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PortuguêsA new legal advisory notice from the US Office of Government Ethics prohibits any employee who owns cryptocurrency from working on Federal crypto regulation. US government officials who privately own…
Continue ReadingIn time, The Bitcoin Academy will probably be remembered as Jay-Z’s biggest contribution to Marcy, the neighborhood that saw him grow. Believe it or not, low-income zones and people would…
Continue ReadingBitcoin miners might soon flood to Nairobi to utilize the geothermal power available for them right now. An energy company makes this power source available and urges miners to purchase…
Continue ReadingChina is back with a vengeance. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, or CCAF, collected data “spanning the period from September 2021 to January 2022” for their latest study. The…
Continue ReadingLast month, the watchdog gave the thumbs-up to Teucrium’s Bitcoin futures ETF, which is the first such vehicle to be approved under the ’33 Act. The United States Securities and…
Continue ReadingGreg Tanaka is an entrepreneur and DeFi developer who wants to make crypto a legal tender. In terms of policy, Greg Tanaka calls himself a legislator for the digital age…
Continue ReadingThe future of crypto adoption will largely depend on which of the competing narratives about digital assets and blockchain’s environmental effects prevails. Regulation by enforcement, a fast and economical substitute…
Continue ReadingCrypto investors from the United States realized nearly $47 billion in gains during 2021, outpacing the UK by a factor of six. Crypto investors from the United States realized crypto…
Continue ReadingFrom fiat banknotes to fractional reserve banking, the notion of what constitutes money in the U.S. has changed over time. But is the time right for e-cash? On March 11,…
Continue ReadingThe State Security Board considers the sale of 11,111 NFTs a “high-tech fraudulent securities offering.” A virtual, Cyprus-registered casino Sand Vegas Casino Club faced an emergency cease and desist order…
Continue ReadingRegulators on both sides of the Atlantic seem to be nervous about people transacting with their wallets. Last week, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrencies over the years have received a mixed response. The sector was primarily dominated by speculations and FUDs in the initial years. However, investors’ approach toward this asset class has…
Continue ReadingYou may have seen analysts, traders, and builders boldly claiming that 2021 was crypto’s “breakout year.” It’s certainly hard to deny, when considering the explosion of press and memes that…
Continue ReadingYet another regulatory attack on self-hosted wallets, a digital dollar with privacy protections, and more of the same for spot BTC ETFs. The European Parliament continued to keep crypto users…
Continue ReadingWhile Senator Warren’s new bill officially targets Russia, could this just be an excuse to tighten crypto regulation? In a July 2021 interview, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren likened crypto regulation…
Continue ReadingThe agency’s $365 million proposed FY2023 budget includes significant allocation for CPAs and whistleblowers. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has released its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) budget…
Continue ReadingSome jurisdictions are introducing digital assets as tax payment options while others levy hefty taxes on crypto gains. It was relatively quiet in the digital asset policy department last week,…
Continue ReadingSenator Cynthia Lummis has won support from a Democrat senator for her new digital asset bill. United States Senator from New York Kirsten Gillibrand revealed working with Senator Cynthia Lummis on…
Continue ReadingCrypto comes to the Persian Gulf, U.S. Congress moves sideways, Australia is looking at regulating DAOs. Last week got off to an antsy start as the clause that many interpreted…
Continue ReadingUnsurprisingly, the role of crypto in retirement investment will depend on the asset class’ mainstream adoption. On March 11, the United States Department of Labor warned employers that sponsor 401(k)…
Continue ReadingA New Hampshire bill would commit the state to a new UCC section before finalization to show its commitment to the blockchain industry. The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed…
Continue ReadingPlaintiffs say 79 tokens that Coinbase sells meet the definition of securities, but they were not warned of their risks. Three individuals who bought cryptocurrency through Coinbase filed a proposed…
Continue Reading“Overburdensome” — Eight members of Congress have expressed concern that Gary Gensler’s scrutiny of crypto firms is unfairly suffocating the industry. In a bipartisan letter put forward by Republican Minnesota…
Continue ReadingA flurry of research and reporting is the first step toward a coherent crypto policy, while action remains months or years in the future. United States President Joe Biden signed…
Continue ReadingThe long-anticipated presidential directive drops, EU votes on PoW ban, South Korea gets a pro-crypto president. As Russia’s self-styled “special operation” against Ukraine continues, crippling economic sanctions remain the Western…
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