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Wyoming legislators have introduced a bill to classify digital assets as property and provide banks with clarity on crypto custodial services. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Wyoming Bill Would Clear the Way for…

Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Beam said Monday morning that its blockchain has stopped, later adding that a fix is in progress. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Privacy Cryptocurrency Beam Experiences Blockchain Stoppage

U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has hired a new U.K. head of compliance with three decades of experience in the industry. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Coinbase Hires New Compliance Chief for UK Operations

Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has invested $15 million in slimline cold wallet provider Tangem. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Japan’s SBI Invests Million In Crypto Card Wallet Maker Tangem

Bitcoin’s weekly gains were wiped out at the weekend at a key moving average that previously offered support. Source: Coindesk Original Post: This Former Bitcoin Price Support Is Now Capping Gains

At Tron’s niTROn Summit, CEO Justin Sun sketched out his vision for how BitTorrent’s massive user base can leapfrog the crypto adoption problem. Source: Coindesk Original Post: SF Summit Shows BitTorrent Is…

A Digital Garage subsidiary has partnered with blockchain tech firm Blockstream to test atomic swaps of a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Digital Garage to Test Yen-Pegged Stablecoin on Blockstream…

“Staking as a service” is taking off. We need to think hard about what this means for crypto’s evolution, warns Michael J. Casey. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Proof-of-Stake Could Lead to Crypto…

The differences between U.S. and EU approaches to crypto asset regulation are even more complicated than they appear, writes Noelle Acheson. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Oceans Apart: Crypto Regulation in the US…

CoinDesk will now use GitHub to help crowdsource potential methodology changes and data sources for our Crypto-Economics Explorer. Source: Coindesk Original Post: CoinDesk’s Crypto-Economic Data Is Now Accessible on GitHub

We are way too early for “mainstream adoption” to be a sensible success metric for dapps, says Coleman Maher. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Why ‘Mainstream Adoption’ Is an Unfair Success Metric for…

BlockEx, a London-based platform for launching and exchanging tokens, was beset by a series of setbacks that led to downsizing. Source: Coindesk Original Post: BlockEx Goes from Million ICO to Layoffs in…

The tZERO security token trading platfrom will go live next week, says Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Overstock’s Patrick Byrne Says tZERO Will Launch Next Week

French economist and former central bank head Christian Noyer is joining blockchain-based financial services startup SETL’s board of director. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Former French Central Bank Chief Joins Blockchain Startup Board

After a security vulnerability was found in ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade just days prior to activation, core developers now hope to execute the upgrade at the end of February. Source: Coindesk Original…

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development thinks ICOs may be a beneficial fundraising tool, but not yet for “mainstream” firms. Source: Coindesk Original Post: OECD: ICOs Have Business Financing Benefits But…

A roundup of notable recent departures and hirings at Coinbase, one of the most coveted places to work in the crypto industry. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Who’s Left, Joined and Almost Joined…

The Stock Exchange of Thailand is looking to capitalize on investor interest in cryptos by offering a new digital assets exchange. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Thai Stock Exchange Plans to Launch a…

In an apparent first, a relatively new form of malware uninstalls security programs to avoid detection and mine crypto on cloud servers. Source: Coindesk Original Post: This Malware Has a Worrying Trick…

Bitcoin’s eight-day stretch of consolidation looks to have weakened the prospects of a drop back to December lows near $3,100. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Bitcoin Price Consolidation May Have Weakened Bear Case