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Coronavirus Concerns Cause Another Crypto Event to Be Postponed
A crypto conference planned for Hong Kong in March is one of several postponed over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
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UN Warns Against Attending North Korean Crypto Conference Next Month
The United Nations says attending North Korea's cryptocurrency conference in February would likely be a violation of sanctions.
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Join CoinDesk at CES Next Week
Join us on Jan. 8 for a CoinDesk OnTap meetup in Las Vegas.
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ShapeShift Founder Says Crypto Exchange Service Will Support Libra
Erik Voorhees thinks that Facebook's currency will be a gateway for bitcoin adoption.
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Regulators Debate Cryptocurrency Legislation Ahead of G20 Summit
The new rules for crypto businesses will be released in June 21 but many regulators are already worried about the repercussions.
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The Consensus 2019 Videos Are Live
Watch nearly every Consensus 2019 talk on CoinDesk right now.
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Decentralized or Nothing: Song Duels IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW
An event at SXSW pitted Blockchain Capital's Jimmy Song against IBM's Chris Ferris in a debate over permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains.
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Don’t Count on Decentralization to Rule Crypto Out as Security: VanEck Exec
VanEck's Gabor Gurbacs has questioned whether being "sufficiently decentralized" means a crypto is not a security, as suggested by SEC execs.
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NFTs Are Here. But Where Are They Headed?
The best business model for crypto collectibles is currently unclear, but some compelling ideas arose at a New York event last week.
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SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3
Global banking payments network SWIFT says it plans a trial integration with DLT provider R3.
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