US lawmakers want State Department to justify crypto rewards and disclose payouts
The State Department should submit a report on the use of cryptocurrencies as a viable…
Month: December 2022
Blockstream raising funds for mining at 70% lower company valuation
CEO Adam Back said the fresh funding will be invested into expanding the firm’s mining…
Nifty News: Winamp adds NFT support, Atari gets physical and more
Atari has teamed up with Pixels.com for physical NFT artworks and Investopedia has given a…
Iran set to freeze bank accounts of women who refuse to wear a hijab
Iran’s plan to freeze bank accounts reinforces the need for decentralized currencies to exist in…
Rep. Cawthorn fined for ethics breach over Let’s Go Brandon token promo
The Ethics Committee couldn’t agree if the Representative sought to profit from his promotions but…
Binance Counters ‘Wrong Narratives’ About FTX — CZ Calls SBF ‘One of the Greatest Fraudsters in History’
The CEO of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has countered several “wrong narratives” about…
Report: FTX Co-Founder SBF Retains White-Collar Lawyer Who Represented Ghislaine Maxwell
On Dec. 6, 2022, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) reportedly retained the attorney…
Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former…
Coinbase CEO Slams Sam Bankman-Fried for Blaming FTX’s $8 Billion Hole on ‘Accounting Error’
The chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has slammed former FTX…
3AC subpoenas issued as dispute grows over claims of Terraform dump
The bankruptcy judge has given approvals to subpoenas aimed at Three Arrows Capital’s leadership, while…
Crypto will be regulated as securities — ICE boss and Senator Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill seeks to hand control to the SEC, imposing new obligations on…
Nigeria bans ATM cash withdrawals over $225 a week to force use of CBDC
The limits set by the Central Bank of Nigeria are part of a broader push…
Fir Tree fund sues Grayscale in effort to force changes to Bitcoin Trust
The New York-based hedge funds want Grayscale to cough up information about its flagship Bitcoin…
Animoca Brands secures majority stake in music metaverse gaming platform
Animoca hopes to advance the music industry within Web3 and gaming through its latest partnership…
Chainlink launches staking to increase the security of oracle services
Stakers will earn LINK tokens as they participate in a decentralized alerting system that flags…