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Crypto space weighs in on proposed amendments to US infrastructure deal
6.8.2021
Some are urging U.S.-based crypto users to contact their representatives in support of the amendment from Wyden, Lummis and Toomey
SEC claims first enforcement action in $30M fraud case involving DeFi project
6.8.2021
"The labeling of the offering as decentralized and the securities as governance tokens did not hinder us from ensuring that DeFi Money Market was immediately shut down and that investors were paid back," said the SEC
Treasury Secretary reportedly against amending crypto language in infrastructure bill
6.8.2021
Janet Yellen's position on a "compromise" amendment proposed yesterday is unclear, but she reportedly raised objections to the language on crypto put forth by Senators Wyden, Lummis, and Toomey
Red Dead Player Gets Famous For 'Killing' KKK Racists Online
5.8.2021
A man creeps up to a group of cowboys who are dressed in white from head to toe. They’re all wearing hats—pointy ones. In the background, a remixed folk song plays. Right as the beat drops, the man shoots them down one by one, in style. As the video captions tell it, these aren’t just any Red Dead...
Lead Republican behind infrastructure bill negotiations supports crypto amendment
5.8.2021
The senator's stance is somewhat surprising, given that he previously called the section on brokers in the proposed bill a “common-sense provision.”
Fed governor says CBDCs remain 'a solution in search of a problem'
5.8.2021
Chris Waller’s comments come after Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve would be issuing a discussion paper on CBDCs
FBI Joins Probe Into Collapsed South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
5.8.2021
In what is seen as a boost for Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors, United States investigators are said to have joined the probe into the collapsed bitcoin scheme. According to a report, the U.S. investigators’ goal for joining this probe is to help “recover the assets...
Copper.co expands to US market following Alan Howard investment
5.8.2021
Copper.co has raised a total of $84.3 million through funding rounds, with the latest being a Series B investment that helped the company raise $50 million
Coinbase acquires crypto exchange data aggregator Zabo
5.8.2021
Zabo’s API integrations include more than 50 crypto exchanges and wallet services, including Coinbase’s rival Kraken
SEC has no authority over crypto, CFTC commissioner argues
5.8.2021
Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo argued that the CFTC is the only U.S. regulatory agency that has experience regulating markets for Bitcoin and crypto
Go Find The Grand Canyon In Microsoft Flight Sim They Said, It’ll Be Easy They Said
4.8.2021
I finally saw the Grand Canyon. It was cool. It wasn’t worth it.Read more
Three US Senators propose narrowing crypto tax language in infrastructure bill
4.8.2021
“While Congress works to better understand and legislate on issues surrounding the development and transaction of cryptocurrencies, it should be wary of imposing burdensome regulations that may stifle innovation,” said Senator Pat Toomey
Victory Capital files SEC application for crypto ETF
4.8.2021
The firm first announced its intention to launch a private fund for accredited investors tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index in June
FBI joins Mirror Trading probe in Africa to help recover US investor funds
4.8.2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is joining the investigation into one of the largest alleged crypto scams of 2020
A Tiger In The Grass
4.8.2021
Netflix’s The Liberator was a pretty hokey experiment in cel-shaded war drama, but I’m not here tonight for a review of a TV series few of you will have bothered to watch. What I’m looking at tonight is some of the fantastic art that went into the creation of the show.Read more
'Nakamoto's innovation is real,' says SEC Chair Gary Gensler
3.8.2021
Gary Gensler describes Satoshi Nakamoto as an important innovator in cryptography and that their "innovation spurred the development of crypto assets and the underlying blockchain technology."
GOP lawmakers want Bitcoin miners to be exempted from proposed crypto taxes
3.8.2021
Republican members of Congress want assurances that Bitcoin miners and crypto software developers will not be subject to the newly proposed tax rules
New study reveals high demand for payments in cryptocurrency
3.8.2021
Over 60% of responding crypto owners said that they were interested in using crypto as a payment method to make online purchases more private or secure
Crypto.com enables withdrawals of USDC for users worldwide
3.8.2021
Support for withdrawals comes shortly after Crypto.com launched support for USDC deposits, thanks to a new partnership with USDC issuer Circle
NCR Corporation plans to purchase Bitcoin ATM company LibertyX
2.8.2021
LibertyX currently services 20,000 retail stores in the U.S. with 9,500 crypto ATMs