Wolfie Zhao

A member of the CoinDesk editorial team since June 2017, Wolfie now focuses on writing business stories related to blockchain and cryptocurrency. Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wolfiezhao">@wolfiezhao</a>. Email: wolfie@coindesk.com. Telegram: wolfiezhao

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F2Pool Founder's Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $13 Million

Cobo, the crypto wallet created by F2Pool's founder, has raised $13 million from NEO and DHVC to expand its staking pool with a cold wallet launch.

Mao Shixing

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CFTC Official Warns Smart Contract Designers Over Predictive Code

Smart contract coders could be held liable for providing predictive "event contracts" on a blockchain, a CFTC commissioner has said.

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Media Startup Civil to Issue Refunds as $8 Million Token Sale Fails

New York-based blockchain media startup Civil will issue refunds to participants in its token sale, which failed to hit the $8 million minimum.

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LINE's Crypto Exchange Lists Its Own Token Against Bitcoin, Ether

Messaging giant LINE's Bitbox exchange has made its LINK token available for trading against bitcoin, ethereum and tether.

LINE (Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk)

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Another Top-10 Crypto Exchange Is Adding 4 Stablecoins This Week

The Huobi exchange has announced it will add support for four U.S. dollar-pegged cryptos, a day after OKEx did the same.

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Paxos Says $50 Million in Price-Stable Cryptocurrency Issued So Far

Paxos claims it has so far issued a total of $50 million-worth of its Paxos Standard crypto stablecoin since its official launch last month.

US banknote image via Shutterstock

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PBoC's Digital Currency Chief Departs to Lead Securities Clearing House

The former chief of China's central bank digital currency initiative has left the role to lead the country's central securities clearing house.

Yao Qian, director of the Science and Technology Supervision Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission

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Bitcoin Price Jumps by 11% to Reach One-Month High Above $6.9k

Bitcoin's price spiked by 11 percent in just two hours on Monday, climbing above $6,900 for the first time in a month.

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FinCEN Blasts Iran's 'Malign' Use of Crypto to Bypass Economic Sanctions

U.S. regulator FinCEN is urging domestic exchanges to prevent Iran from using cryptocurrency to bypass economic sanctions.

Tehran, Iran

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Fake News Site Used New Zealand Prime Minister to Pump Bitcoin Startup

A fake news site used images of New Zealand's prime minister in sponsored posts on Facebook to promote a bitcoin firm.

Jacinda Ardern