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60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy
1.2.2023
On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving projects launched a new campaign calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy. The groups, including Fight for the Future, Electric Coin Co., and the...
JPMorgan CEO Says BTC Is Fraudulent, a ‘Pet Rock;’ Bank of America Says CBDCs Are ‘Natural Evolution’ — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
29.1.2023
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has reiterated his supposed skepticism of bitcoin, recently calling it a “hyped-up fraud,” and a “pet rock.” For it’s part, Bank of America has said that it views central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins as a “natural...
IMF Division Chief and Deputy Managing Director Call for Swift Regulatory Action to Avoid Crypto Contagion to Legacy Finance
21.1.2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) division chief and deputy managing director are calling for more action to be taken in the regulatory aspect to avoid crypto’s ups and downs affecting banks and traditional financial institutions. Nobuyasu Sugimoto, deputy division chief of the financial...
Bad Vibes from the Word 'Crypto' Have Some Calling for a Rebrand
20.1.2023
Money-making associations with cryptocurrencies misrepresent them as just currencies and fail to acknowledge the diverse applications of the technology
Jeff Booth Warns of Debt Deflation If Federal Reserve Keeps Hiking Interest Rates
16.1.2023
The author of “The Price of Tomorrow,” Jeff Booth, has warned about debt deflation, calling it a “great depression on steroids,” if the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates. He believes that eventually the Fed “will be forced to pivot.” Jeff Booth...
Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for ‘Poorly Drawn’ Characters
11.1.2023
The cryptocurrency community is discussing the new “Game of Thrones” non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were launched on the NFT marketplace niftys.com. The “Build Your Realm” collection sold out on Jan. 10, the day it was released. However, there have been complaints...
Mark Cuban: Bitcoin Is a Good Investment, Gold Investors Are Dumb
26.12.2022
Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, says bitcoin is a good investment. The billionaire wants the price of the cryptocurrency to fall further so he can buy some more. Meanwhile, he insulted gold investors, calling them “dumb as f***.” Mark Cuban...
Kraken’s Jesse Powell Takes Aim at Newly Launched Proof-of-Reserve Lists, POR Audit ‘Requires Cryptographic Proof’
23.11.2022
On Tuesday, amid the many conversations concerning crypto exchange proof-of-reserves, Kraken executive Jesse Powell shared a screenshot of coinmarketcap.com’s newly launched proof-of-reserves (POR) dashboard. Powell said he planned to be “more assertive with calling out problems,” and he stressed...
CME Group’s CEO Called FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried an ‘Absolute Fraud’ When They Met in March
21.11.2022
According to the CEO of CME Group, Terry Duffy, the executive met with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) last March at a conference, and Duffy ended up calling the FTX frontman a “fraud.” When Duffy sat down with SBF, the former FTX executive said his end goal was to compete with CME Group....
Crypto Token Launch Platform Tokensoft Doxes 4500 Users, Calling Them ‘Bad Actors’
14.11.2022
A Tokensoft community manager published an excel sheet of "bad actors" on Discord with their personal details
TikTok Is Bimbofying Modern Warfare II’s Ghost And Veteran Players Are Big Mad
9.11.2022
The Call of Duty Modern Warfare II space has been invaded by thirsty TikTokers who are going absolutely feral for Simon “Ghost” Riley, one of the game’s main characters who has never revealed his face. The sequel dropped less than two weeks ago, but in that brief period of time Ghost edits have...
Genshin Impact Middle School Mural Has Parents Calling It 'Satanic'
21.10.2022
A Michigan high schooler was criticized at a school board meeting last week over a mural she painted for a local middle school. Some of the contested elements were the transgender flag, a hand symbol that comes from a Latin American religion, and the “Satanic” mask of a Genshin Impact...
Coinbase Expands Services in Australia, Calling Country a ‘Priority Market for Us’
5.10.2022
The crypto exchange is adding a way for retail customers to easily transfer Australian dollars to their Coinbase accounts, among other improvements
TV Network Ripped Online After Calling Classic Sega Game 'Indie'
4.10.2022
A British media conglomerate, Sky, has just made a complete ass of itself on Twitter, after attempting to hang wiv da cool kidz while promoting its new partnership with David Beckham’s eSports company, Guild. Asking followers of the [checks notes] technical support account to tweet a screenshot...
US lawmaker hints at calling for Republican votes in 2022 Midterms over crypto policies
29.9.2022
Representative Patrick McHenry said regulatory clarity for digital assets would be one of his "top priorities" if he became the next chair of the House Financial Services Committee
MultiVersus Patch Might Stop Velma From Calling The Cops, Being A Karen
8.9.2022
In an early version of the 1.02 patch notes for the fighting game MultiVersus, it appeared that the developers had patched out Velma’s controversial police car attack. Instead, the detective would call Mystery Inc. to take the baddies away in their Machine. So rather than having the police...
FTX blocks Aztec Network privacy DApp, calling it a ‘high risk’ mixer
19.8.2022
Some users took to Twitter to bemoan what some are calling a continuing attack on privacy in the wake of the U.S. Treasury Dept.’s action against Tornado Cash
Billionaire Mark Cuban Sued for Allegedly Promoting a Massive Crypto ‘Ponzi Scheme’
14.8.2022
Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, is facing a class action lawsuit for promoting Voyager Digital’s crypto products. The plaintiffs claim that Voyager was “a massive Ponzi scheme” and Cuban “duped millions of Americans into...
Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik in US Custody After Immediate Extradition From Greece
6.8.2022
Russian IT specialist Alexander Vinnik, accused of owning and running the infamous crypto exchange BTC-e, has been handed over to the U.S. This week, Greek authorities proceeded with the extradition, after his return from France, despite Vinnik’s defense protesting the move and calling...
Hayes Asks ‘Forgiveness’ for Calling Ethereum a Shitcoin, Doubles Down on ETH
5.8.2022
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes apologized for calling Ethereum (ETH) a shitcoin years ago and argued that the Merge is “extremely bullish” for the price of ETH.
In his latest essay, Hayes took a look back at his previous statements on Ethereum, as well as a look forward to discuss the upcoming...