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MicroStrategy and Michael Saylor settle tax case for $40M
3.6.2024
In August 2022, Michael Saylor faced allegations of tax evasion. He has since reportedly made the largest income tax fraud settlement in the history of the District of Columbia
Polymarket Odds Say Columbia University President Will Keep Job
22.4.2024
Continuing pro-Palestine protests won't lead to Minouche Shafik having a fate similar to Claudine Gay, who was recently forced to resign as Harvard's president, the prediction market signals. Plus: Kalshi bettors don't think Taylor Swift will break her record
Live-Action One-Punch Man Movie Recruits Rick & Morty Co-Creator
15.4.2024
We’re in something of a live-action adaptation renaissance in Hollywood right now, what with the Barbie doll coming to life thanks to Margot Robbie, and Netflix turning a bunch of anime into real-life shows (to varying degrees of success). The hit anime and manga One-Punch Man is getting a similar...
British Columbia Province to Regulate Electricity Supply for Crypto Miners
12.4.2024
Canadian province of British Columbia is seeking to regulate cryptocurrency mining electricity use, due to its “unchecked growth.”
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Canadian Authorities Question QuadrigaCX Co-Founder on Source of Funds
28.3.2024
Canadian authorities have filed a third “unexplained wealth order” application with the British Columbia Supreme Court targeting the co-founder of QuadrigaCX Michael Patryn to explain how assets were acquired.
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Canadian Province Asks QuadrigaCX Co-Founder to Explain His Wealth in New Order
28.3.2024
This is the third test for the Province's new tool to combat money laundering
British Columbia Court Upholds B.C. Hydro’s Ban on Crypto Mining
6.2.2024
A provincial supreme court judge in British Columbia has deemed B.C. Hydro’s moratorium on crypto mining projects reasonable, according to a ruling posted on Monday. The moratorium, initially enacted in December 2022, faced a challenge from Conifex Timber, a forestry company diversifying into...
British Columbia Court Backs Ban on Crypto Mining in Canadian Province
6.2.2024
Conifex, a B.C.-based cryptocurrency mining company, challenged B.C. Hydro's 18-month moratorium on mining
SEC Chair Gensler Reveals Regulator Is ‘Taking a New Look’ at Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings
16.12.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has revealed that the regulator is taking a new look at spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications based on recent court rulings. “We had in the past denied a number of these applications, but the courts here in...
Binance onboarded millions into finance but forgot the paperwork — Columbia professor
25.11.2023
Binance settlement highlights banks’ and crypto firms’ ambiguous treatment, says Columbia Business School adjunct professor Omid Malekan
Tornado Cash Founders Accused, Court Rules in Favor of Grayscale Against SEC, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
3.9.2023
The U.S. government has charged the founders of crypto mixing and privacy tool Tornado Cash with money laundering, calling them “criminals.” In other news, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled in favor of crypto asset manager Grayscale against the United...
DC Circuit Court of Appeals Chastises SEC for Grayscale Denial
2.9.2023
On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, The U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (Court) unanimously granted Grayscale’s petition for review of the Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) denial of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Exchange Traded Product (Grayscale ETP) and vacated the SEC denial order....
Ripple forms a collaboration with Columbia’s Central Bank
16.6.2023
Ripple, which is an absolute top player in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, joins forces with Columbia’s Central Bank, Banco de la Republica. Furthermore, in the picture, one can find Peersyst Technology. Through this amalgamation, they will be involved in the scouring of blockchain...
US Dollar’s Importance Declining in International Transactions and as Reserve Currency, Economist Says
17.5.2023
A Canadian economist and professor at the University of British Columbia says the role of the U.S. dollar in international trade and as a reserve currency has been declining. “Other currencies have been getting more important in international transactions and as reserve currencies,” he stressed....
Former Paxos Exec: Regulators Failed to Address Crypto Collapses, Now They’re Going After 'On-Ramps'
15.2.2023
Jesse Austin Campbell, former head of portfolio management at the firm, says that because regulators did not adequately address the collapses of Celsius Network, Terra Luna and FTX, they are now in pursuit of on-ramps to get to Binance
Iris Energy Boosts Self-Mining Capacity With 4.4 EH/s of New Bitmain Bitcoin Mining Rigs
14.2.2023
Bitcoin miner, Iris Energy, announced plans to increase the company’s self-mining capacity, from 2 exahash per second (EH/s) to approximately 5.5 EH/s, after it receives 4.4 EH/s of new Antminer S19j Pro miners from Bitmain. Iris Energy Leverages $67 Million in Bitmain Prepayments for Latest...
Před 20 lety havaroval raketoplán Columbia. Úlomek při startu poškodil křídlo, experti neodhadli důsledky
26.1.2023
Columbia byla raketoplánem, který v dubnu 1981 zahájil program NASA „Space Shuttle“ • Její mise STS-107 však skončila katastrofou • Raketoplán se po návratu do pozemské atmosféry rozpadl a všech 7 členů posádky zahynulo
British Columbia Imposes 18-Month Moratorium on New Crypto Mining Operations
22.12.2022
This is the third Canadian province to limit the industry's growth as it looks to preserve capacity for communities
British Columbia to halt new power connections for crypto miners
22.12.2022
British Columbia has cited prioritizing clean energy and job creation as the main reasons for suspending cryptocurrency mining operations
2 Lenders Claim Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Defaulted on Equipment Loans Worth $103 Million
8.11.2022
Another bitcoin mining company is dealing with financial issues as Iris Energy’s Form 6-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows the company could face default on two loans. Iris Energy’s Form 6-K filing explains to the SEC that the firm “received a notice from...