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US Fed vice chair Michael Barr favors hard line on crypto, OCC acting head no friendlier
7.9.2022
Barr, a former Ripple Labs adviser, has taken a rather less favorable view of crypto than he apparently had in the private sector, as he gives his first speech as a Fed official
Preserve Childhood With Love: CoinEx Charity Delivers Warmth to Sick Children in Venezuela
29.8.2022
On August 19, a group of loving volunteers visited Hospital Universitario Antonio Patricio de Alcalá (HUAPA) in Cumaná, Venezuela. Wearing costumes and acting as cartoon characters such as Spider-Man and Elsa popular with children, they shuttled between pediatric wards while carrying...
'The market is acting this way because there is no regulation' says Skale Labs' Konstantin Kladko
21.7.2022
According to Kladko, a combination of naive investor protection mechanisms and lack of market regulation led to the recent DeFi "supercrash."
Itau Unibanco Mulls Offering Crypto Services, Opens Tokenization Unit in Brazil
16.7.2022
Itaú Unibanco, one of the largest holding companies in Brazil, has announced it is considering offering cryptocurrency trading services to its customers. The company informed that it will also offer tokenization services through a digital assets unit, that will allow customers to issue tokens...
FinCEN acting director says PATRIOT Act provision isn't 'right sized' for crypto enforcement
28.4.2022
Him Das said FinCEN’s current authority under the PATRIOT Act would likely not stop actors from engaging in illicit transactions for ransomware attacks and darknet markets
Acting OCC comptroller calls for standards on stablecoins
27.4.2022
According to Michael Hsu, representatives from the crypto industry as well as within the U.S. government could work toward setting standards on stablecoins
This Great New Snowboarding Game Belongs In The Voice Acting Hall Of Shame
25.3.2022
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Evangelion's Megumi Ogata Champions The Genderless Nature Of Voice Acting
7.3.2022
Legendary voice actor Megumi Ogata recently won the Best Voice Actress award at the Seiyu Awards, an annual ceremony to recognize voice acting in Japan. At first, Ogata thought about declining the award, but decided to accept the honor to make a larger statement about gender, identity, and voice...
Anime Voice Acting While Black: Overcoming Hate While Living The Dream
28.2.2022
By and large, anime protagonists have inspiring backstories and an iconically infectious resolve. As it turns out, so do many of the actors whose vocal talents help bring these characters to life. While anime originates in Japan, the medium’s relatable and heroic characters, particularly in...
FTX Launches Gaming Unit to Offer Crypto Services to Other Companies
23.2.2022
FTX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it will enter the gaming field. The company revealed it is launching its own gaming unit to focus on lending crypto services to gaming companies, acting as a middleman. This means that the exchange will support other companies launching tokens...
Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency joins Voyager Digital's board
20.12.2021
Voyager chair Philip Eytan cited Brian Brooks' experience at crypto companies and his leadership behind regulatory initiatives as reasons for the hire
German Savings Banks Consider Offering Crypto Services to Customers
15.12.2021
An association of savings banks in Germany is looking to offer crypto services to customers in a pilot test that would include the development of a crypto wallet. The association, which has more than 50 million customers, would be acting amidst a wave of cryptocurrency interest ostensibly sparked...
Acting OCC head calls for consolidated supervision for crypto firms
17.11.2021
Michael Hsu said this approach would require more cooperation from both federal and state regulators, with “less regulatory competition” and “more interdependence.”
Acting CoC Hsu: More crypto regulation is needed
5.11.2021
The regulator singled out Binance and Tether as allegedly risky players in the blockchain space
CFTC Fines Stablecoin Issuer Tether and Crypto Exchange Bitfinex $42.5 Million
15.10.2021
On Friday, October 15, 2021, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had ordered the company Tether Holdings Limited and Ifinex Inc., the parent company of Bitfinex, to pay fines totaling $42.5 million. The CFTC accuses Tether of “making untrue or misleading...
Crypto Firm Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion, Face up to 5 Years in Prison
14.10.2021
The owners of a cryptocurrency firm that raised approximately $24 million from more than 13,000 investors have pleaded guilty to tax evasion. “These crypto-savvy defendants exploited an emerging technology, lying to their investors, pocketing the proceeds, and concealing the income from...
Bitcoin eyes big $58K resistance as new data shows hodlers acting the opposite to Q1
8.10.2021
Investors are hodling into all-time highs this time, not selling, as was the case towards the end of Q1
Acting OCC head warns that ‘fools gold’ in DeFi reminds him of lead-up to GFC
24.9.2021
While crypto has been mostly weathered past hacks, scams, and crashes, acting OCC head Michael Hsu warns the risks may be multiplying as the technology goes mainstream
US Watchdogs Send More Warning Signs to Altcoins & DeFi, But Coinbase Has a Plan
22.9.2021
ing to steal a march on regulators – by issuing its own proposals for policing the sector.In a video interview with the Washington Post, Gensler likened stablecoins to gambling tokens, stating that “Stablecoins are acting almost like poker chips at the casino gaming tables.”He stated that
I Still Can't Listen To Genshin Impact's Inaccurate English Voice Acting
7.9.2021
Whenever I download Genshin Impact onto a new device, the first thing I do immediately is download the Chinese voice pack. I’m not a snob about dubs versus subs. The problem is that the English voice over turns my favorite characters into unrelatable strangers that I barely recognize. Read more