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Washington D.C.’s Buddy Sam Bankman-Fried Has Some Explaining to Do
10.11.2022
The genial, mysterious “billionaire” from the digital assets world, who said he wanted his industry to be regulated as soon as possible, had become the leading voice for crypto in Washington. But in a single turbulent Tuesday, Sam Bankman-Fried's status evaporated
French Lawyer Asks Russian Patriarch to Help Save Alexander Vinnik From ‘Political Trial’ in US
31.10.2022
A member of the defense team of the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has called on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to intervene in support of his client. The Russian national may be sentenced to over 50 years in prison for his role in the infamous cryptocurrency exchange. Prisoner...
More Than a Half Dozen US Securities Regulators File Actions Against Crypto Lender Nexo
27.9.2022
Crypto lender Nexo is having issues with state authorities from California, New York, Washington, Kentucky, Vermont, South Carolina, and Maryland. The enforcement actions from multiple state securities regulators detail that Nexo’s Earn Interest Product (EIP) may be in violation...
Washington State Joins Celsius Bankruptcy Case as Interested Party
23.9.2022
The state’s move continues a trend of state-level regulators moving faster than the feds on regulating crypto
Mainstream media on the Merge: Risky move or climate nirvana?
7.9.2022
While mainstream outlets have generally grasped the complexity of upgrading a major blockchain “mid-flight,” it’s prompted a few to warn about the disruptions should it fail
District of Columbia Suing MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor for Tax Fraud
31.8.2022
The Attorney General’s office is also suing the business software company for allegedly helping him evade taxes on his earnings in the district
Cleanspark Acquires Plug-in-Ready Bitcoin Mining Facility With up to 86 MW of Capacity
10.8.2022
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining company Cleanspark announced it acquired a plug-in-ready bitcoin mining facility that is scalable to 86 megawatts (MW) of capacity. Presently, the newly opened site in Washington, Georgia, has 36 megawatts, which is expected to give Cleanspark’s hashrate a...
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC will accept crypto donations
3.8.2022
Crypto donations platform Engiven’s page for the archdiocese includes the option to send funds anonymously using many tokens, from Ether to 0x
US Withdraws Request to Extradite BTC-e’s Vinnik From France, Lawyer Sees ‘Deceitful Maneuver’
23.7.2022
U.S. authorities have withdrawn their request to extradite the alleged operator of crypto exchange BTC-e Alexander Vinnik from France, his French lawyer informed Russian media. Vinnik’s defense suspects, however, that the move is intended to actually speed up his extradition through Greece....
US Asks Japan to Pressure Crypto Exchanges, Miners Working With Russia, Report Unveils
9.7.2022
U.S. diplomats have reportedly called on authorities in Tokyo to increase pressure on Japanese crypto exchanges and miners to sever links to Russia. The request was made to deepen Moscow’s financial isolation amid the ongoing Russian assault on Ukraine. Washington Wants Japan’s Crypto...
Stop Your Crypto Operations in Russia, Washington Tells Japanese Exchanges & Miners
9.7.2022
Washington wants Japanese regulators to convince domestic crypto exchanges and miners to cut all ties with Russia, per a new report.
The Financial Times claimed that American “diplomats” believe “several” Japanese crypto exchanges are “still running in Russia,” according to unnamed “people close...
Ms. Crypto Goes to Washington
27.6.2022
The Lummis-Gillibrand crypto bill represents a mainstreaming of crypto, even if it's unlikely to pass
Crypto winter freezes sports sponsorships for digital asset firms
21.6.2022
The crypto market downturn has made it difficult for crypto firms to pull the trigger on any new sponsorship deals with the sports teams they spent hundreds of millions on at the beginning of the year
SEC, State Regulators Probe Crypto Lender Celsius Over Accounts Freeze
18.6.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several state regulators are reportedly investigating the decision by crypto lender Celsius Network to freeze withdrawals. U.S. Securities Regulators Investigate Celsius’ Withdrawal Freeze The U.S. SEC and securities regulators...
Presidente de la CFTC ve con optimismo el crecimiento del movimiento cripto de Washington
9.6.2022
Como regulador clave de activos digitales, el presidente Rostin Behnam fomenta la legislación que le otorga a su agencia más financiamiento y alcance en los mercados de efectivo
CFTC Chief Behnam Sees a Crypto Movement Brewing in Washington
9.6.2022
Rostin Behnam, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is “very encouraged” that Congress is making moves to grant his agency a much wider regulatory authority over the digital asset markets, he said at CoinDesk's Consensus 2022
Crypto Bill Condemned by Consumer Advocates in Washington
7.6.2022
Consumer group gadflies were predictably ready with a damning quote shortly after the bi-partisan legislative proposal was made public
Nintendo's Big Piracy Case Is A Very Sad Story
7.6.2022
Back in February, Gary Bowser—who in most media reports has been described as a ‘hacker’—was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in selling cheat and modification devices for Nintendo hardware. Being a court case, most of the reporting dealt only with names on a page and cold facts, but...
Group of Tech Pros, Academics Urges Washington to Turn its Back on Crypto Lobbyists
1.6.2022
A collective comprising 26 IT experts and professionals has slammed crypto, accusing blockchain and crypto of “not being decentralized” – and has petitioned United States politicians to crack down on the sector and its lobbyists....
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Tech Experts 'Counter-Lobby' Washington Criticizing Crypto, Blockchain: Report
1.6.2022
A group of tech experts and academics signed a letter to U.S. lawmakers criticizing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in an effort to counter the lobbying by the crypto industry