Today is the fifth day of the civil trial between Craig Wright, chief scientist of crypto research firm nChain, and the estate of Dave Kleiman, Wright’s collaborator and business…
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SEC Approves Bitcoin ETF, Opening Crypto to Wider Investor Base
After years of trial and error by would-be fund sponsors, cryptocurrency investing is finally opening up to the masses with the tacit U.S. approval of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund….
Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows ‘Feasibility’ for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says – CoinDesk
An under-the-wraps Swiss trial testing how central bank money can be linked to financial markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results, the Bank for International Settlements…
Reddit Rolls Out ‘Community Points’ on Ethereum to Incentivize Positive Behavior – CoinDesk
Reddit has expanded its “community points” trial, offering users a way to earn a “piece of their favorite communities,” built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. In a slide…
PepsiCo Blockchain Trial Brings 28% Boost in Supply Chain Efficiency – CoinDesk
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has conducted a blockchain trial that brought a 28 percent boost in supply chain efficiency. Dubbed “Project Proton,” the trial set out to examine…
U.S. DOJ Moves to Detain Defendant in Crypto ‘Shadow Banking’ Case – CoinDesk
U.S. prosecutors are seeking to detain Reginald Fowler until his trial for operating an unlicensed money transmission business which may have processed funds for the Bitfinex crypto exchange. In…
Central Banks Settle Cross-Border Payments With Blockchain for First Time – CoinDesk
The central banks of Canada and Singapore have concluded a trial of cross-border payments using blockchain technology and central bank digital currencies. The Bank of Canada (BoC) and the…
Tata Settles Securities Between National Depositories on a Blockchain – CoinDesk
India’s second largest firm by market valuation has completed a blockchain trial of cross-border securities settlement between two central securities depositories (CSDs). Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced Wednesday that the…
Jamaica Stock Exchange to Pilot Bitcoin and Ether Trading – CoinDesk
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is soon to trial bitcoin and ether trades with help from Canadian fintech firm Blockstation. The two firms jointly announced Wednesday that they have…
Japan to Hold First Ever Trial Over Crypto Hacking Losses – CoinDesk
An 18-year-old Japanese youth has been sent to prosecutors in the country’s first ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft. According to a report from The Japan Times on Friday, the…