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FBI Issues Alert Concerning Malicious State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Firms
19.4.2022
On April 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) report concerning malicious North Korean state-sponsored cryptocurrency activity. According to the U.S....
Draft Law Regulating Aspects of Crypto Taxation Submitted to Russian Parliament
17.4.2022
A bill updating Russia’s tax law to incorporate provisions pertaining to cryptocurrencies has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. The legislation is tailored to regulate the taxation of sales and profits in the country’s market for digital assets. Russian...
NBA Launches Initiative Dedicated to Web3, Metaverse, and NFT Collectibles
16.4.2022
This week, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the launch of its own non-fungible token (NFT) initiative called “NBAxNFT.” According to the professional basketball league, the goal is to showcase “all things intersecting basketball and Web3, including NFTs...
Kazakhstan to Increase Tax for Miners, Considers Tying Levy to Crypto Prices
15.4.2022
The government of Kazakhstan is preparing to increase the tax burden for cryptocurrency miners and intends to tie the new rate to the value of the minted cryptocurrency. The authorities in Nur-Sultan believe that such an approach would have a positive effect on the state budget. Miners...
North Dakota hopes to double the $3B of clean crypto mining in the state
14.4.2022
North Dakota officials are luring in crypto mining companies to set up in the state. With $3B already invested, and with $3B said to be on the way, they're doing well so far
Nintendo Switch: the state of player discovery
13.4.2022
And some deep research from the GameDiscoverCo vaults
Anonymous Has Released Over 2 Million Russian Emails in Cyberwar With Russia
13.4.2022
Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims it has already published millions of leaked Russian emails. The group has been waging a cyberwar on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, carrying out attacks on government institutions, state-run television channels, and the central bank. Russia’s...
Fast, Secure and Interoperable, Parex Is the New Decentralized Exchange to Look Out For
12.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. We are hugely excited to announce the official launch of Parex, a new decentralized exchange with an in-built PRX token unique to the mining production mechanism. Developed in response to the costly and often ethically dubious state of centralized finance, Parex promises to offer...
Golden State Warriors Commemorate 2022 NBA Playoff Run With a Responsive NFT Collection
12.4.2022
On Tuesday, the NBA team the Golden State Warriors announced the organization’s second non-fungible token (NFT) collection to commemorate the team’s 2022 NBA Playoff run. The Warriors NFT compilation is being called “a responsive NFT collection” as the NFTs will change...
Bitfinex and Tether Launch Public Fund to Support Salvadoran Families Affected by Gang Violence
12.4.2022
Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange, and Tether, issuer of USDT, the largest stablecoin by market cap, have partnered to launch a cryptocurrency fund to support Salvadoran families affected by gang violence. The two companies have donated 25 BTC to start the initiative, and expect many more will...
Bitmex Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Could Drop to $30K Amid a Stock Market Rout
11.4.2022
The co-founder and former CEO of Bitmex, Arthur Hayes, has published a new blog post concerning the current state of cryptocurrency markets. Hayes says currently there’s an inability to recognize the cyclical nature of markets and the “inconvenient truth” that is crypto is...
United States Crypto Lobbyists Making Inroads at State Level – Report
11.4.2022
Crypto lobbyists are making breakthroughs with adoption-focused legislation at the state level in various parts of the USA – with federal regulation still lagging behind.
Per a report from the New York Times, in the Florida House in March, legislators “swiftly gave final approval” to a bill...
ECB executive board member talks about current state of digital euro CBDC research
8.4.2022
Fabio Panetta outlined recent findings and remaining challenges while emphasizing the necessity of a well designed European CBDC
NY State Supreme Court dismisses petition against crypto mining company
8.4.2022
The judge ruled that the petition lacked merit as he didn’t find proof of the environmental harm
South Korean Intelligence Service Informs Crypto Exchanges About Cyberthreats
8.4.2022
The South Korean state intelligence agency is now providing crypto trading platforms with information about attempts to breach their cybersecurity. The help for the country’s digital asset exchanges comes amid growing threats, local media reported. Intelligence Service Offers Cybersecurity...
Samson Mow introduces new nation-state adoption for crypto in Bitcoin 2022
7.4.2022
Bitcoin is already legal tender in Roatán, Honduras and Madeira, Portugal. Now a Mexican Senator wants to make it so in her country as well
Bank of Russia Rejects Idea of Using Cryptocurrency to Circumvent Sanctions
7.4.2022
The Central Bank of Russia has turned down a proposal to allow the use of digital currencies for the purpose of sanctions evasion. The monetary authority believes this is hardly an option as Western regulators are already taking steps to prevent such transactions. Employing Bitcoin to Evade...
A State Senator Is Pushing to Attract Bitcoin Miners to Oklahoma
5.4.2022
John Michael Montgomery explains on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” why he thinks the Sooner State should offer tax incentives to crypto miners
In the US, public-private state associations form networks of support for crypto businesses
4.4.2022
State-level organizers in the U.S. are working hard to advance the blockchain and crypto markets and their emerging players
European Inflation Skyrockets to Record 7.5% — ECB Chief Lagarde Expects Energy Prices to ‘Stay Higher for Longer’
3.4.2022
While inflation continues to roar in the U.S., the inflation rate in the eurozone tapped another high last month reaching 7.5% in March. Energy and food prices have soared throughout the 19 member state economies, and ​​European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde expects energy...