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SEC unable to locate BitConnect founder convicted in $2.4B fraud case
1.3.2022
BitConnect founder is being sued for illegally raising funds and defrauding American investors of over $2 billion
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Shows No Signs of Panic Even as Worst Case Scenario Looms
28.2.2022
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind
My white whale: A use case for will-change
24.2.2022
 Nic Chan:
[…] the will-change property landed in major browsers in August 2015, and I’ve been on the lookout for when to use it ever since. It might seem self-evident to apply it to commonly animated properties such
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The Case for Taxing Proof-of-Work
24.2.2022
Most bitcoiner owners aren't cypherpunks and don't require an energy-intensive consensus mechanism. A tax would shift them on to sensible alternatives
Trudeau revokes emergencies act powers but the case for crypto grows
24.2.2022
The Canadian PM has also begun to unfreeze many of the bank accounts of protestors and donors to the Freedom Convoy who are turning to Bitcoin to protect them from future interference
Former SEC official predicts regulator 'will lose on the merits' of case against Ripple
23.2.2022
Joseph Hall believes that the SEC is not yet equipped to handle litigation in cases concerning cryptocurrencies as securities yet, making it hard to win the case against Ripple
35 let od supernovy 1987A. Účet na Twitteru připomíná v reálném čase nejbližší supernovu naší doby
22.2.2022
Před 35 lety vybouchla ve Velkém Magellanově mračnu supernova 1987A • Šlo o první supernovu viditelnou pouhým okem od dob Keplera • Celou událost připomíná v reálném čase účet na Twitteru
Cardano to Reach $58 by 2030 According to Finder’s Poll
19.2.2022
The case of Cardano and its price potential has been examined by Finder in its latest panel poll. According to the opinion of the analysts consulted, cardano’s price will reach $58 by 2030. The panel also predicted that the smart contracts-enabled, peer-reviewed currency will finish this...
SEC v. Ripple: Here’s how two 2012 memos can turn the tide in the milestone crypto case
16.2.2022
We will soon know if Ripple’s executives were warned of the possibility of an SEC lawsuit ahead of XRP’s launch
UK Seizes First NFTs in $2 Million Fraud Crackdown — Arrests 3 People
15.2.2022
The U.K.’s. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made its first non-fungible token (NFT) seizure. British authorities also seized some crypto and arrested three people in a fraud case involving 250 allegedly fake companies. “Our first seizure of a non-fungible token serves as...
UK Tax Authority Confiscates 3 NFTs in Fraud Case as a First
14.2.2022
As part of its probe into a potential value-added tax (VAT) fraud, UK tax authority Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HRMC) has confiscated three non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in what represents the first seizure of such assets by a British government institution.
On HMRC’s initiative, three...
UK tax authority makes first NFT seizure in VAT fraud case
14.2.2022
The tax authority made three arrests in connection with a suspected tax evasion using shell companies and false identification
Postsovětský Biškek: Město zamrzlé v čase
12.2.2022
Biškek bude většina lidí na mapě nejspíš chvilku hledat. Málo známá metropole středoasijského Kyrgyzstánu přitom rozhodně stojí za vidění: Ve stínu zasněžených vrcholků snadno získáte dojem, že jste se vrátili o několik desítek let do minulosti
Turkey (Unintentionally) Builds Case for Bitcoin as It Plans to Convert Citizens' Gold to Lira
11.2.2022
The Turkish government is working on plans to get its citizens to hand in ‘under the mattress’ gold in its latest scheme to prop up the value of its national currency, the lira. But according to some, the country would have been much better off had it just embraced bitcoin (BTC)....
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XRP Rallies as New Court Orders Offers Hope that Ripple Case May Soon End
8.2.2022
XRP, the coin affiliated with the US-based fintech firm Ripple, extended a week-long rally in the market today that started after a judge in an ongoing court battle between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued orders that were seen as positive for Ripple....
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A DAO Created to Free Julian Assange Has Raised $7.5 Million in Ethereum
5.2.2022
A group of cypherpunks recently initiated a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) in order to try and free the incarcerated Wikileaks founder and activist Julian Assange. So far, the DAO has raised $7.5 million in ether and the funds will be used to help with Assange’s legal fees...
Japanese Police Deletes its Warning about Crypto Mining after Losing Moner Case
5.2.2022
The long-running Monero (XMR) mining saga that pitted Japanese web developers against the police over the matter of crypto mining software may have come to a close last month, but the police force appears to have added an intriguing coda – by removing its public warning about the dangers...
Automakers are minting NFTs, but is there a strong use case?
3.2.2022
Would you buy a car you can’t drive? The latest NFT trend is here, but some are divided on whether it will stick around
Another Case for Bitcoin as Lebanon Reportedly Targets Depositors’ Fiat
2.2.2022
Lebanon allegedly plans to forcibly convert foreign currency holdings to its floundering pound (LBP), once again building a case for Bitcoin (BTC).
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that it had seen a government “blueprint” plan designed to fight the ongoing financial crisis. The plan,...
Binance Announces SAFU Fund Has Reached $1 Billion
1.2.2022
Binance has announced one of its trademark features, the SAFU fund, has reached a milestone in its development. The SAFU fund, an acronym that stands for “Secure Asset Fund for Users,” has reached the amount of one billion dollars, securing the funds of users in case of a hacking...