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US national crypto laws should look like New York's, says state regulator
16.11.2022
The superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services highlighted her state’s stringent standards as the blueprint for federal legislation
SBF Is Sleeping Better, Playing Video Games — New York Times Sam Bankman-Fried Interview Dunked on for Going Soft on FTX Co-Founder
15.11.2022
On Nov. 14, the New York Times (NYT) published a massive 2,200-word expose and interview with the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), and the article was criticized a great deal after it was published. The article noted that SBF would only offer “limited details about the central questions...
Let’s Talk About the New York Times' ‘Puff Piece’ on Sam Bankman-Fried
15.11.2022
Big Banks, NY Fed Start to Test Digital Tokens for 'Wholesale' Transactions
15.11.2022
A group of major banks have commenced a pilot project alongside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to test the feasibility of using tokens representing digital dollars to improve how central bank money is settled between institutions
Crypto Twitter unhappy with SBF 'puff piece' pushed by mainstream media
15.11.2022
While SBF refuses to interact with Crypto Twitter, the same community he once called home, he was featured in New York Times trying to explain the sequence of events that led to the fall of FTX
Our Favorite Cosplay From New York Comic-Con 2022
15.11.2022
New York was able to hold its biggest Comic-Con since 2019 last month, and fans certainly turned up for it; around 200,000 people went through the turnstiles between October 6-9 at the Javits Center, many of them cosplayers. Read more
Manhattan District Attorney's Office probes FTX collapse: Report
14.11.2022
A source with knowledge of the investigations reportedly said New York authorities were looking into the collapse of FTX following the firm declaring bankruptcy on Nov. 11
AscendEX New User Promotions: Reward Every Step of the Way
11.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. New York, NY, November 11, 2022 – AscendEX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, is excited to announce its new user rewards program, providing users an exclusive chance to mine BTC and earn satoshis rewards (SATs) by completing tasks. In addition, all new users will...
New York Fed collaborates with Singapore MAS to explore CBDCs
11.11.2022
A joint effort is aimed at assessing the possible use of wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions
Activision Unleash Dystopian Candy Crush Drone Fleet Into Skies Above New York
6.11.2022
Late last week 500 drones were dispatched into the air above New York City, lighting up the Manhattan skyline on Thursday night so the world could see...a Candy Crush advertisement.Read more
Circle Starts Moving USDC Reserves Into a Blackrock-Managed Fund, Firm Expects to Be ‘Fully Transitioned’ Next Year
6.11.2022
According to the crypto firm Circle Internet Financial, the company is “deepening” its partnership with the world’s largest asset manager Blackrock. Circle disclosed that it has started to transfer USDC reserves into a Blackrock-managed fund that’s registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Silver Rallies 7% Rising Past $20 per Ounce, US Mint Says Fabricators Are ‘Struggling to Keep up With Demand’
5.11.2022
On Friday, as the global cryptocurrency market cap jumped 5.4% higher against the greenback, U.S. stocks rallied toward the end of the day with the top four major stock indexes gathering gains. Precious metals also soared as the New York spot price of gold per troy ounce increased by 3.20%,...
‘Atomic Settlement’ — New York Fed Completes First Phase of Digital Dollar Experiment Called ‘Project Cedar’
4.11.2022
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published findings stemming from an experiment dubbed “Project Cedar,” a protocol that uses a wholesale digital dollar in order to improve financial transactions. Michelle Neal, head of the bank’s Markets Group remarked on Friday that...
New York-Based Investment Firm CoinFund Looking to Invest $250,000,000 in Crypto Startups
2.11.2022
U.S. investment firm CoinFund has unveiled plans to sell unregistered securities worth a total of $250 million, securing funds for further investments in crypto startups, according to three filings the company made with the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). ...
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Twitter monetization and free speech drove Binance's $500M injection: CZ
1.11.2022
Binance will also assist Twitter’s integration into Web3 by implementing crypto payments and deploying a dedicated team of on-chain specialists to stop spam bot accounts
New York-based forex broker Oanda launches crypto trading services in the US
21.10.2022
The broker’s partnership with Paxos will enable U.S.-based investors to spot-trade cryptocurrencies on Paxos’ itBit exchange through Oanda’s mobile platform
Major client demand the ‘tipping point' for BNY Mellon's crypto services
19.10.2022
BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince pointed to a survey earlier this year which found 91% of institutional asset managers were interested in investing in tokenized assets
New York Man Faces 25 Years in Prison for Bitcoin Money Laundering and Narcotics Scheme
17.10.2022
A New York man is facing 25 years in prison, after being convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
The unlicensed business the man was accused of operating was part of a scheme to launder money earned in bitcoin (BTC) from...
New York Cares Non-Profit Highlights Using Web3 for Good With NFT Fundraise
13.10.2022
The Stand with Students initiative, dedicated to supporting underprivileged students, will feature over 16,000 digital pieces created by Open AI’s DALL-E
City of Niagara Falls orders Blockfusion facility to cease and desist crypto mining
11.10.2022
The city notice effectively stopped the facility from conducting “any cryptocurrency mining or related operations” until Blockfusion was in compliance with local zoning ordinances