk Road Operator Ross Ulbricht Seeks New Trial in Appeal

The defense for Ross Ulbricht, the convicted operator of the now-defunct dark market Silk Road, is pushing for a new trial.

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Suspected Members of Bitcoin Extortion Group DD4BC Captured

The EU’s top law enforcement agency has announced a new crackdown on the DDoS attack group DD4BC, which demands ransom in bitcoin.

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