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Jamie Crawley

Jamie Crawley

Jamie joined CoinDesk as a news reporter in February 2021 after writing widely about crypto and blockchain for two years in other roles. Away from crypto, Jamie is a keen runner and fan of all things sport. He holds small amounts of BTC, ETH, ADA and LTC.

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Hacks
Most of Stolen Funds From Poly Network Hack Have Now Been Returned
It was also revealed that Poly had offered a $500,000 reward to the hacker for returning the funds, but that the hacker had declined it.
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By Muyao ShenJamie Crawley
Aug 12, 2021 at 11:45 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Soccer
Lionel Messi's Paris St. Germain Transfer Included Crypto Fan Tokens
Messi's signing-on fee for the French club included an undisclosed number of fan tokens provided by Socios.com.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 12, 2021 at 10:13 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Venture capital
Blockchain, Crypto Investment in H1 Topped 2018-20 Full-Year Totals: KPMG
Investment activity in blockchain and crypto reached $8.7 billion as of June 30, more than each of the preceding three years.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 12, 2021 at 9:44 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Bitcoin mining
Riot Blockchain Forecasts 7.7 EH/s by Q4 2022 as Texas Facility Starts Production
Riot acquired the 190,000 square-foot site in April.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 11, 2021 at 3:29 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2021
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Thailand
EU-Thailand Remittance Corridor Opened on Stellar Blockchain
Velo Labs has joined with TEMPO Payments and Bitazza to facilitate transfers on the Stellar blockchain.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 11, 2021 at 9:56 a.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2021
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Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin Mining Company CleanSpark Acquires Second Data Center
The 87,000-square-foot facility cost $6.6 million.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 10, 2021 at 2:29 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2021
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Markets
Hacks
DeFi Has Accounted for Over 75% of Crypto Hacks in 2021
That works out to $361 million, 2.7 times more than in 2020, according to new report by CipherTrace.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2021
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VanEck Tries Again for Bitcoin Strategy ETF With SEC
VanEck unsuccessfully tried to list a similar fund in 2017.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 10, 2021 at 12:20 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2021
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Poloniex Agrees to $10M Settlement With SEC for Operating Unregistered Exchange
The exchange violated securities law, according to the SEC.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 9, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2021
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Ireland
Standard Chartered's Zodia to Offer Crypto Brokerage to Institutional Investors in Ireland: Report
Standard Chartered's joint venture with Northern Trust, Zodia Custody, was launched in December.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 9, 2021 at 12:11 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2021
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