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Governments can stop Bitcoin by shutting down mining, says Electric Capital exec
20.4.2021
"If the U.S. stopped all the U.S. miners, Kazakstan stopped all the miners there — that kind of shuts down 80-90% of the hashrate pretty quickly," said Curtis Spencer
Former currency comptroller to become CEO of Binance.US crypto exchange
20.4.2021
Former top U.S. banking regulator Brian Brooks is joining the U.S. affiliate of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange as its new CEO
PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading
20.4.2021
Venmo is following in the footsteps of its rival, Square's Cash App, by introducing cryptocurrency trading
More IRS summonses for crypto exchange account holders
18.4.2021
The recent John Doe summons developments indicate that the IRS is seriously interested in crypto — better to report than to be audited
SEC loses a battle to win the war? Ripple dissociates from pumping XRP
18.4.2021
While the defendants may have gained an edge in pre-trial rulings in SEC v. Ripple Labs, are Ripple’s legal troubles now over?
Canada Approves Three Ethereum ETFs, Ether Funds Set to Launch on TSX Next Week
17.4.2021
Canada has been approving crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) more quickly than the United States and after three successful bitcoin ETFs, the country has approved three ethereum-based ETFs. The three ether ETFs in Canada will debut on Toronto’s stock exchange (TSX) on April 20, 2021. Three...
Troll Makes Up Path Of Exile Ban Over Accessibility, Is Jerk
17.4.2021
This week, a supposed player claimed to have been banned from action RPG Path of Exile for using a macro to make the game accessible. Other players and accessibility activists took up their cause. Now, it appears the whole thing was a troll. In my professional journalistic opinion: what...
The crypto FBAR: Implications beyond
17.4.2021
What crypto owners should know if crypto accounts fall within the new Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts regulations
Here's The E3 (And Not-E3) 2021 Press Conference Schedule So Far
16.4.2021
Last year, amid a mismanaged pandemic and sweeping social distancing regulations, the Entertainment Software Association called off its annual E3 event. But the stretch between late May and early November was positively littered with digital showcases and press conference conferences. If...
Cathie Woods' Ark buys a further $110M worth of Coinbase shares
16.4.2021
Three exchange-traded funds offered by Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest added a total of 341,186 shares in Coinbase (COIN) worth a combined $110 million on April 15
Massachusetts regulator seeks to revoke Robinhood's broker-dealer license
16.4.2021
State regulators claim that Robinhood has targeted inexperienced investors
Skate City Rolls Onto PC And Consoles May 6
15.4.2021
Skate City, the artful street skating game from Alto’s Odyssey creators Snowman, finally makes the leap from Apple Arcade to PC and console next month, bringing its chill lo-fi beats and dreamy rides to PlayStations, Xboxens, Switch, and PC on May 6. Read more
Finance officials pour cold water on cryptocurrency amid Coinbase celebrations
15.4.2021
Economic gatekeepers are rounding on cryptocurrency as media attention intensifies amid the Bitcoin boom and Coinbase listing
Nearly 75% of professional investors see Bitcoin as bubble: survey
15.4.2021
Bank of America asked 200 professional investors with $533 billion in assets under management about their opinions on Bitcoin
US Senate votes to confirm Gary Gensler as SEC chair
14.4.2021
Gensler's confirmation comes almost three months after President Joe Biden first announced he was his pick for the SEC
Canadian Bitcoin ETFs quickly hit $1.3B in AUM while US acceptance lags
14.4.2021
In less than two months, one Canadian Bitcoin ETF attracted $1.1 billion in assets under management, while two more funds are also growing their AUMs
Latest Episode of The Simpsons Prices Bitcoin at ‘Infinite’ as the Crypto Consolidates Above the $60K Threshold
14.4.2021
Bulls are taking the reins of the price action in the bitcoin across the board, making a solid breakout above the $60,000 threshold, reaching new all-time highs, and it seems The Simpsons “did it again.” In a new episode broadcasted on Sunday, BTC is highlighted in a ticker news feed...
NFTs by mail? US Postal Service plans to support postage tokens
13.4.2021
The government agency reported $73.1 billion in revenue from postage and other services in the 2020 fiscal year
Roblox Player Fakes Their Way Into White House Press Briefings
13.4.2021
An independent journalist named Kacey Montagu has spent the last few months integrating herself within the White House press corps, lying about her connections to outlets both real and fictional to ask the Biden administration questions during official briefings. But according to Politico, Montagu...
Republican Kevin McCarthy says Fed chair needs more education on crypto
13.4.2021
The House minority leader said the United States should not take a backseat to China when it comes to digital currencies