Samson Mow Exits Blockstream to Focus on Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption

With Infinite Fleet close to the beta stage, Mow said he will also divert more attention to his gaming company Pixelmatic. дальше »

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Uniswap builds interface to swap altcoins into ETH donations for Ukraine

“We built this interface so anyone who wants to donate but holds other ERC-20 tokens can do so with one click,” said the Uniswap team. дальше »

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Many companies are considering adding BTC as a payment method; how will that shape its future?

Bitcoin BTC/USD is the largest token in terms of market capitalization. However, the same can be said about its volatility, as it has seen huge spikes and dips in value as of recently. However, as more and more companies are aiming to adopt cryptocurrency as a payment option or simply as an offering throughout their […] The post Many companies are considering adding BTC as a payment method; how will that shape its future? appeared first on Invezz. дальше »

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Nvidia Hackers Are Selling Software to Bypass Ethereum Hashrate Limiter

LAPSUS$ said it’s selling a customized driver that could help miners get around the hash rate limiter installed on Nvidia’s high-end gaming cards. дальше »

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FC Barcelona Plans to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency: Report

Spanish soccer giant FC Barcelona wants to create its own cryptocurrency, its president has said, according to a report by ESPN. дальше »

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BitConnect Founder Indicted in $2.4B Ponzi Scheme Has Disappeared

Attorneys said efforts to locate the convicted founder could remain unfruitful. дальше »

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Cardano Inventor Front-Ran SundaeSwap Users? Research Casts Light

Over the weekend, a Reddit post accusing Charles Hoskinson, inventor of Cardano of front-running SundaeSwap users went viral. A pseudonym user said Hoskinson used a large amount of ADA to benefit from a price hike on the decentralized exchange native token, SUNDAE. дальше »

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Neo users explain why they've held on to the project despite China's heavy crypto crackdown

"I didn't worry too much. I knew the developer team, the community supporting Neo wasn't going to quit," said Neo investor Lucas. дальше »

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Crypto firms may still face SEC penalties for self-reporting securities laws violations: Report

SEC enforcement director Gurbir Grewal reportedly said the agency wouldn't be ignoring the funds or securities laws violations for crypto companies that come to them. дальше »

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Crypto exchanges consider Ukraine’s call to freeze Russians’ Bitcoin

As some platforms freeze accounts linked to Russia and Belarus, Binance said it will not block innocent Russians’ crypto assets.

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Bitcoin Heaven El Salvador Newest Nation to Consider Citizenship by Investment

Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele on Sunday said he will send Congress a proposal to grant citizenship to foreigners who invest in the Central American country, another step... дальше »

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Russia Said SWIFT Ban Could Be Tantamount To A Declaration Of War

A SWIFT ban could make Russia go nuts again. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a cascade of consequences that were rapidly felt throughout the world. Apart from property and human life, global finance – and cryptocurrency in particular – took a significant hit. дальше »

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ECB president calls for crypto regulation in response to Russia potentially evading sanctions

"It’s so critically important that MiCA is pushed through as quickly as possible so we have a regulatory framework within which crypto assets can actually be caught," said Christine Lagarde. дальше »

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European Parliament postpones crypto bill vote over proof-of-work

“It is crucial for me that the MiCA report is not misinterpreted as a de facto Bitcoin ban,” said Stefan Berger.

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Associated Press Cancels Sale of Migrant Video NFT After Backlash

The video, which depicted a raft crowded with migrants, was a “poor choice” for an NFT, a spokesperson for the AP said. дальше »

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BitMex Founder Arthur Hayes Pleads Guilty

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Pompliano: The US needs to embrace Bitcoin immediately

America needs to “get very serious about [its] Bitcoin strategy as a nation-state,” said… The post Pompliano: The US needs to embrace Bitcoin immediately appeared first on Coin Journal. дальше »

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BNY Mellon plans to launch digital asset custody platform later this year

The investment bank reportedly said it will begin with the United States and then expand worldwide based on market demand.

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BitMEX Founders Plead Guilty To Violating Bank Secrecy Law

The US Department of Justice said on Thursday that BitMEX founders had entered a guilty plea to charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to set in place an anti-money laundering system. Benjamin Delo and Arthur Hayes, two of the co-founders, have agreed to each pay a $10 million fine as part of […] дальше »

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Cash App Reports $1.96B In Bitcoin Revenue In Q4 2021

Cash App said it generated $46 million of bitcoin gross profit during the fourth quarter of 2021, 14% year over year. дальше »

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Crypto could bypass President Biden's 'devastating' sanctions on Russian banks and elites: Report

“If a wealthy individual is concerned that their accounts may be frozen due to sanctions, they can simply hold their wealth in Bitcoin," said Mati Greenspan. дальше »

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Dogecoin founder speaks out against ‘meme coins’

“They’re made by people trying to get rich off of other people trying to get rich,” said Dogecoin creator Billy Markus.

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Bitcoin Falls 7% as Russia Invades Ukraine; Experts Say Fed U-Turn on Rate Hikes Unlikely

Some observers said Fed's tightening cycle is likely to be much shallower than expected. дальше »

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Hedge fund report says Bitcoin price is ‘at a relatively inexpensive place’

A recent report from Pantera Capital said moves in the debt market and the Fed’s shifting monetary policy could be the fodder that fuels Bitcoin’s next monster rally. дальше »

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EU members reportedly plan for AML watchdog to oversee crypto firms by 2024

"It is key that the scope of the new EU authority explicitly includes crypto-assets," said Luis Garicano, a member of the European Parliament. дальше »

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Food Chain Everbowl To Let Employees Get Paid In Bitcoin

The California-based business said the move aims to provide an alternative savings vehicle for its employees. дальше »

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FTX Hires Beauty Entrepreneur Lauren Remington Platt to Target Luxury Partnerships

The crypto exchange said it hopes Platt’s appointment will help it capitalize on the over $300 billion luxury goods market. дальше »

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Morgan Stanley Says Bitcoin Cannot Escape Energy Requirements

Increased investor interest means that sustainability has become an important consideration for crypto, the bank said. дальше »

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UK police recover $5.4 million lost in crypto scam

The United Kingdom’s Greater Manchester Police said it has successfully returned $5. 4 million to people who fell victim to an international cryptocurrency scam totaling more than $20 million. дальше »

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Journalist alleges Mimo Capital co-founder was behind 2016 exploit of The DAO: Report

"This is yet another example of evidence preserved on the blockchain forever,” said Chainalysis.

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Luna Foundation Guard raises $1B to form UST reserve denominated in Bitcoin

Terra said it chose to denominate the Forex Reserve in Bitcoin because it considered the crypto asset "less correlated to the Terra ecosystem." дальше »

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Brazilian Crypto Exchange Foxbit Raises $21M in Series A Funding

Funds will be used for developing new technology, team expansion and potential acquisitions, the company said. дальше »

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Grayscale launches campaign to encourage public comments on Bitcoin ETF application

“This campaign aims to educate and inspire the investment community to take action and make their voices heard on this historic decision,” said Michael Sonnenshein. дальше »

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Bitpanda to provide crypto custody with the acquisition of FCA-approved Trustology

Bitpanda said the Trustology acquisition would be the first step toward launching its prime brokerage service Bitpanda Pro.

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Stifel says Three Macro Factors Could Drop Bitcoin Price To $10,000

Stifel’s Chief Equity Strategist and Managing Director Barry Bannister believe that by 2023  bitcoin could lead to a plunge in price to $10,000. When discussing bitcoin’s price with Business Insider, Bannister said that a tightening of Federal Reserve policy and reducing the balance sheet would negatively impact bitcoin’s value. дальше »

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Pocket Network Announces Extended Partnership With DeFi Blockchain Fuse

Pocket Network and Fuse have extended their partnership. This after the two blockchain companies reported an exponential growth since they forged the partnership. “Pocket Network enables potentially limitless scaling for RPC read calls for Fuse – it’s exciting to see how scalable and open-source financial infrastructure is being built through this partnership,” said Mark Smargon, […] дальше »

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$250K bounty 'not too low to be insulting,' says Coinbase white hat hacker

The white-hat hacker responsible for discovering a crisis-level flaw in Coinbase API said the $250K bounty was not "too low."

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Huobi CEO predicts BTC’s next bull cycle will be in 2024

Bitcoin’s price has been struggling lately, with the coin barely managing to hold $40,000. While some analysts have said that this bearish flag is short-lived, the CEO of Huobi Global, Du Jun, has said that the next Bitcoin (BTC/USD) bull market will not happen until late 2024 or early 2025. дальше »

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California Lawmaker Proposes New Bill to Adopt BTC as Legal Tender

On Feb 19, 2022, Political advisor Ian C.Calderon tweeted that he and BTC expert Dennis Porter were working on a Bipartisan legislature. He said he introduced a bill that seeks to make BTC a legal tender in California. дальше »

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PayPal Introduces New Fees for Crypto Transactions Below $200

Earlier this week, Venmo and its parent company PayPal Holdings Inc. notified its users that it was restructuring crypto fees for payments under $200. The company said that it targets to increase the transparency of transactions. дальше »

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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Welcomes Another Crypto Winter

Ethereum blockchain co-founder and prominent leader in cryptocurrency Vitalik Buterin said that investors might be experiencing a “crypto winter,” but it’s not all bad news for them. дальше »

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Picasso’s Granddaughter: Our Family Will Continue Producing NFTs

Marina Picasso – granddaughter of the renowned painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso – said she and her son Florian will continue launching NFT collections depicting the artist’s work. The digital collectibles caused disputes among the family as some members did not agree with the initiative. дальше »

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Amidst the SEC vs. Ripple feud, whales come to XRP holders' rescue

XRP's price performance has always been controversial, because it's seemingly impossible to talk about the asset without bringing up the contentious SEC vs Ripple Labs lawsuit. That said, however, theThe post Amidst the SEC vs. дальше »

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Wyoming lawmakers introduce legislation for state-issued stablecoin

Avanti Financial CEO Caitlin Long said the bill had its own pros and cons, but it was “definitely a conversation-starter” for lawmakers exploring stablecoins. дальше »

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Nord VPN Study: 68% Americans Aware of Crypto Threats

As per the Nord VPN study on cryptocurrency, seven out of ten surveys have found that 68% of Americans are aware of crypto threats. And remaining 32% said they are not aware of risks involved in digital assets. дальше »

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Pantera Predicts Correlation Between Bitcoin And Traditional Markets Might Break This Spring

In a recent call with investors, executives from the crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital said they believe DeFi assets such as Ethereum could soon break out of their current correlation to traditional macro markets. дальше »

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Crypto ‘best place’ to store wealth during Fed rate hike: Pantera CEO

“I think when all’s said and done, investors will be given a choice: they have to invest in something, and if rates are rising, blockchain is going to be the most relatively attractive,” said Dan Morehead. дальше »

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Ethereum DeFi user numbers reveal this truth about the success of Ethereum adoption

When looking at 2021 in crypto, experts and analysts often use the term "DeFi boom." What's more, as the top alt, Ethereum is often touted as being the driving force behind said boom. However, is EtheThe post Ethereum DeFi user numbers reveal this truth about the success of Ethereum adoption appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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SEC chair says concerns about lack of spot Bitcoin ETF under ‘careful consideration’

SEC building in Washington DC, USA Gary Gensler said the US Securities and Exchange… The post SEC chair says concerns about lack of spot Bitcoin ETF under ‘careful consideration’ appeared first on Coin Journal. дальше »

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FBI is launching team to address crypto exploitation: US Deputy Attorney General

“The currency might be virtual, but the message to companies is concrete: if you report to us, we can follow the money and not only help you, but hopefully prevent the next victim," said Lisa Monaco. дальше »

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