Comments from Minnesota Public Safety commissioner John Harrington comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 health data. Author: Benjamin Powers
Iranian Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Should Be Central Bank’s Turf
An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously. Author: Danny Nelson
Blockchain Bites: Poolin Lending, Square Crypto’s Grant and a Senate Candidate Who Holds Bitcoin
Square Crypto supports Bitcoin’s lightning network development, crypto mining pool Poolin expands lending and ICE is going after the petro dollar’s creator. Author: Daniel Kuhn
Bitcoin Mining Pool Poolin Partners With BlockFi to Expand Crypto Lending Service
Poolin, the second biggest bitcoin mining pool by total network power, is expanding its crypto lending and financial services businesses. Author: Wolfie Zhao
‘Financial Surveillance’ or ‘Blockchain Analysis’? Human Rights Foundation Debates Elliptic
Blockchain analysis is “a euphemism” for surveillance, HRF Director Alex Gladstein told Elliptic’s Tom Robinson during a debate on crypto tracing Monday. Author: Brady Dale
