Not mentioning CoinFLEX by name, Roger Ver said he had not “defaulted on a debt to a counter-party,” and alleged the platform owed him “a substantial sum of money.”
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Roger Ver denies CoinFLEX CEO's claims he owes firm $47M USDC - News
That's 'Sir' Crypto Dad: French order knights former CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo The first of his name, king of the punks and the first regulators, protector of the seven tokens, the keeper of the great CBDC, the breaker of blockchains and father of crypto.
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Switzerland-based crypto mining firm expands operations to Texas The company reported its operations in the United States will have an initial capacity of 3 megawatts, aiming for the firm’s total hashrate to be more than 1.6 EH/s.
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How crypto is attracting some institutional investors — Huobi Global sales head “I think everyone is in agreement now that crypto is going to be around for the long term,” said James Hume.
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Central African Republic president launches crypto initiative following Bitcoin adoption The Sango project’s plans include building a "legal crypto hub," expanding the adoption of Bitcoin, and creating a “crypto island” — a special economic zone in the metaverse.
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Grayscale reports 99% of SEC comment letters support spot Bitcoin ETF “The approval of each and every Bitcoin-linked investment product strengthens our arguments about why the U.S. market deserves a spot Bitcoin ETF," said CEO Michael Sonnenshein.
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Celsius Network hires advisers ahead of potential bankruptcy: Report Restructuring, bankruptcy and buyouts... media outlets are swarming with different reports on the next steps Celsius may take.
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Crypto Stories: YouTuber Paco de la India explains his travels using Bitcoin The Bitcoiner had visited eight different countries out of his goal of forty and was in Africa at the time of Cointelegraph’s interview.
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FTX may be planning to purchase a stake in BlockFi: Report Reportedly, ongoing talks followed BlockFi signing a term sheet with FTX to secure a $250 million revolving credit facility on Tuesday.
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White hat hacker attempts to recover 'millions' in lost Bitcoin, finds only $105 “We didn’t make money, but we definitely made new friends," said Lavar, who originally purchased the Bitcoin in 2016.
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Ripple CEO criticizes SEC for ‘contradictions’ on crypto regulations “The SEC [decided] to do regulation through enforcement, which is not efficient and really I think has stifled innovation in the United States,” said Brad Garlinghouse.
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Uphold withdraws with Venezuela, citing US sanctions The platform advised users to withdraw funds quickly, noting it would halt trading for Venezuela-based clients on July 31, with all accounts “fully restricted” beginning Sept. 30.
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The community-centered approach to Web3 — Aave founder and CEO "What if we actually can have ownership on our own presence in social media — our profiles, our social identities?” asked Stani Kulechov.
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Canadian regulator takes enforcement actions against Bybit and KuCoin “Bybit responded to the OSC’s enforcement action, maintained an open dialogue, provided requested information, and committed to engaging in registration discussions,” said the OSC.
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Institutions are exploring the space — KPMG Canada crypto team Kareem Sadek and Kunal Bhasin said the team had seen “a lot of momentum” around the tokenization of assets but was also considering the potential growth of NFTs and the Metaverse.
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US lawmaker lays out case for a digital dollar "It is now time for Congress to begin the process of considering and ultimately passing authorizing legislation for the issuance of a U.S. CBDC," said Representative Jim Himes.
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Chainalysis launches reporting service for businesses targeted in crypto-related cyberattacks The firm said it was starting a "Crypto Incident Response" hotline to "help bring bad actors to justice and demonstrate that crypto is not the asset class of anonymity and crime.”
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Colombia's new president seems to be a fan of Bitcoin “Virtual currency is pure information and therefore energy,” said Gustavo Petro in 2021, in regard to mining crypto in Colombia.
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FTX US acquires Embed Financial subsidiary for stock trading platform The FTX Stocks platform has been in beta testing for select U.S. users since May, but the firm reported it would be available to all domestic customers sometime in the summer.
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Bitfarms sold 3K Bitcoin as part of strategy to improve liquidity and pay debts “Selling a portion of our BTC holdings and daily production as a source of liquidity is the best and least expensive method in the current market environment," said chief financial officeJeff Lucas.
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HM Treasury changes course on collecting data around unhosted crypto wallets “There is not good evidence that unhosted wallets present a disproportionate risk of being used in illicit finance,” said the Treasury update.
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ProShares will launch ETF aimed at shorting Bitcoin following dip under $20K The ETF will allow U.S. investors to bet against BTC using futures contracts given the cryptocurrency’s performance in a single day, as measured by the CME Bitcoin Futures Index.
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Stablecoins highlight ‘structural fragilities’ of crypto — Federal Reserve “Stablecoins that are not backed by safe and sufficiently liquid assets and are not subject to appropriate regulatory standards create risks to investors,” said the Fed report.
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US lawmakers urge EPA to consider the potential benefits of crypto mining “Digital assets, and their related mining activities, are essential to the economic future of the United States," said the group of 14 lawmakers.
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FTX plans to acquire crypto exchange Bitvo as part of move into Canadian market The company added that the deal was “subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions,” but expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.
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State securities regulators investigate Celsius over withdrawal suspension: Report Reports from different media outlets in the last week also suggested the Celsius Network has lost major backers and onboarded new attorneys amid a volatile crypto market.
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Ukraine-based blockchain firm announces ‘we’re still hiring’ amid market downturn, war According to the CEO, Everstake had made preparations for a “special fund” to tide the firm over in the event of a bear market.
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ECB may cap digital euro at 1.5T tokens — Executive board member "Keeping total digital euro holdings between one trillion and one and a half trillion euro would avoid negative effects for the financial system,” said Fabio Panetta.
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FINRA may hire employees terminated from crypto firms: Report “Anybody who is getting laid off from a crypto platform and wants to work for FINRA, give me a call," said president and CEO Robert Cook.
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Iowa regulator orders BlockFi to pay $943K over alleged unregistered securities offering The IID ordered BlockFi to pay an administrative fine as well as cease and desist “from making any untrue statement of material facts regarding securities.”