Emily Spaven

Emily served as CoinDesk's first managing editor from 2013 to 2015.

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Markets

US Police Officer Charged with Receiving Stolen Bitcoin Miners

A New Jersey police officer has been arrested and charged with receiving stolen property after allegedly selling stolen bitcoin mining equipment.

By Emily Spaven

Apr 21, 2015 at 11:02 a.m. UTC

Apr 21, 2015

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Markets

Silk road

Alex Winter Talks Bitcoin, Drugs and His New Film 'Deep Web'

CoinDesk managing editor Emily Spaven interviews director Alex Winter ahead of the release of his new documentary film Deep Web.

By Emily Spaven

Apr 16, 2015 at 5:08 p.m. UTC

Apr 16, 2015

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Markets

Crime

Bitcoin's 'First Felon' Charlie Shrem Begins 2-Year Sentence

Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem begins his stint in prison today, having been sentenced in December to two years behind bars.

By Emily Spaven

Mar 30, 2015 at 12:57 p.m. UTC

Mar 30, 2015

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Markets

Banking

British Banking Association: Bitcoin is a Real Threat to Banks

By Emily Spaven

Mar 27, 2015 at 1:47 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2015

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Markets

Isle of man

Isle of Man Introduces Regulation for Bitcoin Businesses

Digital currency businesses will have to comply with the Isle of Man's anti-money-laundering laws from 1st April.

By Emily Spaven

Mar 26, 2015 at 1:57 p.m. UTC

Mar 26, 2015

Isle of ManAMLRegulationNews

Markets

Startups

Three Blockchain Startups Selected for Barclays Accelerator

Three startups working on blockchain-related products and services have been selected to join Barclays Accelerator in London this spring.

By Emily Spaven

Mar 23, 2015 at 8:40 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2015

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Markets

Blockchain technology

Top Global Law Firm: Virtual Currency is Here to Stay

Cryptocurrency's advantages mean it's unlikely to completely go away, says a partner at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the US.

By Emily Spaven

Mar 15, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2015

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Markets

Hacking

Payment Processor EgoPay Confirms Hack, Insider Suspected

Third-party payment processor EgoPay suffered a hack in late December, the company has confirmed in a blog post.

By Emily Spaven

Jan 23, 2015 at 11:36 a.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2015

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Markets

Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Processor EgoPay Freezes Funds, Disables API

Payment gateway EgoPay has frozen accounts belonging to a number of its clients, including cryptocurrency exchanges such as BTC-e and Bitmarket.pl.

By Emily Spaven

Jan 15, 2015 at 10:25 p.m. UTC

Jan 15, 2015

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Markets

Exchanges

CoinJelly Exchange to Close Customer Bitcoin Accounts Within 24 Hours

Bitcoin exchange and wallet service CoinJelly has said it has been acquired and will close user accounts within 24 hours.

By Emily Spaven

Dec 11, 2014 at 2:58 p.m. UTC

Dec 11, 2014

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