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BlockFi Fights Regulatory Fire in 3 US States; Reportedly Wants to Go Public
23.7.2021
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/blockfi
More state regulators are beginning to follow suit with New Jersey after the state Attorney General last week was reported to have served BlockFi, a leading American crypto lending firm, with a cease and desist order: Alabama and Texas have dished out similar...
Major Crypto Mining Company Core Scientific Going Public on Nasdaq With $4.3 Billion Valuation
21.7.2021
Core Scientific, a major blockchain hosting and digital asset mining company, is going public through a merger with Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. The deal values the combined company at approximately $4.3 billion. Core Scientific to List on Nasdaq Core Scientific Holding...
A Warning From SEC Chair, Bitcoin Miners Go Public, Euro Tether + More News
21.7.2021
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Treasury Secretary Yellen Asks US Regulators Overseeing Crypto Assets to ‘Act Quickly’ to Regulate Stablecoins
21.7.2021
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has asked the regulators overseeing crypto assets to “act quickly to ensure there is an appropriate U.S. regulatory framework in place” for stablecoins. U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Public Affairs announced Monday the outcome...
Blockfi Ordered to Stop Offering Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts in New Jersey
20.7.2021
On July 19, the CEO of the crypto financial services firm Blockfi, Zac Prince, told the public that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities has told the company to “stop accepting new BIA clients residing in New Jersey beginning July 22, 2021.” New Jersey’s acting attorney general...
From $100 Million to Nothing — Biographer Claims John McAfee Was Broke When He Died
19.7.2021
Just before the antivirus tycoon John McAfee was found dead in Spain, he told the public from prison that U.S. federal authorities seized all of his assets and he had “nothing.” Now a biographer who is writing a McAfee-based biography has corroborated McAfee’s story. The author...
Hong Kong Regulator Warns About Unregulated Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms and Binance
18.7.2021
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning about unregulated cryptocurrency trading platforms, particularly Binance. The regulator said that the crypto exchange is offering the trading of “stock tokens.” The SFC issued a statement Friday warning...
Tanzania Announces Plans to Create Blockchain Advisory Team as Country Moves to Adopt Crypto
14.7.2021
In a follow-up to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s call for cryptocurrency action, a government minister has now announced plans to set up a crypto advisory team. This team, according to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Faustine Ndugulile, will consist...
'Almost Feeless' IOTA NFT Marketplace Goes For Public Testing
13.7.2021
The IOTA (MIOTA) non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has launched on the IOTA 2.0 DevNet in test mode - it's "almost feeless" and set to be fully decentralized.
The IOTA NFT marketplace allows the general public to use the decentralized IOTA 2.0 DevNet for the first time in a broader...
Binance news, Circle plans to go public, and bullish crypto comments: Hodler’s Digest, July 4–10
10.7.2021
NCLA Files Appeal Against the IRS — Law Firm Claims Tax Agency Unlawfully Seizes Crypto Data of Thousands
10.7.2021
On Friday, the public interest law firm New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed an opening brief in the cryptocurrency case of James Harper v. Charles P. Rettig. The NCLA argues that Harper’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment constitutional rights were violated by the Internal Revenue Service...
Bullish Cryptocurrency Exchange Prepares to Launch and Go Public on NYSE
10.7.2021
Crypto startup Bullish has announced its plan to go public on the NYSE as it gets ready to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. The Bullish exchange aims to be a “revolutionary, regulated cryptocurrency exchange that offers deep, predictable liquidity for investors to generate yield from their...
Crypto world largely silent as little-known exchange announces plans to go public
9.7.2021
The public offering announcement comes less than two months after Bullish launched with $10 billion in capitalization
Circle to Go Public via Bob Diamond-Backed SPAC Deal — Boston Firm Valued at $4.5 Billion
8.7.2021
The Boston-based crypto financial company Circle has announced the firm plans to go public this year in a merger with Concord Acquisition Corp. Circle revealed the news on Thursday and noted that the company expects to close the deal in Q4 with a valuation of $4.5 billion. Circle Announces SPAC...
Circle CEO Says USDC to Take High Road, But It’s a Long Road
8.7.2021
Jeremy Allaire made the promise at a time when investors have been demanding more transparency around USDC
BREAKING: Stablecoin firm Circle to go public in $4.5B blank-check deal
8.7.2021
Backed by American investment bank Goldman Sachs, Circle is a major stablecoin partner of payments giant Visa
USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal
8.7.2021
Circle will go public by way of Bob Diamond's Concord Acquisition Corp
Poland financial regulator issues public warning about Binance
8.7.2021
The cryptocurrency market is “neither regulated nor subject to supervision” to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, the regulator said
New Zealand's Reserve Bank consulting public on a potential CBDC
8.7.2021
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will look at the potential for a CBDC “to work alongside cash as government-backed money,” and assess the issues around the emergence of crypto assets such as stablecoins
EY publishes Ethereum scaling solution to the public domain
5.7.2021
Global auditing giant Ernst and Young has released the third iteration of its zero-knowledge proof Ethereum scaling solution