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GameStop’s Stock Price Soars To New Records Because Capitalism Is A Shell Game
22.1.2021
Struggling retailer GameStop’s stock curiously hit an all time high today. But it’s not because Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo suddenly decided to stop selling their games digitally. And it’s not because a new set of Funko Pops has taken the internet’s imagination by storm.Read more
Harvard crypto skeptic calls Bitcoin a ‘hedge against dystopia’
22.1.2021
Harvard professor Kenneth Rogoff says that he doesn't see Bitcoin succeeding, barring extenuating circumstances
Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden
22.1.2021
President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help
Some Russian officials are being forced to sell their crypto by April 2021
22.1.2021
Some Russian public officials have to disclose their crypto holdings, while other officials are obliged to hold zero crypto by April 1, according to a new law
At Least One Key Huobi Executive Is In Custody in China: Sources
22.1.2021
The Chinese police appear to have intensified their crackdown on crypto exchanges’ OTC trading services in the last year
BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments
22.1.2021
The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021
Joe Biden Freezes FinCEN’s Crypto Wallet Rulemaking — US Crypto Regulations Under Review
22.1.2021
New U.S. President Joe Biden has frozen all agency rulemaking, including the proposal by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) relating to cryptocurrency wallets. Biden will appoint someone to “review any new or pending rules,” the White House has announced. FinCEN’s...
Class Action Filed Against Listed Bitcoin Miner Bit Digital Over Fraud Allegations
22.1.2021
Defendants allege the mining company made false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose the true extent of its mining operations
30 Charged in Japan With Trading $96M-Worth of Crypto Stolen in Coincheck Hack
22.1.2021
The around 30 individuals are suspected to have traded cryptocurrency stolen during the $560 million exchange hack in 2018
Digital Asset Manager Komainu to Provide Custody of Crypto Seized by UK Police
22.1.2021
Komainu will be responsible for providing police across the U.K. with a more "robust" means to store cryptocurrencies
Komainu to store crypto confiscated by UK law enforcement
22.1.2021
The Assistant Commissioner of the City of London Police said the partnership with Komainu would help in “denying criminality the proceeds of crime."
SEC Calls Out Suspicious Crypto Companies Targeting Global Traders
22.1.2021
The securities regulator added eight suspect crypto entities to its watchlist Thursday
Treasury Secretary nominee says crypto has potential to improve the financial system
22.1.2021
Janet Yellen added that she planned to encourage the use of digital assets for “legitimate activities.”
‘Over-Regulation’ May Scupper South Korea’s Fledgling Crypto Sector
22.1.2021
Source: Adobe/y fran_kie
Critics have accused Seoul of “over-regulation,” claiming that a new South Korean crypto law – which will promulgate in a matter of weeks – could marginalize the industry.
Per a report from EBN, voices of concern are growing louder within the crypto sector, with some...
Japan Rallies Behind XRP as Ripple Faces US Litigation
22.1.2021
Unlike the U.S., Japan considers XRP to be a cryptocurrency, not a security
Janet Yellen Offers US Senate a More Nuanced Take on Crypto
21.1.2021
“I think we need to look closely at how to encourage their use for legitimate activities while curtailing their use for malign and illegal activities,” Janet Yellen wrote
Chris Brummer Said to Be Biden’s CFTC Chair, Crypto-Friendly Tarbert Steps Down
21.1.2021
Georgetown Law professor and former CFTC Commissioner nominee Chris Brummer is reportedly Joe Biden's leading candidate to succeed Heath Tarbert, who announced his resignation Thursday
Chinese City Plans Third Digital Yuan Pilot, Giving Away $3M-Worth in Prize Draw
21.1.2021
Being held as a public pilot of the central bank digital currency, lottery entrants can apply to win 200 digital yuan each
Russian Court Takes Crypto Exchange Binance off Website Blacklist
21.1.2021
A court in the Arkhangelsk region had ruled last summer that the site should be blocked, but Binance wasn't notified until months later
Nebraska Lawmaker Introduces Bills That Would Permit Banks to Custody Crypto
21.1.2021
Senator Mike Flood hopes to pass the bill in order to make Nebraska a financial technology hub and create new jobs