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UK Law Firm Gunnercooke Says It Now Accepts Crypto Payments
22.2.2022
U.K. law firm, Gunnercooke, claims to be one of the first major law firms in the country to accept crypto payments. Crypto Asset Payments A United Kingdom-based commercial law firm, Gunnercooke, has become the latest practice to accept cryptocurrency as payment for services, a report has said....
Report: Chinese Customs Authority Confiscates 49 Old ASIC Antminers
22.2.2022
Chinese authorities continue to crackdown against bitcoin miners after they seized 49 second-hand Bitmain ASIC Antminers from unnamed individuals that recently attempted to smuggle in the devices using falsified documents. Devices to Be Disposed of in Accordance With Regulations Huangpu Customs...
Report: Intel Reveals ‘Bonanza Mine BMZ1’ Blockchain Accelerator Mining Chip
21.2.2022
Last week the California-based technology company Intel explained its intentions to develop crypto mining semiconductors that would showcase “1000x better performance per watt.” Now Intel has revealed more details about the “Bonanza Mine” (BMZ1) blockchain accelerator...
Georgia punches well above its weight for Bitcoin mining: Report
21.2.2022
The tiny population of Georgia is a dark horse for Bitcoin mining, contributing close to one percent of the industry’s total hash rate, according to a report by Arcane research
JPMorgan Opens a Lounge in the Metaverse After Stating the $1 Trillion Market ‘Will Likely Infiltrate Every Sector’
21.2.2022
Global Investment bank JPMorgan says, “The metaverse will likely infiltrate every sector in some way in the coming years, with the market opportunity estimated at over $1 trillion in yearly revenues.” The firm has set up a lounge in Decentraland. JPMorgan on the Metaverse Global...
US President Biden to Issue Executive Order on Crypto This Week: Report
21.2.2022
U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly expected to issue an executive order on cryptocurrency this week. It will direct a wide range of government agencies to come up with a government-wide strategy to regulate crypto assets. Executive Order on Crypto Expected This Week U.S. President Joe Biden...
Report: Blockchain and Crypto VC Investments Grew Almost Tenfold During 2021 in Latam
20.2.2022
A new report issued by LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, has found that the venture capital (VC) investment in the region has grown immensely compared to the previous year’s numbers. In general, the region registered investments of more than $15 billion...
Microsoft Started Activision Acquisition Talks Three Days After Bombshell Harassment Report
19.2.2022
On November 16, 2021, a report was published that claimed Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was well aware of harassment happening within his company. It also alleged that he himself mistreated women, both inside and outside work. Now, new docs reveal that three days later, Xbox head Phil Spencer called...
DeFi may turn to DAO governance to reduce regulatory risks in 2022: Report
18.2.2022
“If DeFi aims to reduce regulatory risk, the form of DeFi governance will gradually become a DAO,” writes KuCoin Labs in its annual report
Low Millennial financial well-being drives crypto adoption: report
18.2.2022
Millennials are most likely to seek alternative financial services and assets such as crypto, and younger generations are hopping on to the bandwagon leading researchers to expect a crypto boom in 2022
Biden expected to issue executive order on crypto and CBDCs next week: Report
18.2.2022
Both President Barack Obama and the previous administration issued executive orders related to digital assets
Report: Bobby Kotick Has Two Secret Companies Making Big Republican Donations
17.2.2022
Yes, you read that right. CNBC recently uncovered that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick established not one but two secret companies through which he donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to political campaigns.Read more
Binance stopped 'all activities focused on Israel' following regulatory request: Report
17.2.2022
"Following the intervention of the capital market, Binance has at this stage stopped marketing to Israelis and all activities focused on Israel until we examine the issue of licensing,” said the Capital Markets Authority
Report: EA Executives Blame Halo, Covid For Battlefield 2042's Failures
17.2.2022
While the game has its fans (hi!), there’s no escaping the fact that in a wider context Battlefield 2042's launch has been a disaster for Electronic Arts. Fan reception has been hostile, playercounts have dropped like a stone and the company won’t even disclose how many copies of the game have...
Consumer-merchant mismatch slows down mainstream crypto adoption: Survey
16.2.2022
A new Crypto.com survey reveals a huge gap between consumer demand and merchant acceptance for crypto payments
FSB wants more data to measure risks of Bitcoin, stablecoins, DeFi
16.2.2022
Crypto market data reporting needs global standards to enable proper risk assessment, the FSB declared
Report Attributes Large Share of Global Crypto Crime to Russia, Moscow City
16.2.2022
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has placed Russia among the leaders in adoption. But while it is yet to reach the top of the ranking, the country already has a “disproportionate share” of global activity related to some forms of crime involving cryptocurrency, according...
St. Louis Fed President Says Central Bank’s ‘Credibility Is On the Line’ as US Inflation Surges
16.2.2022
Inflation continues to grip American wallets, according to a recent economic analysis from Moody’s Analytics, which shows inflation is likely costing the average U.S. household between $250 to $276 per month. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise the benchmark interest...
Binance.US is under investigation from SEC over trading affiliates: Report
15.2.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao allegedly has connections to two market makers buying and selling crypto on Binance.US
Concerns over Fed nominee may stop Senate from confirming Biden's picks: report
15.2.2022
Republicans are reportedly calling for a boycott of voting on nominees to the Federal Reserve related to allegations Sarah Bloom Raskin lobbied the president of the Kansas City Fed on behalf of fintech firm Reserve Trust