James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Finance

Bakkt to Go Public Next Month After SEC OKs SPAC Plans

VIH shareholders will meet next month to approve the merger.

Bakkt President Adam White

Finance

El Salvador Bitcoin Law Has ‘Immediate Negative Implications,’ Credit Rating Agency Says

S&P Global said that the risks of the country’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender outweighs its potential benefits.

Demonstrators wave flags during a demonstration against President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Finance

DeFi Startup Domination Finance Closes $3.2M Seed Round

ParaFi Capital led the raise, which also included Dragonfly Capital, AU21 and several other venture firms active in the DeFi space.

Adrian Kolody, co-founder Domination Finance (Courtesy Domination Finance)

Finance

Blockchain.com Hires Washington Insider as Head of US Public Policy

Ian Mair joins the provider of wallets and other crypto services after an eight-year stint at the lobbying firm, The Smith-Free Group

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith

Finance

BTCS to Start Nasdaq Trading

CEO Charles Allen called the announcement a “significant milestone” for the blockchain technology company.

Credit: Shutterstock

Policy

Biden’s CFTC Picks Include Crypto Law Scholar

The U.S. president plans to nominate Kristin Johnson, a law professor at Emory University, and Christy Goldsmith Romero, who teaches cryptocurrency regulations at the University of Virginia.

Acting CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (left), Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Ark Investment Management Opens Door for Fund to Invest in Canadian Crypto ETFs

The Cathie Wood-founded firm disclosed the move through a revised prospectus with the SEC.

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management

Finance

US Treasury Officials, Financial Industry Executives Met to Discuss Stablecoins: Report

In meetings this week, the officials and executives discussed regulation and related topics.

The seal of the U.S. Treasury Department.

Finance

Soccer Powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain Names Crypto.com as Cryptocurrency Partner

The exchange will pay a large part of its sponsorship fee with its CRO token.

Paris Saint-Germain is accelerating its crypto experimentation. (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Tech

Harmony Has $300M for Projects Looking to Expand Beyond Ethereum

The blockchain’s Harmony Foundation is offering a boatload of ONE tokens to attract top projects.

CELEBRATING ONE: The Harmony team. (Courtesy photo)