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Growing up in poverty in Suriname, Etiënne vantKruys was told by his teacher he’d never succeed — but it only made him more determined to not follow in the footsteps of his parents. Thanks, in part, to crypto, he’s now living the dream. Despite his high-flying crypto VC lifestyle today, vantKruys keeps at least one foot on the ground by remembering his hungry past. He grew up dirt poor in Suriname, where his father was a drug addict who was often in prison. “I was always hungry — like, dude, always hungry. Always like, ‘Fuck, I need to eat.’ Always, always, always — it stick...

Senator Andrew Bragg has promised policymakers will deliver for the crypto sector within six months. (Alex Ellinghausen, SMH) Senator Andrew Bragg has acknowledged that the federal government has failed to keep up with the cryptocurrency sector but that the “key issue” will be delivered on within six months. In a keynote address to Blockchain Week, the policymaker said it was essential so as not to lose jobs and talent to overseas competitors like Singapore. Business Insider Australia spoke with some of the country’s exchanges on what the situation is like currently and what the future ...

By Kate Weber on Apr 20, 2021 6:35AM Public report on its findings due middle of the year. The Reserve Bank of Australia plans to release a full public report of its findings and learnings from its proof-of-concept central bank digital currency (CBDC) project in the middle of this year. The central bank partnered with CBA, NAB, investment group Perpetual and US software company ConsenSys to develop a proof-of-concept CBDC for wholesale settlement on an Ethereum-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. The proof aims to establish use cases,...

CNBC and Wall Street Journal Veteran to Head Launch of Live Video Streaming Service NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#bitcoin—CoinDesk, the global leader in crypto and blockchain news, events, data and research, today announced CoinDesk TV, a video streaming service with live daily and weekly news coverage and shows. CoinDesk TV’s programming will cover the rapidly evolving world of digital finance and its role in a global economy facing profound change. Joanne Po, who has spent over two decades building live video news programming at Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, will serve as ...

CoinDesk Buys TradeBlock The amount of the deal was not disclosed. With this acquisition, TradeBlock becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of CoinDesk that will operate completely independently of the media operation. The entire TradeBlock team will stay with the company in the acquisition. Led by CEO Nitai Bran, TradeBlock has built the industry standard for institutional-grade digital currency price references. TradeBlock offers advanced indexes and reference rates, consolidated APIs, historical trade and order-book data, and customizable algorithms. Today, its products serve institutional bit...