A special agent with the US Secret Service (USSS) is speaking out against bitcoin and digital currency technology on the grounds that criminal activity is its most compelling use case. Taking place during a talk at the 17th annual OpRisk North America conference, USSS agent Tate Jarrow suggested that without digital currencies, “cybercrime would be much […]

“There’s a metaphor to it,” CEO Pieter Gorsira explains, addressing his startup Lawnmower, and its, by bitcoin industry standards, unconventional name. If the name Lawnmower at first keeps users at a distance, however, the explanation does much to illuminate the novel concept the Boost VC startup is hoping will help it become a low-risk bitcoin […]

Bitcoin in the Headlines is a weekly look at global bitcoin news, analysing media and its impact. While bitcoin’s ability to deliver on its potential is still an open question, the number of Wall Street supporters for the technology grew this week, a development that was not lost in the headlines. Continue reading at CoinDesk Powered […]

As cryptocurrencies grow in popularity, they will continue to threaten revenue streams of the traditional banking system, according to a new report from the British Banking Association (BBA). A section of The Digital Disruption: UK Banking Report looks specifically at cryptocurrencies and the impact they have already had, and will continue to have, on people’s […]

Jared Marx is an attorney at Washington, DC law firm Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis. He advises companies about bitcoin-related regulatory law and represents companies and individuals in civil and criminal proceedings. Here, he discusses why a new securities ruling is a potential boon for ‘crypto 2.0‘ and ‘bitcoin 2.0’ companies operating in the US. On […]