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An interview with the developer who owns $400 million in Bitcoin — but forgot his password Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell © Provided by Roll Call At the time Coil CEO Stefan Thomas realized he forgot the password to his Bitcoin wallet, it was valued at $148,000. Since then, that number has ballooned into the hundreds of millions with the rise of Bitcoin's value. Coil CEO Stefan Thomas talks to Chris Brummer about how he stored 7,200 Bitcoins in a digital wallet, only to forget the password. Plus, what lessons he thinks his case holds for the crypto industry.

Cryptocurrency Landscape Virtual currency is not just here, it's hot. The asset class seems to have no boundaries; a recent rise has pushed the market value of bitcoin alone to $1 trillion. No longer a fad, the new age of digital currency is seeing payment companies, asset management funds, financial institutions, luxury products, and industrial companies pushing it into the mainstream by trading in, investing in, and issuing virtual currency, and shifting cash into virtual currency around the globe. Governments are not far behind, with dozens of central banks around the world exploring the ...

It’s hard to imagine a worse scenario than the one left behind by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.  The draconian regulatory proposals were Mnuchin’s own personal vendetta, according to Bitcoin veterans like Square Crypto developer Matt Corallo and Coin Center director Jerry Brito, and it’s too soon to say whether incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will approve the proposed know-your-customer standards or reject them.  Given the chaos created by the Trump administration, bitcoin fans are anxiously optimistic about how regulators will approach the cryptocurrency space du...

SEC officials and staff across the country are participating in events to celebrate African American History Month.

Opinion As the United States Senate begins confirming leadership posts across commerce and the treasury, there has been meaningful momentum in the crypto community as a response. This is due to the profiles of various individuals who have been reportedly nominated, as well as the anticipated economic measures by the coming administration — both of which are expected to nurture positive momentum for crypto growth. While a few official appointments have been made with numerous confirmations pending, others are still at the nomination stage. Let’s take a quick loop around the swamp. The Tr...