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El Salvador Buys 21 More Bitcoins to Celebrate 21st Day, Year, Century
23.12.2021
El Salvador, the country which made bitcoin legal tender, has purchased 21 more bitcoins to celebrate “the last 21st day of the year 21 of the 21st century,” President Nayib Bukele announced. The country has bought about 1,391 bitcoins altogether. El Salvador Buys More Bitcoins...
Powers On… Top 5 crypto legal and regulatory developments of 2021
22.12.2021
Deutsche Telekom Arm to Validate Polkadot, IOTA Staking + More News
21.12.2021
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Russia to Ban Funds from Crypto Investment, Experts Warn of ‘Blurry’ Legal Status
14.12.2021
The Russian Central Bank has moved to bar financial firms in the country from engaging with crypto-related mutual funds.
In a press release, the resolutely anti-crypto body, which also polices the domestic financial sector, announced it had created a draft directive, which it will listen...
Chinese Courts Sentence Crypto Miner, Fraud Rings as Enforcement Continues
14.12.2021
Crypto mining and investment in most of their forms have been shunted to the margins of society in China, but in some parts of the country, appetite for mining coins remains high, to the extent that some seem prepared to steal electricity from the grid to fuel their efforts....
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Recruiters say crypto firms seeking leadership in engineering, legal and finance
13.12.2021
Talent recruitment experts say that crypto firms are in dire need of the best leadership available to scale their businesses
Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked — Tweets Bitcoin Legal Tender in India, Government Giving Away BTC
12.12.2021
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compromised and a tweet was posted claiming that the government of India has adopted bitcoin as legal tender and purchased 500 coins to distribute to all residents in the country. This hack came at a critical time in India as...
Thailand Doesn’t Prohibit Crypto Use for Payments but Warns of Price Fluctuation
12.12.2021
Bank of Thailand’s officials say that using cryptocurrency as a means of payment is not illegal. However, they added that users “must be able to accept the risks,” including price fluctuation. Using Crypto to Pay for Goods and Services Is Not Illegal in Thailand Sakkapop...
Russian Intelligence Service Wants More Power to Seize Crypto, Freeze Wallets
10.12.2021
Russia’s answer to the American FBI, the Investigative Committee of Russia, has called upon the government to grant it the power to seize crypto and freeze wallets.
In an interview with the media outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin stated that...
ECB Should Learn From Florida, Solana's Opera, IOTA Assembles USD 100M, Gemini Down + More News
10.12.2021
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Read More: ECB Should Learn From Florida, Solana's Opera, IOTA Assembles USD 100M, Gemini Down + More News
US Court Hints IRS May Have Violated Coinbase User’s Privacy Rights in Tax Audit
9.12.2021
An American bitcoin (BTC) owner attempting to fight the Internal Revenue Service over the seizure of his data from the Coinbase trading platform could be given the chance to challenge the tax body over the controversial move....
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Regional CCP Chief Arrested Over Crypto Links as China Hunts Crypto Users
8.12.2021
A high-flying regional Communist Party official who was expelled from the party last month for allegedly supporting crypto miners has been arrested. Meanwhile, individuals are being caught sending money abroad using crypto.
Per the Epoch Times and the Xinhua news agency, Xiao Yi, the former...
USD 3B Crypto Trading Floor, Bitmart Resumes Ethereum Withdrawals + More News
8.12.2021
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USD 100M Jury Verdict in Craig Wright Case Brings More Confusion
7.12.2021
The man known to many of his detractors as “Faketoshi” – the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright – has been celebrating victory after he was forced to pay USD 100m in damages by a jury in Miami. His 'win' has been questioned by the wider crypto community and some legal professionals,...
The Liquidity of Creativity: Why NFTs Need an On-Chain IP Management System
3.12.2021
Victor Zhang is head of Stormbird Labs, AlphaWallet's tokenization lab. Victor has been immersed in NFTs for over the last 4 years, working on tokenization of digital and real assets.
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When you buy a non-fungible token (NFT), what do you really own? ...
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Elizabeth Warren Questions Bitcoin Miner, Post-Brexit Crypto Advantage + More News
3.12.2021
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Read More: Elizabeth Warren Questions Bitcoin Miner, Post-Brexit Crypto Advantage + More News
Craig Wright & Deadlock, Randi Zuckerberg Gets a Crypto Task + More News
2.12.2021
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Indonesia’s Central Bank Considers Issuing Digital Currency to ‘Fight’ Crypto
2.12.2021
Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, is reportedly considering issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to fight the use of cryptocurrency. “A CBDC would be one of the tools to fight crypto. We assume that people would find CBDC more credible than crypto,” said...
$7.5 Million NFT Collection Accused of Using Art Without Permission Threatened by Legal Action
1.12.2021
While non-fungible token (NFT) assets have been extremely popular in 2021, there’s been a slew of issues tied to the ecosystem as well. A recent report indicates that roughly a dozen artists are considering taking legal action against an NFT collection called “Art Wars” because...
Silk Road’s Founder Ross Ulbricht To Launch NFT Auction
1.12.2021
The infamous Silk Road darknet market founder Ross Ulbricht is set to launch his non-fungible token (NFT) auction as he enters his ninth year of serving life without parole in a US federal prison.
The collection is scheduled to be auctioned between December 2 and December 8 on the SuperRare...