Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Policy

Spanish Police Arrest 5 in Suspected $540M Crypto Fraud Operation

The investigation was supported by Europol, as well as police forces from Estonia, France and the U.S.

Crime scene tape (geralt/Pixabay)

Policy

Bank of Korea Halts CBDC Project as Government Submits Stablecoin Bill: Report

The project had reached the stage of developing a pilot program together with participating banks.

16:9 South Korea Won (ldensity67/Pixabay)

Finance

Tether Seeks More Active Role at Juventus After Buying Over 10% of Soccer Club

Tether said it asked to participate in the club's recent capital increase and be granted a board seat in May.

Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Finance

Real-World Asset Tokenization Market Has Grown Almost Fivefold in 3 Years

The "Real-World Assets in On-chain Finance Report," cites a projection by Standard Chartered that the market could grow to $30 trillion by 2034.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Policy

Most Illicit On-Chain Activity Now Involves Stablecoins: FATF

Mass adoption of stablecoins will amplify illicit finance risks, particularly when it is handled unevenly across difference jurisdictions, the FATF said

16:9 Cyber crime (satheeshsankaran/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Kraken Wins MiCA License in Ireland

Kraken will now be able to offer crypto services across the 30 countries in the European Economic Area

Kraken

Policy

Barclays to Ban Credit-Card Crypto Purchases Starting Friday

Barclays said it will block cryptocurrency transactions on Barclaycard as of June 27 because of "certain risks" when purchasing crypto.

A Barclays sign outside a branch of the bank. (Shutterstock)