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Biden’s SEC Chair Pick Gary Gensler Reveals Policies on Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation
3.3.2021
Gary Gensler, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has revealed his policies on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies if confirmed as the SEC chairman. Gensler is a professor at MIT who teaches cryptocurrencies. He previously served as...
NY Attorney General warns investors and crypto firms of 'extreme risks'
2.3.2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued an investor alert against the "wild price swings and extreme risk" of crypto trading
Blockchain and crypto will challenge current finance, Nigeria VP says
27.2.2021
Yemi Osinbajo sees potential for crypto and blockchain
South Korea fastracks 20% tax on Bitcoin and crypto profits to 2022
22.2.2021
After much back and forth, South Korea appears to have finally set a hard date for the dawn of cryptocurrency taxation
First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $50K and Crypto’s Nouveau Riche Move In
16.2.2021
Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T
Bitcoin Payments for Private Flights Soar, 20% of Privatefly’s Revenue Stems from Crypto
16.2.2021
Cryptocurrency users are leveraging their new-found wealth to fly more often with private jets. This week the directional aviation company Privatefly revealed that close to 20% of the firm’s sales were paid in cryptocurrencies last month, and 13% out of that aggregate used bitcoin. On-Demand...
Privacy in blockchain and crypto is a major concern for users, study reveals
11.2.2021
Privacy is still one of the most important features of cryptocurrencies for traders according to data
Mark Cuban Tells Stock Traders That BTC Hodlers ‘Are a Great Example to Follow’
4.2.2021
Billionaire and crypto-asset supporter, Mark Cuban has identified bitcoin hodlers’ endurance as a model that stock investors can follow. According to the billionaire, after acquiring the asset at high prices back in 2017, the hodlers “held on because they believed in the asset.”...
Blockchain Bites: DOGE, Musk, Robinhood, GameStop and Crypto’s ‘Populist’ Revolution
29.1.2021
A renewed the pitch to create open access and decentralized standards is much bigger than what's happening to a few stocks
Strange Bedfellows: The World Economic Forum and Crypto
29.1.2021
A look at the challenging task of integrating the radical crypto world into the establishment with Adrian Monck of the World Economic Forum
Demand for Crypto Soars: Bitcoin Funds Break Records, Goldman Sachs Wants In
18.1.2021
Investors are increasingly seeking exposure to bitcoin following the recent months-long price rally. Bitcoin exchange-traded products are seeing record trading volumes. Meanwhile, more big banks are reportedly trying to get into the crypto space, including Goldman Sachs. High Demand for Bitcoin...
India Seizes Bitcoins Worth $1.2 Million From Hacker of Government Website and Crypto Exchanges
17.1.2021
Indian police have seized $1.2 million in bitcoin from a hacker who allegedly hacked a government website, online game portals, and cryptocurrency exchanges. He was previously arrested for stealing $1.5 million from an Indian state government. Indian Police Seize Bitcoins From Hacker The Bengaluru...
A New SEC Chair Who Actually Understands Bitcoin and Crypto?
13.1.2021
After his most recent stint teaching about blockchain at MIT, former CFTC head Gary Gensler is reportedly the next SEC Chair
Crypto Long & Short: Traditional and Crypto Markets are Starting to Converge
10.1.2021
The latest OCC statement, which opens the door for banks to use blockchains to validate payments, hints at more than just better services
Why Impact Investing and Crypto Are Mutually Beneficial
2.1.2021
Two of the fastest growing alternative investment classes – ESG and crypto – are mutually beneficial, says the CEO of Fasset
Celebs and crypto in 2020: Blockchain cities, Bitcoin newbies and Twitter trolling
2.1.2021
2020 saw a number of celebrities make waves in the crypto space, from crypto-powered cities and SEC lawsuits to Bitcoin newcomers
New Bitcoin price highs revive old misconceptions about BTC and crypto
22.12.2020
With crypto exceeding all monetary expectations in 2020, some mainstream analysts have reverted to long-forgotten arguments from 2017
Russian MPs Seek to Drive E-Pay and Crypto Further Apart with New Bill
18.12.2020
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, is set to vote on a bill that could inadvertently clarify the difference between e-pay wallets and crypto wallets. The bill seeks to enable anonymous payments in digital transactions – providing they are made in fiat.
The measure was proposed by a group of...
Man Gets 6 Years for $25M Diamond and Crypto Ponzi Scheme
9.12.2020
Jose Angel Aman, charged with operating the fraudulent investment scheme, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison and pay over $23 million in victim restitution by a federal court in Florida
A Pakistani Provincial Government Passes Crypto-Friendly Draft Resolution
4.12.2020
In Pakistan, a provincial government has passed a draft resolution on December 2, 2020, that demands the federal government to take steps towards legalizing both cryptocurrencies and crypto-mining activities. A Crypto-Friendly Draft Resolution Approval Sets a Precedent in Pakistan The Provincial...