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2022-12-2 20:39 | |
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Crypto venture capital fund Paradigm Operations has asked a federal court for permission to join two other groups in arguing that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should serve the members of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) directly, rather than through a generic website help portal.
2022-10-18 22:29 | |
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The biggest news in the cryptoverse for Sept 16 includes the crypto community arguing that ETH could be considered a security post-merge, the Whitehouse releasing a framework for crypto regulation, United States banks pausing crypto lending plans amid challenging SEC guidelines, Celsius seeking approval to sell $23M worth of stablecoin assets.
2022-9-17 02:48 | |
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Bankrupt crypto lending company Celsius is seeking to return customer funds held in its Custody Program and Withhold Accounts, arguing that they do not technically belong to the company itself....
2022-9-2 01:49 | |
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There are lots of lofty price predictions floating around following the news this week that Blackrock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, would be offering crypto to investors via Coinbase.
2022-8-11 21:11 | |
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BitMEX analysts have penned a blog post arguing that a threatened fork from the Ethereum blockchain might generate some interest from market participants.
2022-8-3 20:19 | |
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A new BIS report has criticized crypto for its structural flaws, arguing that a lack of stable nominal anchor, scalability issues, fragmentation, and unregulated intermediaries all pose risks to the...
2022-6-22 22:27 | |
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Fool Me Once Bill Gates really, really, really hates cryptocurrency. The billionaire Microsoft founder has not been shy about his stance on digital coins in the past, arguing with Dogecoin-pushing rival Elon Musk over the currencies' viability and calling out Bitcoin mining operations for their destructive environmental impact. Now, in the wake of the sudden […]
2022-6-16 20:59 | |
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Circle Internet Financial weighs in to give a crypto industry view that the U.S. Federal Reserve should pass on launching its own digital dollar, arguing that it could strangle private-sector efforts such as Circle’s to manage their own dollar-based tokens.
2022-5-26 23:08 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the Billionaire founder and CEO of crypto exchange FTX, believes that Bitcoin has no future as a payment network. Sam Bankman-Fried Thinks Bitcoin Isn’t A Payment Network He attacked the proof-of-work algorithm’s high energy consumption, arguing it couldn’t handle millions of transactions per second.
2022-5-17 15:54 | |
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United States Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) has urged his colleagues to consider completely shutting down cryptocurrencies, arguing that they are “highly volatile”. Sherman: Crypto Facilitates Tax Evasion A congressional hearing hosted by the House Financial Services Oversight Subcommittee on June 30 performed an overview of the budding crypto ecosystem. Sherman observed that it would make […]
2021-7-1 21:22 | |
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Italy's Companies and Exchange Commission President Paolo Savona is urging the government for clear regulation as the lack of it can damage the way the market operates, he said. Like other officials, Savona is also calling for more regulation, arguing cryptocurrencies could facilitate illegal activity such as tax evasion, money laundering, and the financing of […] The post The Head of Italy’s Stock Market Watchdog Concerned About ‘Savings,’ Calls for ‘Proper Oversight’ of Crypto first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-6-14 17:39 | |
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Chinese crypto mining equipment producer Canaan is arguing against the indiscriminate crackdown on cryptocurrency mining in China, citing mining’s economic efficiency. The post Chinese Crypto Mining is Economically Efficient, Argues Canaan CEO appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-6-2 14:43 | |
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This week a great number of bitcoin supporters and skeptics have been arguing over whether or not bitcoin mining is harmful to the global environment. However, crypto supporters have been saying that concerns over the Bitcoin network’s energy supply are absurd, in contrast to the carbon used and the military violence that backs a number […]
2021-5-16 08:00 | |
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Breaking down the ongoing SEC v. Ripple case clarifies the crucial meaning of it for the whole crypto industry.
2021-3-22 17:07 | |
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Major U. S crypto companies Coinbase, Square, and Andreessen Horowitz have joined hands to fight the new AML regulations introduced by FinCEN, arguing that these restrictions could push users away from standardized platforms and choke innovation.
2021-1-6 21:00 | |
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After a multi-year bear market, Litecoin (LTC) has finally begun to move higher over recent days. The asset has gained around 20% since the lows of last week at approximately $55. While there are many arguing that LTC has momentum, one analyst says that Litecoin is one of the “better bearish plays” in the crypto […]
2020-8-19 13:00 | |
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Owing to the relative youth of the cryptocurrency market, it is often accused of lacking in maturity. Even with institutional investors rushing in, there are grounds for arguing that the Bitcoin-led mThe post Bitcoin is Crypto, but Crypto is NOT just Bitcoin appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-7-20 21:00 | |
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There have been many analysts over recent weeks arguing that Bitcoin is clearly at a market top. As NewsBTC covered two weeks ago, one trader commented that the cryptocurrency is trading in line with a textbook “distribution” pattern.
2020-7-11 06:00 | |
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A federal prosecutor is arguing against the release requests of two men accused of masterminding the $722 million BitClub Network Ponzi scheme
2020-3-26 12:06 | |
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Anthony Pompliano has dismissed the “ETH is money” narrative, arguing Bitcoin, and not Ethereum, is sound money. Is this a fair assessment? Pompliano Dismisses “ETH is Money” In his latest...The post Is Ethereum Sound Money Like Bitcoin? appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-3-5 01:46 | |
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Wilshire Phoenix has taken aim at the SEC for rejecting its Bitcoin ETF, arguing that a regulated product would offer US investors a safer way to access exposure to crypto
2020-3-1 15:33 | |
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At a conference hosted by the National Bank of Ukraine, several central bankers rejected the need for CBDCs, arguing blockchain technology offered no benefits over other digital alternatives. After Positive...The post Canadian Central Banker Unimpressed with Swedish Approach to CBDCs appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-2-24 13:35 | |
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Deutsche Bank has released a report arguing that the next decade could usher in the end of fiat currencies. Could their analysts be right? And what part does cryptocurrency have to play in that? Did Fiat Money Create Inflation? Imagine 2030, a special edition of Konzept, released by the research team at German banking giant […] The post 2030: The End of Fiat Currencies? appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-1-13 08:25 | |
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The Association of German Banks (Bankenverband) has introduced a paper arguing for a digital euro. Banks said that a digital euro based on crypto should be created, but on the condition that a pan-European payment platform for parallel operations will also be created, adding that: – The user of a digital euro – whether man […]
2019-11-19 16:29 | |
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The World Gold Council hit back at the high-profile Drop Gold campaign, arguing investors see crypto as risky and speculative. But do the figures support that assertion? The council released the results of a survey of 18,000 people in India, China, the U.
2019-11-17 19:51 | |
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Weiss Crypto Ratings, a crypto and financial ratings company, managed to divide the crypto community on Twitter yet again by saying that Cardano is “clearly” superior to EOS. While many were arguing over the merits of each project, most agreed that the company has lost all of its credibility.
2019-11-15 02:00 | |
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Last week, speaking at the New York Times DealBook Conference, David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s cryptocurrency projects, called Bitcoin “digital gold,” while simultaneously arguing that the coin is not a good currency for transactions: “I don’t think of Bitcoin as a currency.
2019-11-12 20:52 | |
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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency has been a hot topic within the FinTech community and regulators from the world’s powerful economies. Recently, the project suffered setbacks after major partners like PayPal, Visa and Mastercard considered opting out of the Libra Association.
2019-10-12 18:37 | |
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Another week, another of Crypto Tidbits. After last week’s collapse, Bitcoin (BTC) took some time to settle, finding itself trading in the low-$8,000s for an extended period of time. Analysts are currently divided over what this consolidation means for the cryptocurrency market’s short-term future, with some even arguing that this is a precursor to another bear.
2019-10-6 21:00 | |
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Prominent crypto expert Anthony Pompliano tweets that BTC’s fundamentals are getting stronger, the community are arguing about the BTC hashrate in the discussion
2019-9-13 11:41 | |
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The government of Australia wants to ban cash payments for goods and services exceeding 10,000 AUD ($6,900). Interestingly, it excludes digital currency, such as Bitcoin, from the restrictions, arguing that if the regulations cover crypto assets, they would also limit innovation.
2019-7-30 02:00 | |
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Despite recent testimony from Bitwise to the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which stated that up to 95% of Bitcoin trading volume is fake, quant trading firm Alameda Research deny the validity of this claim, instead of arguing that the truth is far less clear.
2019-7-24 19:14 | |
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Although financial systems have built on gold’s enormous usability and scarcity, Barry Silbert believes that handing over the wealth to the future generations will involve less use of the highly-valued metal.
2019-7-14 20:00 | |
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Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets.
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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Back Seemingly Debates Gigabyte Blocks Blockstream CEO Adam Back recently tweeted about people arguing for gigabyte blocks, seemingly comparing them to “flat earthers” to the noncomp sci/non-Uber geek.
2019-5-10 19:13 | |
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Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) legal sparring in relation to $850 million in missing funds escalated with another round of court filings this past weekend.
2019-5-7 01:42 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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Elementus analysts have identified $105 million leaving crypto exchange Coinbene’s wallets, arguing that patterns are “consistent with how exchange hacks commonly play out”
2019-3-29 14:33 | |
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Binance has finally joined the fiat-on-ramp party, adding support for crypto purchases using credit cards. This is made possible through its integration with payment processor Simplex, according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine.
2019-2-1 20:59 | |
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Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain. io has partnered with tokenization platform STASIS to enable euro-backed crypto paychecks for its European Union (EU) users with the EURS stablecoin.
2018-12-1 21:00 | |
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Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has raised a fresh $300 million in a Series E financing round, bringing the company valuation to $8 billion. Coinbase plans to use the funding to "accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies," as it plans to remain the "entry-point into crypto" for millions of investors, according to a published blog post.
2018-10-31 20:51 | |
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In an open letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the U. S. House’s Committee on Ways and Means argues that the tax collection body is leaving investors in the lurch with its vague cryptocurrency tax codes.
2018-9-21 23:35 | |
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The parliamentary report published by the UK Treasury Committee has advocated for regulation of the “wild west” crypto-assets sector. The report criticizes the “ambiguity” of the current stance of UK regulators, arguing that with effective regulations, the United Kingdom could become a “global center” for the emerging cryptocurrency sector.
2018-9-21 18:55 | |
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In April 2018, former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent off inquiries to more than a dozen cryptocurrencyexchanges to learn more about their internal operations.
2018-9-19 02:06 | |
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Industry buzz surrounded Ethereum this week as community members await the next stage of the coin’s development. The protocol also served as the jumping-off point for a new fully regulated stablecoin.
2018-9-16 18:41 | |
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The crypto industry has scored another first, as a junior U. S. Senator from Montana, Steve Daines, has lobbied against the planned closure of a coal-fired power plant in Rosebud County, arguing that its closure could harm the growing cryptocurrency mining industry in the state.
2018-8-28 19:11 | |
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The president and CEO of Mastercard has called cryptocurrencies “junk,” arguing that they don’t deserve to be considered as a medium of exchange. Ajay Banga was making his comments at the New India Lecture organized by the Indian Consulate in New York in partnership with the U.
2018-7-26 21:30 | |
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Looks like it’s blockchain split season again. For background of various people discussing the topic, and whether such splits are good or bad: Power laws and network effects (arguing the BTC/BCC split may destroy value due to network effect loss): https://medium.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Ether's sell-off has stalled at an upward-sloping trendline, characterizing the rally from October lows.
CME plans to launch spot Bitcoin trading, challenging Binance's dominance and highlighting Wall Street's crypto interest. The post CME prepares to launch spot Bitcoin trading — FT appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
One trading desk has seen an uptick in call buying activity with targets of as high as $120,000 for December 2024.
State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has disclosed it bought almost $100 million of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF $IBIT. The state pension disclosed the holdings in a 13F on Tuesday. Senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says these filings suggest more firms are set to buy spot Bitcoin ETFs.
“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.
Coinbase faces a system-wide outage but ensures users that funds remain secure as its team investigates the issue. The post Coinbase claims full recovery after system-wide outage appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Previous outflows hovered around the $6 million mark, signaling a significant uptick in negative flows on Monday.