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Tech

Singapore's National Research Foundation Invests $9M in Blockchain Innovation

The government-backed foundation is funding research and development of commercial use cases for blockchain technology.

Singapore

Policy

BIS Paper Says There's Potential to Embed Regulation Into Stablecoin Systems

The need to regulate global stablecoins like libra doesn't mean authorities can't embrace innovation, according to according to a BIS working paper.

Bank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.

Policy

Blockchain Could Make Dismantling Nuclear Warheads More Secure: UK Report

Nations working to decommission nuclear weapons should turn to blockchain to build trust and make the verification process more secure, a new policy report says.

Trident nuclear missile

Markets

Library of Congress Reports Surge in Crypto Law Searches

The surge comes as America's largest library rolls out a crypto regulatory guide.

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Markets

The Potential Ripple Effects of Ethereum 2.0, Explained

CoinDesk’s Christine Kim spoke to colleagues Michael J. Casey and Aaron Stanley about the most compelling and under-discussed topics about Ethereum 2.0 headlining next week’s conference.

Ethereum 2.0

Tech

Australian University Finds Privacy Issues With Blockchain Technology

A research paper from the University of South Australia suggests blockchain technology needs to be refined so it can better protect privacy and the EU's "right to be forgotten."

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Markets

3 Things You Should Know Before Staking on Ethereum 2.0

It wasn’t long ago that the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade went live on an official test network. Developers have been catching mission-critical bugs in the code ever since.

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Tech

Voatz Calls for Restrictions on Independent Cybersecurity Research in Supreme Court Brief

Blockchain voting platform Voatz wrote that bug bounty programs are beneficial – provided researchers only operate under the supervision of the companies they’re looking into.

Voatz app (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Protection Over Profit: What Early Mining Patterns Suggest About Bitcoin’s Inventor

Researchers believe Bitcoin’s creator probably used specialized mining software in the coin’s early days to protect the new network – not to profit from it.

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Policy

Fed Reserve Analysts Say Common Digital Currency Distinction 'Problematic'

Bitcoin blurs the boundaries of a widely used classification of digital currencies and the distinction should be retired, say Fed experts.

Federal Reserve stamp on a $100 bill (Oleg Golovnev/Shutterstock)