Court Hands BitMEX Founders USD 30m in Fines for AML Violations
6.5.2022
A New York court has ordered the three former masterminds of the BitMEX crypto exchange to fork out a combined USD 30m in “civil monetary penalties.”...
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Crypto Exchange Binance Approved by French Regulator as a Fully Regulated Digital Asset Service Provider
6.5.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has received regulatory approval from the French financial regulator to operate as a registered digital asset service provider. “Binance will significantly scale our operations in France to make crypto and our services more accessible to all,”...
NFT collectors sent $37B to marketplaces in 2022, nearly equaling 2021 already
6.5.2022
Despite sporadic market conditions NFT collectors are on track to spend more on NFTs in the first half of this year than in all of 2021
Argentina’s central bank steps in to block new crypto offerings from banks
6.5.2022
Only four days have passed since two of Argentina’s biggest banks opened up to crypto trading but now the central bank has stepped in to block the offerings
Ice Cube backs DOGE and an 'incredible and historical' transaction
6.5.2022
Ice Cube said he is down with the “DogeArmy” after Bill Lee bought $625,000 worth of NFTs tied to the rappers’ BIG3 basketball league in DOGE
Bitcoin Miners Reach the Halfway Point to the Next Block Reward Halving
6.5.2022
On May 5, 2022, at block height 735,000, the bitcoin mining pool Poolin mined the 105,000th block reward since the last halving. The mined block also represents the halfway point to the next halving that is estimated to take place on or around April 27, 2024. Block 735,000 follows the network...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Nosedive, All Top 100 Coins in Red
6.5.2022
Bitcoin price failed to continue higher above the USD 40,000 resistance zone and started a fresh decline below the USD 38,500 support. BTC is down 8% in a day and is currently (04:01 UTC) consolidating near USD 36,500. It is also down 8% in a week....
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Senator's Financial Freedom Act would ensure Bitcoin can be in your 401(k)
6.5.2022
The bill is a response from the Alabama Senator to Senator Warren and the Department of Labor’s bid to block Bitcoin investments in self-directed 401(k) investment plans
Swan Bitcoin Benefit Plan Helps Companies Reward Employees in Crypto
6.5.2022
Early customers of the financial services company's program are providing monthly bitcoin bonuses of between $50 and $100
Hop Protocol reveals details of Hop DAO and Optimism-style airdrop
6.5.2022
Cross-chain bridging protocol, Hop has launched Hop DAO, its community-owned governance structure that will see early users airdropped 8% of all HOP tokens
California Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order on Crypto, Blockchain, and Web3
6.5.2022
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order on crypto and blockchain to create a comprehensive and harmonized framework for Web3 technology to thrive. “California is a global hub of innovation, and we’re setting up the state for success with this emerging...
‘Decentralized Twitter’ Bluesky releases code, outlines content moderation
6.5.2022
Bluesky outlined that it is “not possible to have a usable social network without moderation,” and intends to build a moderation model for the network dubbed “speech and reach.”