Federal Reserve Vice Chair Testifies to CBDC and Stablecoin Benefits
Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Lael Brainard testified before a House committee on Thursday on the benefits and risks of a...
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CFTC Charges Oregon and Illinois Resident in $44 Million Fraud
On Thursday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it filed a civil enforcement action against an Oregon and...
Bitcoin Protected Under Chinese Law, Says China High Court
A new ruling from the Shanghai High People’s Court in China added a new twist to its view on cryptocurrency...
Utah to Create Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force; Governor Signs Bill
Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox has approved a bill to create a Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force, which will enable...
Colorado Bill Looks to Study Security Tokens to Help Raise Capital
In its latest move towards becoming a true digital state, Colorado is pushing a bill that aims to explore how...
Brazilian Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Crypto Sector
On Tuesday, the Brazilian Senate plenary passed a bill that would regulate crypto transactions in the country, by introducing “virtual...
Binance Closes Several Accounts Linked to Russian Oligarchs
On Thursday, Binance announced it closed several accounts associated with relatives of senior Russian officials. These individuals include Polina Kovaleva,...
India’s Legislative Crypto Decisions Will Impact Nepal; Regulator Restricts Apps & Websites
In a circular released earlier this week, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (TPA) has warned against the use of crypto instruments...
DAOs Get Control Back From Secret, Private People Who Escape Justice
DAOs: we need to get control back from big tech, environmental vandals, politicians and their unnecessary wars, financial terrorism, medical...
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht to Forfeit $3 Billion in BTC; Extinguishes Debt to Government
The incarcerated founder of the now-defunct dark web marketplace, Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, is going to forfeit his claim to...
U.K.’s PRA Wants to Raise $419M for Stronger Asset Framework
U.K.’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is looking to raise funds to increase crypto scrutiny and combat other financial risks, according...
Will Russia’s Turn to China’s UnionPay Actually Make a Difference?
With western sanctions continuing to cripple Russia’s economy, the country has had to look to alternative payment systems since being...
Russia to Legalize Crypto; Are Western Sanctions to Thank?
On Thursday, it was revealed that Russia and its Ministry of Finance are working on a draft legislation that would...
Stablecoins Experience 500% Growth Since 2021; Democrats Need to Act
Currently, Democrats are divided on whether the Biden Administration or Congress should be directly addressing stablecoin regulation, as questions surrounding...
I Will Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
Bryan Solstin, an aerospace engineer and a developer, is running for the U.S. Senate on a platform of making Bitcoin...
DuckDuckGo and its Move on ‘Disinformation’ Betrays its User Base
DuckDuckGo is acting in a similar way to the tech giants who don’t trust their users to know disinformation when...
Ukraine’s Government Raises $600,000; NFTs to Be Used as War Bonds
Ukraine has raised over $600,000 through NFTs, which will be used as war bonds to help finance the war effort...
South Korea Looking for Approval to Service Crypto
The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) is reportedly asking South Korea’s incoming presidential administration to approve local banks servicing cryptocurrencies,...
Ukrainian Affinity with Crypto is Giving Them an Advantage
Ukrainian people have been part of a very unfortunate world first. Using normal payment systems via banks, it took outside...
The Average Russian Citizen and the Global Economy
War and Crypto: Because of sheer tragedy, we are on the cusp of a huge financial transformation, says Elena Obukhova....
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces New Sanctions Bill for Crypto Firms
On Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a bill that aims to enforce U.S. sanctions across the global cryptocurrency industry....
Big Corporations Will No Longer Have Power Over Our Speech
DAOs: Decentralized autonomous organizations are no longer fringe, says Josh Drake, the Chief Operating Officer of the DFINITY Foundation. We...
