Binance, Eosfinex Join EOSDT Stablecoin Governance Board
Binance is trying its hand at decentralized stablecoin governance. The exchange joined the distributed oversight team that approves contracts and…
Author: Randolph French
I have been writing about Cryptocurrency for over 5 years and I have seen it grow from a niche interest to a global phenomenon. I have written two books on the subject, “Crypto investing for beginners” and “Crypto trading for beginners”. My work has been featured in major publications such as Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine.
I am a thought leader in the space and my insights are highly sought after by both media and industry players. I am a regular contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg and CoinDesk. I also advise startups in the space and have mentored many successful entrepreneurs.
Louisiana State Senate to Consider Crypto Business Licensing Bill
The Louisiana State Senate is about to consider a bill to regulate and license virtual currency businesses. Sponsored by state…
The Shadow of Satoshi’s Ghost: Why Bitcoin Mythology Matters
How the myth-making around Satoshi reinforces what makes bitcoin unique in the landscape of global monies. On Wednesday, a batch…
Blockchain Bites: Iran and Russia Revisit Crypto Regulations, Bitcoin Pizza Day 10 Years Later
News ‘Diet’Laszlo Hanyecz has the honor of conducting the first commercial Bitcoin transaction: trading 10,000 bitcoin for about $30 worth…
Designer Money for a Machine-Run Post-COVID World
A headline in MIT Technology Review caught my attention this week: “The pandemic is emptying call centers. AI chatbots are…
Finance and the Real Economy Can’t Stay Out of Sync Forever
Jill Carlson, a CoinDesk columnist, is co-founder of the Open Money Initiative, a non-profit research organization working to guarantee the…
Market Wrap: Traders ‘Buy the Dip’ as Bitcoin Hovers at $9,000
Bitcoin fell for a second day, extending a downdraft triggered by Wednesday’s revelation that a member of the cryptocurrency community…
Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the government to draw up a renewed national approach for the emerging crypto industry.…
Crypto ‘Gray’ Markets Could Be Unintended Consequence of FATF Travel Rule
Could an overbearance of regulation divide the crypto space and create a “gray” market composed of unregulated exchanges, where digital…