EU officials considered BTC trading ban to enforce proposed mining banPreviously unseen documents detailing the EU’s conversations around banning Bitcoin have come to light following a freedom of information request.Apr 22, 2022Tom Mitchelhill
The 3 questions on financial literacy Bitcoiners flunk: Bank of Canada “In particular, Canadians who were young, male, employed, had a university degree, high household income and relatively low financial literacy were more likely to own Bitcoin.”Apr 22, 2022Brian Quarmby
Hacker bungles DeFi exploit: Leaves stolen $1M in contract set to self destructA hacker apparently so thrilled by a successful theft left behind over $1 million in a smart contract that was set to destruct, permanently ensuring the crypto could never be moved.Apr 22, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Upbit owner Dunamu could see 'monopoly' curbed after investment controversyThe Upbit operator is under heavy scrutiny from local regulators as its total assets balloon and a subsidiary issued controversial investment advice.Apr 22, 2022Brian Newar
OCC issues order against Anchorage Digital over AML compliance The bank hinted that the OCC’s actions might help establish a regulatory precedent that could encourage other firms in the space to set up federally regulated digital asset banks.Apr 22, 2022Turner Wright
Analyst suggests swing trading Bitcoin is the best move as BTC price dips below $40KBitcoin’s breakout above $42,000 was short-lived, leading some analysts to suggest that swing trading BTC’s range is the smartest move for now.Apr 22, 2022Jordan Finneseth
Binance.US leaves Blockchain Association to form own DC government affairs teamThe U.S. affiliate of the world’s largest crypto exchange says it’s time for its own voice, and major lobbyist Blockchain Association wished them well.Apr 21, 2022Derek Andersen
US lawmakers sound alarm to EPA over environment concerns of crypto miningIn addition to air and water pollution as a result of energy production, the lawmakers pointed to electronic waste from mining rigs, and noise pollution in surrounding communities.Apr 21, 2022Turner Wright
Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman discusses the untapped potential of DeFiBreitman revealed that Tezos’ solution to the blockchain trilemma is using optimistic rollups in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph.Apr 21, 2022Ornella Hernández
Bahamian government hopes to allow residents to pay taxes with digital assets in 2022“We have a vision to transform The Bahamas into the leading digital assets hub in the Caribbean,” said Philip Davis, prime minister of the Bahamas.Apr 21, 2022Turner Wright
Australian prudential regulator releases roadmap for cryptocurrency policyThe Australian Prudential Regulation Authority foresees enacting requirements for bank exposure, operational risk and stablecoins by 2025.Apr 21, 2022Derek Andersen
Cricket NFT startup Rario raises $120M in Series A fundingThe nonfungible token startup has also formed a partnership with Dream Sports, an Indian sports technology company with more than 140 million users.Apr 21, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Coinbase is planning to purchase crypto exchange BtcTurk in $3.2B deal: ReportThe potential acquisition would follow Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announcing plans to expand to every country in which the exchange can legally operate.Apr 21, 2022Turner Wright
As labor struggle takes center stage, can DAOs democratize work?DAO structures could provide workers with greater ownership and decision-making opportunities, but how soon will these models be implemented?Apr 21, 2022Rachel Wolfson
More institutions are looking to invest in crypto, says NEAR Foundation CEO In an interview at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit, NEAR Foundation CEO Marieke Flament shared insights on institutional investments, regulation and DAOs.Apr 21, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Russian central bank needs to ease up digital asset projects, governor saysElvira Nabiullina is concerned about the Bank of Russia not treating digital asset projects softly enough to attract funding and maintain the economy.Apr 21, 2022Helen Partz
A dozen Bitcoin ATMs installed at the largest EU electronics retailer Following a successful Bitcoin ATM pilot by Europe’s largest electronics retailer, 12 new Bitcoin ATMs are coming to Austria’s MediaMarkt stores.Apr 21, 2022Joe Hall
From beer to Bitcoin as legal tender: A BTC education in RoatánHow a small-scale Bitcoin education project involving a former brewery collided with plans for Bitcoin as de facto legal tender.Apr 21, 2022Joe Hall
Public blockchain Kadena launches $100M Web3 grant program Web3 development has become a top priority for the blockchain industry as infrastructure providers look to enable the new internet economy.Apr 21, 2022Sam Bourgi
Algorand aims to convert network transaction fees into carbon offsets The smart contract will automatically allocate part of the Algorand blockchain’s transaction fees to purchase carbon credits at the carbon offset marketplace ClimateTrade.Apr 21, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Ledger Enterprise's Alex Zinder is all about blockchain, crypto and the future of finance"There was a tremendous amount of interest activity experimentation happening in the (crypto) space, but not a tremendous amount of adoption from real use cases," said Zinder.Apr 21, 2022Arnold Kirimi
The 1M euro Bitcoin retirement plan reaches 200K: ‘It’s not too late to invest’How a blogger who has bought 500 euros of Bitcoin every month since 2017 plans to retire early, and the lessons he learned along the way.Apr 21, 2022Joe Hall
Bitcoin heads for 2-week highs as Terra promises BTC price will soon 'get spicy' Whales may be indecisive about accumulating, but bulls are getting vocal with their Bitcoin price targets.Apr 21, 2022William Suberg
DEX aims to take on Uniswap with its concentrated liquidity betConcentrated liquidity has become the latest trend in the DeFi world with several projects shifting to the new liquidity model on various blockchains.Apr 21, 2022Prashant Jha
Goldman Sachs reportedly eyes FTX alliance with regulatory and public listing assistance The reported discussion between the two CEOs of the company happened in March last month, at a time when FTX requested CFTC to eliminate the role of brokers in product offerings.Apr 21, 2022Prashant Jha
Noncustodial Bitcoin wallets unbannable, says exec behind Trezor walletsThere are a few ways for regulators to limit the usage of noncustodial wallets, but there is no way to ban it completely, SatoshiLabs CFO said.Apr 21, 2022Helen Partz
GBTC premium nears 2022 high as SEC faces call to approve Bitcoin ETFStorm clouds are slowly fading for Grayscale and its embattled Bitcoin institutional investment product, while frustration with U.S. regulators continues to mount.Apr 21, 2022William Suberg
Binance limits services in Russia due to the EU’s 5th package of sanctionsBinance CEO previously said that crypto exchanges must comply with sanctions in a similar way to traditional financial institutions.Apr 21, 2022Helen Partz
US investors realized 6x more crypto gains in 2021 than UK investorsCrypto investors from the United States realized nearly $47 billion in gains during 2021, outpacing the U.K. by a factor of six.Apr 21, 2022Tom Mitchelhill
German banking giant Commerzbank applies for crypto licenseA spokesperson for Commerzbank confirmed to local media that it applied for the license with BaFin earlier this year as a first for a major bank in Germany.Apr 21, 2022Jesse Coghlan