US Senate Floats ‘Digital Dollar’ Bill After House Scrubs Term From Coronavirus Relief Plan
A draft bill posted Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs defines a "digital dollar"...
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Bitcoin News Roundup for March 24, 2020
Will the US launch a digital dollar? And what happens to racers when they can't race? Find out on CoinDesk's...
Bitcoin’s Approaching ‘Halving,’ Explained
In May 2020, Bitcoin’s third “halving” will take place. Here’s what you need to know about the most hotly anticipated...
The Pandemic Gives Digital Currencies Another Chance to Shine
Which digital currencies are most useful in a crisis, asks a Brazilian central banker. CBDCs, bitcoin or Libra?
A Treatise on Bitcoin and Privacy Part 2: Don’t Be Misled by Red Herrings
In Part One of this treatise, we examined the fundamental relationship between Bitcoin and privacy by going back to the...
EARN IT: The US Anti-Encryption Bill That Threatens Private Speech Online
There’s a new bill in the works to fight against child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other risky services on...
“Your Expectations of Privacy Are Too High” (But They Shouldn’t Be)
Bitcoin mixing, the practice of scrambling one’s bitcoin with others in order to obscure the connection between an individual’s identity...
A Treatise on Bitcoin and Privacy Part 1: A Match Made in the Whitepaper
Introduction How one’s focus can shift in just two weeks! While today everybody in the Bitcoin space seems more concerned...
The Bitcoin Mixing Case at the Center of the Fight for Transaction Privacy
A court case is underway in the United States that could become a watermark decision for Bitcoin transaction privacy and...
