Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong challenged skepticism earlier today toward Bitcoin from the head of France’s central bank during a World Economic Forum panel in Davos. Armstrong took a public stand on stage arguing that the asset’s lack of centralized control makes it more independent than traditional monetary authorities. 

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said at Davos this week that Bitcoin needs to overcome the quantum computing threat. Ermotti joins a growing chorus of concerned financiers that includes Jefferies’ head of equity strategy Christopher Wood, who removed Bitcoin from a recommended pension portfolio last week. Bitcoin developers are in denial, crypto venture capitalist Nic Carter...

Law enforcement officers investigate at a medical cannabis shop at 201 Norridgewock Road in Fairfield on Wednesday. Fairfield police Capt. Paul St. Amand, who was on scene, said the FBI notified local police it was leading the investigation. (Dylan Tusinski/Staff Writer) FAIRFIELD — Federal agents were investigating a medical cannabis shop Wednesday that has previously...