Better Know a Crypto Candidate: Jerrod Sessler

The crypto community has seen a tectonic shift in fundraising trends: from the decline of initial coin offerings (ICOs) to the hype around security token offerings (STOs) and then the rise of initial exchange offerings (IEOs). The inclination for fundraising seems to evolve every year. Similarly, 2019 brought with it a new way for crypto…

On Jan. 24, the dYdX Foundation, the entity responsible for the dYdX decentralized crypto exchange, announced “changes” to its tokenomics — the way it distributes tokens to early investors, employees and contractors, and, of course, the public.So, what’s uncommon about the situation? The project’s foundation, in agreement with dYdX Trading Inc. and its early investors,…

Name: Mati GreenspanAnonymous: NoTwitter followers: 48,000Known for: The “face” of eToro for years, Greenspan is a rare moderate voice on Crypto Twitter. Who is this guy anyway? The friendly but cynical Mati Greenspan became a well-known crypto market commentator in publications such as Forbes, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal as a senior market analyst…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said regulated entities cannot offer crypto assets in the country, but that does not equate to an overall digital asset ban.In a Jan. 21 article, The Economic Times of India cited a document the RBI submitted to the country’s supreme court in September, which said:“Firstly, the RBI has not…

The decree provides a legal basis for Belarus Hi-Tech Park to set up a register of crypto wallets used in illegal activities. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree affirming the country’s formal support of free circulation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).Lukashenko’s press office announced Monday that the president has signed a decree “On…

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and co-founder of Worldcoin, recently testified before Congress alongside IBM’s chief of trust, Christina Montgomery, and NYU professor Gary Marcus. The Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology, & the Law Subcommittee session represented Altman’s first official appearance before Congress, giving senators the opportunity to question the OpenAI CEO concerning his company’s views…

Snoop’s first NFT collaboration “Decentralized Dogg” with digital multimedia artist Coldie was minted today on SuperRare. 833 Total views 10 Total shares Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg has debuted his first nonfungible token (NFT) collaboration with artist Ryan Colditz (Coldie) in the final release of the Decentral Eyes Portrait Series.The “Decentralized Dogg” NFT was minted on…

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to battle major resistance on Sep. 13 as markets prepared for United States inflation numbers.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView"Serious" whales present new BTC price hurdlData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it sought to push through $22,500.Bulls had attempted to vanquish a wall of seller interest in…

U.S. international law firm Perkins Coie (PC) announced it had hired a former counsel for the country’s commodities regulator to work in its blockchain practice in a press release Nov. 6.Kari Larsen, who previously worked at the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will now be based at PC’s Blockchain Technology…