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‘Only 1% of Super-Rich South Koreans’ Willing to Invest in Crypto – Survey
16.11.2021
Crypto investment has hit sky-high levels in South Korea this year, with trading volumes at most exchanges breaking all sorts of records, leaving stock market volumes in the dust behind. The issue of crypto has even infiltrated mainstream politics, where it could set to determine the result of next...
Top Chinese Official Booted out For ‘Supporting Crypto Mining Activities’
15.11.2021
A top Chinese regional official has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party – and may face heavy punishment for allegedly “supporting” crypto mining in exchange for bribes and sex.
Per NBD and the China Daily, charges against the official, Xiao Yi, were leveled by the supervisory committee...
Floki Inu’s London Ad Campaign Draws Green Party Politician’s Ire
15.11.2021
A massive advertising campaign in London launched by Floki Inu (FLK), a memecoin named after Tesla chief Elon Musk’s Shiba Inu dog, has pushed some local politicians to demand a ban on ads featuring unregulated financial products displayed by Transport for London (TfL)....
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A 'DAO' Has Raised Over USD 2.7M to Acquire a Rare Print of US Constitution
15.11.2021
A new decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has been organized to raise funds in an effort to bid on a first-edition printed copy of the US Constitution which will be up for auction at major auction house Sotheby’s on November 18.
ConstitutionDAO aims to pool money using an Ethereum (ETH)...
Battlefield 2042 Removing 'Unintentional' Reference To Russia's War With Ukraine
15.11.2021
A skin in the new Battlefield 2042 will be renamed in the game’s next update after users pointed out that it had a lot in common with a group of Russian soldiers involved in the country’s annexation of parts of Ukraine in 2014.Read more
South Korea’s Prospective New President Mulls ‘Giving a Crypto to all Citizens’
13.11.2021
Crypto has become a key issue in the run-up to the South Korean presidential election – with shots firing in all directions as politicians hunt for votes.
As previously reported, the ruling Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung has already pledged to unpick crypto tax law to delay the imposition...
Ukrainian MP ‘Fails to Provide Evidence of Where She Got Her BTC, ETH, ETC Stash'
11.11.2021
Ukraine’s corruption watchdog has unearthed what it believes is evidence of possible irregularities on an MP’s crypto declaration – and her cache of bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and ethereum classic (ETC).
As previously reported, Ukrainian anti-corruption laws oblige all MPs to file declarations...
'Sinister' debanking of crypto traders is often anti-competitive says Senator Bragg
11.11.2021
Senator Bragg says that his government won’t let Aussie banks to practice anticompetitive de-banking against crypto companies
Democratic challenger to crypto-friendly senator's seat is interested in space
9.11.2021
38-year-old Senate candidate Morgan Harper said she would be "in learning mode" on the crypto space and solicited comments from her followers
U.S. Congressman Fantasizes About Killing AOC, Biden In Attack On Titan Video
9.11.2021
Rep. Paul Gosar, Republican of Arizona, posted an absolutely unhinged video on Twitter yesterday, that spliced the Attack on Titan anime together with footage from the U.S. border with Mexico, and showed characters attacking Democratic lawmakers, including President Biden.Read more
Brazilian federal deputy proposes crypto payment option for workers
7.11.2021
Goulart’s proposal seeks a new law that allows all Brazilian workers to have an option to request employers for remuneration in cryptocurrencies
NYC and Miami mayors duke it out on Twitter over who is the bigger crypto advocate
4.11.2021
"I look forward to the friendly competition in making our respective cities a crypto capital," said recently re-elected Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
Fortnite Boss Slams Billionaire Tax He Doesn't Seem To Fully Understand
28.10.2021
Surprise, surprise, Epic Games founder, Tim Sweeney, is not a fan of the new billionaire tax being proposed in Congress at the moment. The CEO of the company, which prints money thanks to Fortnite, said the tax would possibly “end founder control” of Epic Games, calling into question whether...
Texas Democratic Party aims to use NFT sales for fundraising efforts
12.10.2021
“We can’t wait to continue turning powerful, exclusive, behind-the-scenes moments into digital assets that help fuel progressive objectives," said Front Row co-founder Parker Butterworth
5 Countries Will Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender by End of Next Year, Says Bitmex CEO
11.10.2021
By the end of next year, at least five countries will have accepted bitcoin as legal tender, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex has predicted. He cited three key reasons why he arrived at this conclusion. “Developing countries will jump into crypto in 2022,” he said. More...
South Korean Crypto Sector Still Reeling from Last Week’s Carnage
27.9.2021
er reports from the Segye Ilbo, as well as Chosun
Messari Founder Ryan Selkis Announces Senate Run for 2024 — ‘Enough Talk’
22.9.2021
Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a cryptocurrency research company, has announced he will be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. The entrepreneur made the announcement on Twitter after finding out one of the speakers at Messari’s Mainnet conference, whose identity could not...
Law Decoded: US as anatomical theater of crypto regulation, Sept. 13–20
20.9.2021
Gary Gensler gets grilled on Capitol Hill as crypto looms large on national political agendas from Cuba to South Korea
Mayoral candidate pledges to make NYC 'most cryptocurrency-friendly city in the nation'
1.9.2021
Some mayors of cities large and small in the U.S. have been pushing for the adoption of cryptocurrencies or otherwise taking a position in favor of digital assets
Treasury attempts to squeeze further crypto-related data sharing provisions in budget bill: Roll Call
31.8.2021
Further requirements on crypto firms could be on the way as the administration is looking for new revenue streams