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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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Markets
Money laundering
Firm Allegedly Facilitated Crypto Money Laundering With Encrypted Phones
According to the indictment, Sky Global sells encryption devices to criminal organizations to facilitate activities such as drug trafficking.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 19, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2021
Money Launderingindictment
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Markets
U.s.
Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Bribe Worker With Bitcoin in Would-Be Extortion Attempt
The man traveled to the U.S. to recruit an employee to introduce malware into the unnamed company's network, the DOJ alleges.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 19, 2021 at 10:05 a.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2021
U.S.ExtortionBribery
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Markets
Reports
Bitcoin Is 'Too Important to Ignore': Deutsche Bank Report
Bitcoin's price could continue to rise if it continues to attract asset managers and companies, says the bank.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 18, 2021 at 5:11 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
ReportsDeutsche Bank
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Markets
Andreessen horowitz
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Raises $23M, Led by Andreessen Horowitz
Transaction volume on OpenSea has grown more than 100x over the last six months.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 18, 2021 at 4:48 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
Andreessen HorowitzFunding RoundsNFTsOpenSea
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Finance
Google
Robinhood Hires Ex-Google Exec as Its First Chief Product Officer
Google veteran Aparna Chennapragada will oversee all product, design and research.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 18, 2021 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
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Policy
Mining
Kentucky Legislature Approves Bills Providing Incentives for Crypto Miners
The bills now pass to Governor Andy Beshear for final approval.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 18, 2021 at 2:02 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
MiningLegislationCoinFlashKentucky
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Markets
Investors
Pseudonymous $69M Beeple NFT Buyer MetaKovan Reveals True Identity
Vignesh Sundaresan said he wants to show Indians and people of color they could be art patrons, too.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 18, 2021 at 12:45 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
InvestorsNFTs
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Finance
Twitter
Bottlepay Brings Real-Time Bitcoin Payments to Twitter
Bottlepay users can tweet bitcoin and fiat currency to other users instantly, the firm says.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 18, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
TwitterPaymentsLightning NetworkBottlepay
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Finance
Venture capital
Republic Completes $36M Funding Round; Teases Token Sale Platform
A series of planned token sales starts with an offering from Cere Network later this month.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 17, 2021 at 5:53 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2021
Venture CapitalInvestment PlatformRepublicCere Network
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Markets
Ireland
Central Bank of Ireland Expands Anti-Money Laundering Regime
The new requirements take effect in April.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 17, 2021 at 4:18 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2021
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