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Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize in Economics ‘for Research on Banks and Financial Crises’
11.10.2022
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics. The Nobel Prize committee believes that he “significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises.” Many people, however, blame...
From first downs to crypto: A former NFL player gets into digital assets
6.10.2022
Lewis Neal went from playing professional football to trading various asset classes before he found out about Bitcoin
XRP price could rally by 50% based off comments from a former SEC director
3.10.2022
XRP investors are hopeful that a potential court victory against the SEC could send the altcoin price at least 50% higher
Celsius founder reportedly withdrew $10M before bankruptcy filing: FT
3.10.2022
The details of the withdrawal will reportedly be part of upcoming court filings, and it's possible the founder and former CEO of the crypto platform could be forced to pay it back
Crypto Investment-Product Firm 21.co Hires Former Goldman Alum as CTO
29.9.2022
David Josse led Goldman Sachs’ business intelligence and engineering efforts for the bank’s Marcus product
Tether's Former Auditor Fined $1M by SEC for Sloppy Accounting
26.9.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed and settled charges last week against Friedman LLP, the former auditing firm of stablecoin issuer Tether, finding “serial violations of the federal securities laws” and numerous instances of “improper professional conduct,” according to...
A Former CFTC Chair Thinks There is No Need For New Laws on Stablecoins: Here’s What He Said
23.9.2022
Timothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a current research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, argued that regulatory progress on stablecoins can be made immediately by utilizing the current laws....
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Binance Hires Big-Name Former Government Officials to Set Up Advisory Board
22.9.2022
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has rounded up prominent former government officials to act as a global board of advisers as the company negotiates the regulatory and political minefield the crypto industry finds itself in
Former Suicide Squad Game Writer Turns Down Award Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
20.9.2022
Kim MacAskill, a writer whose career includes work on upcoming Rocksteady game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, was recently nominated for a lifetime achievement award by the nonprofit organization Women in Games. However, she recently took to Twitter to announce that she cannot in good...
New Ethereum PoW Fork Gathers 60 Terahash From Well Known Pools, ETHW’s Price Shudders 39% in 24 Hours
16.9.2022
Following Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) roughly five different crypto assets were the main beneficiaries of Ethereum’s former hashrate. However, 24 hours after The Merge, anonymous developers launched an Ethereum PoW fork called ETHW and...
Fixed interest rates to create a DeFi 2.0 for institutions, says former bank exec
14.9.2022
In its latest seed funding Infinity Exchange investors allied behind the need for an increase in more secure institutional investment
Former Coinbase Manager’s Brother Pleads Guilty in Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case
14.9.2022
The brother of a former Coinbase product manager has pleaded guilty in a cryptocurrency insider trading case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), he is facing up to 20 years in federal prison. DOJ’s First Crypto Insider Trading Case The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Brother of former Coinbase employee pleads guilty to charges related to insider trading: Report
12.9.2022
Nikhil Wahi and his brother Ishan were arrested and charged in July, while their associate Sameer Ramani remained at large at the time of publication
JPMorgan Hires Former Microsoft Executive to Its Crypto-Related Payments Group
9.9.2022
Microsoft’s former corporate treasurer and chief investment officer Tahreem Kampton joined JPMorgan Payments, which focuses on digital payments and blockchain technology
With $2․4M Fundraising in Seed Round, KNN3 Network Races to Provide a Multi-Chain Relationship Aggregating Protocol for d/App and Smart Contract
9.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Web3 relationship aggregator KNN3 Network announced it had raised $2.4M in a seed round led by HashGlobal and Liang Xinjun, former co-founder of Fosun International. Mask Network, MetaWeb Venture, Eniac Venture, Tess Venture, Stratified Capital, Fundamental lab, Incuba Alpha, Zeuth...
Former Meta execs raise $300M to ‘accelerate adoption’ of Sui blockchain
9.9.2022
Investors included FTX Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Jump Crypto, a16z, Circle Ventures, among others
Binance Adds Former Mexican Securities Commission President to New Global Advisory Board
8.9.2022
Adalberto Palma Gómez, who led the CNBV between December 2018 and March 2020, joined former Brazilian Central Bank President Minister Henrique Meirelles as an adviser to the crypto exchange
IMF Bailout Could Be in UK’s Future, Says Strategist
8.9.2022
Mizuho Securities’ head of global macro strategies has warned that an IMF bailout may be in the U.K.’s future. Moreover, a former chancellor of the exchequer cautioned that Britain is entering a long and severe recession, emphasizing that it’s “the worst since 1990...
UK advertising watchdog cites 2 former reality stars for crypto ads on Instagram stories
7.9.2022
The ASA said the Gale twins could not post the crypto ads “in the form complained about” again, but did not bar them from promoting digital assets in future advertisements
Blockchain Australia Lands Former BlackRock Director as New CEO
7.9.2022
Blockchain Australia, the nation's industry body advocating for appropriate regulation and policy, has appointed Laura Mercurio as its new CEO, at a time when the nation has signalled a new approach toward crypto adoption. Mercurio has previously gained experience working with the likes...