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Treasury Minister of El Salvador Dismisses Bitcoin Investment Losses, Calls Media Reports Biased
16.6.2022
Alejandro Zelaya, the treasury minister of El Salvador, called out the critics of the investments that his country, through the action of President Nayib Bukele, has made in bitcoin. Zelaya stated that there had not been any losses because the bitcoin purchased — around 2,300 BTC —...
Celsius Reportedly Taking Advice from Citigroup, CEO Mashinsky Calls for ‘Patience’ and 'Support'
16.6.2022
The ailing crypto lender Celsius Network (CEL) has reportedly hired the financial giant Citigroup to advise it on its options after Celsius suspended withdrawals, swaps, and between-account transfers earlier this week. Meanwhile, Celsius’ under-fire CEO Alex Mashinsky has returned to Twitter....
South Korean Government Calls for Voluntary Regulations From Crypto Industry
15.6.2022
The executive power and the ruling party in South Korea have urged the cryptocurrency industry for what officials describe as voluntary regulatory measures, a Korean media report revealed. The call was issued during a consultative meeting devoted to crypto assets. Government Asks South Korean...
Swan Bitcoin CEO Calls Celsius Withdrawal Freeze ‘So Opaque’
15.6.2022
Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program that the crypto lending platform Celsius had misled investors
Swan Bitcoin CEO Calls Celsius Withdrawal Freeze ‘So Opaque’
15.6.2022
Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program that the crypto lending platform Celsius had misled investors
EU Finance Commissioner Calls for Speedy Passage of Crypto Law
14.6.2022
Circle’s Disparte Calls CBDCs ‘a Preposterous Idea’ in Digital Dollar Debate
9.6.2022
You know it’s going to be a fiery conversation when one of the panelists says “F**k the Fed” in his opening statement
Outgoing French Lawmaker Calls for Fossil-Based Crypto Mining Ban, DAO Legal Status
8.6.2022
Europe needs to stop dithering and capture the crypto opportunity, Pierre Person says
Epic CEO Calls Fortnite Crypto 'A Scam,' Threatens Legal Action
7.6.2022
I’m not surprised that Fortnite crypto exists. Whether it’s Nintendo or Minecraft NFTs, crypto scammers love to make environment-destroying projects out of other people’s IPs. What’s surprising is that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney bothered to give the Fortnite Tokens project his time of day. “This...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Dumps Below $30K as Morgan Stanley Calls Out Liquidity Pressures
7.6.2022
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for June and 7, 2022
MakerDAO ‘Endgame Plan’ Calls for Specialized DAOs, Says Protocol is Held Back by Complexity
3.6.2022
A detailed proposal to bring the MakerDAO (MKR) protocol to a “predetermined, immutable end state” by setting up several new decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) has been published by the protocol’s founder Rune Christensen. The plan aims to improve governance and tap into “the raw power...
Central Bank of Armenia Urged to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
3.6.2022
Calls have been issued in Armenia for the central bank to do its job and put the country’s crypto space in order. Both government regulators and representatives of the financial sector insist that the industry needs regulation to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit purposes....
NY Attorney General Warns About Investing in Crypto Market — Says It’s Extremely Unpredictable, Unstable
3.6.2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a warning about investing in cryptocurrency. She said the crypto market is “extremely unpredictable” and “unstable,” noting that the market “reached record lows” last month. NY Attorney General Warns About...
Optimism token falls 40% prompting calls to bar dumpers from airdrops
2.6.2022
“Why should Optimism Collective continue rewarding these kinds of mercenary actors who will dump their tokens on first sight? Why should any future airdrops reward these addresses?” an OP governance member argued
EU Regulator Warns Soaring Inflation Could Drive Investors to Crypto — Calls for Unified Regulatory Framework
1.6.2022
Europe’s top securities regulator has warned that soaring inflation could drive investors to cryptocurrencies. Stressing that there is “an imbalance” in how each EU country deals with crypto, the regulator calls for a common regulatory framework across European countries....
Aussie consumer group calls for better crypto regs due to ‘lagging laws’
31.5.2022
Australian consumer group CHOICE outlined its crypto regulatory framework in a submission to the country’s Treasury calling for the new federal government to prioritize crypto in its financial services reforms
Billionaire Bill Miller calls Bitcoin 'insurance' against financial catastrophe
27.5.2022
Miller said Bitcoin “functioned without the Fed and without any interference” during times of market turmoil, concluding that “it’s an insurance policy, the way I look at it.”
Biden's pick for Fed vice chair for supervision calls for congressional action on stablecoins
19.5.2022
Fed nominee Michael Barr said that the government agency potentially releasing a central bank digital currency was an issue that required “a lot more thought and study."
Bungie Calls Out Gaming Racism After Buffalo Shooting, Won't Be 'Muzzled' By Sony
18.5.2022
Yesterday players expected Bungie to reveal the latest content coming to Destiny 2 in the form of Season 17. Instead, following the latest mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, Bungie called on fellow gaming companies to examine how racism and radicalization occur in their own online communities even...
German BaFin official calls for 'innovative' EU-wide DeFi regulation
18.5.2022
Highlighting Germany’s crypto license as an example of attractive regulation, Birgit Rodolphe writes that similar frameworks should be the same throughout the EU to “prevent a fragmented market.”