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Markets
Ransomware
UCSF Hospital Paid $1.14M in Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack
Ransomware group Netwalker is believed to be behind the attack on UCSF, which temporarily restricted access to the medical school’s data.
Malware
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 30, 2020 at 8:12 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2020
RansomwareBitcoinUniversity of California
Red Bull Arena (Paul Lowry/Wikimedia Commons)
Markets
Nfts
US Soccer Players Can Be Collected, Traded in Tokenized Fantasy Game
MLS fans will now be able to collect and trade digital cards representing league players and use them to play fantasy soccer games run by the firm Sorare.
Red Bull Arena (Paul Lowry/Wikimedia Commons)
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 30, 2020 at 12:35 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2020
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SPiCE VC founder Tal Elyashiv (CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Investment
Swiss Equity Firm Makes First Crypto Investment With SPiCE VC Stake
Swiss private equity firm VIVA Investment Partners AG is leaning into crypto funding through a new stake in blockchain venture capital firm SPiCE VC.
SPiCE VC founder Tal Elyashiv (CoinDesk archives)
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 30, 2020 at 12:20 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2020
InvestmentSPiCE VCVIVA Investment PartnersEquity
The Kadena team
Markets
Kadena
Kadena Launches Blockchain App to Verify COVID-19 Tests
Hybrid blockchain maker Kadena wants to verify COVID-19 testing kits by recording their provenance on its network.
The Kadena team
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 25, 2020 at 6:27 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire.
Markets
Coinbase
Circle, Coinbase Bring USDC Stablecoin to Algorand's Blockchain
The CENTRE consortium is teaming up with the Algorand Foundation to launch the USDC stablecoin on the Algorand network.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire.
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 25, 2020 at 9:41 a.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
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(Raoyang Yang/Shutterstock)
Policy
Bitlicense
BitLicense at 5: A Timeline of New York's Landmark Cryptocurrency Regulation
The BitLicense was first proposed in 2013, but wasn't implemented until mid-2015. CoinDesk outlines the major events in its history.
(Raoyang Yang/Shutterstock)
By Sandali HandagamaJaspreet Kalra
Jun 24, 2020 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
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(Raoyang Yang/Shutterstock)
Policy
Bitlicense
BitLicense Recipients
A list of all New York Department of Financial Service BitLicense and limited purpose trust charter recipients.
(Raoyang Yang/Shutterstock)
By Nikhilesh DeSandali HandagamaJaspreet KalraDanny Nelson
Jun 24, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
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Frankfurt, Germany
Finance
Infrastructure
Swiss Tech Firm Metaco Taps Blockchain Think Tank to Bolster Services
Digital asset infrastructure provider METACO is partnering with the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center to bolster its service offerings using the think tank's research.
Frankfurt, Germany
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
InfrastructureResearchMetaco
coins
Finance
Funding rounds
Crypto Trading Platform CrossTower Raises $6M in Seed Round
CrossTower has raised $6 million in seed funding, with entrepreneur Gerard Lopez leading the round.
coins
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 22, 2020 at 12:16 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2020
Funding RoundsCrossTowerTrading Platforms
Thai baht
Markets
Thailand
Thai Central Bank Taps Cement Company for First Digital Currency Payments
The Bank of Thailand is integrating a CBDC payments system into the financials of the country’s oldest cement company in an extension of its Inthanon project.
Thai baht
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 20, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2020
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