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A new hack called a SurfingAttack uses ultrasonic guided waves to communicate with a device through the voice assistant.

The U.K’s central bank says private cryptocurrency initiatives, like Libra, could meet demands not fulfilled by fiat currencies.

How do you get emergency coronavirus dollars to all Americans fast? You use smartphones (which everyone has), not checks and bank accounts.

Dial-up daydreams, Zoom alternatives and how blockchain and bitcoin are lending a helping hand during the coronavirus crisis.

Crypto beats traditional markets while a COVID-19 vaccine is in human trials. It’s CoinDesk’s Markets Daily podcast.

A shakeout is coming in crypto venture capital and entrepreneurs should react with a downturn-resistant plan, says our columnist.

A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.

Tesla tested whether blockchain made it easier to import goods into China; it’s unclear if the electric car company has plans to continue using the tech.

Volatility is returning in a positive way, prices are going up and enthusiasm is returning to digital-asset markets.

The advocacy group has supported Telegram’s appeal over a U.S. district court’s decision to block the firm’s token issuance – even outside the country.

Paxful’s users can now directly trade bitcoin for gold through a new service offered by the peer-to-peer exchange.

Both bitcoin and the U.S. stock markets have witnessed a notable recovery rally over the past couple of weeks, but it’s the cryptocurrency that’s taken the lead.

Bitcoin donations have funded a mobile medical center used to assess Italians potentially hit by the novel coronavirus.

Experts on North Korea say the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund an illicit web of trade networks and supply chains.

Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, has recorded its single biggest daily gain in over 20 days amid growing confidence in the platform’s development, experts say.

If the privacy and scaling upgrade Schnorr/Taproot makes it into bitcoin (BTC), it could pave the way for advanced and heretofore impossible projects.

The World Economic Forum said Monday that blockchain and digitization can help supply chains survive crises like COVID-19.

Even though the crypto custody law falls under the German banking act, German banks are hesitant to give crypto firms bank accounts.

Emerson Spartz and NLW discuss how creativity and digital work flourish as people are forced to improve how they use the internet and technology.

Nestlé has added its Zoégas coffee brand to the IBM Food Trust blockchain and partnered with the Rainforest Alliance to bolster the coffee’s data traceability.

Coinhouse’s new status with the Financial Markets Authority should help the firm get banking services in France and bigger institutional clients.

Zoom’s privacy issues may have you spooked. Here are some other videoconferencing services to check out while you’re WFH.

A boutique law firm is leading a bevy of charges against the biggest names in crypto while MakerDAO plans its obsolescence.

The People’s Bank of China has sent one of its strongest signals yet of a commitment to creating a digital national currency.

The coronavirus crisis creates a geopolitical opportunity for China, starting with digital currencies and the US’s much admired reserve currency status.

Poloniex is now offering Tron-based IEOs as the crypto exchange falls into line along with other tech companies the 29-year-old founder has acquired.

“Looks like we’re piggy-backing on equities with some data possibly indicating [coronavirus] peaking,” says a trader of bitcoin’s 5 percent jump Monday.

The Bank of Korea has moved towards piloting its own CBDC as officials express concern that the country was beginning to lag behind.