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Argentina last week moved forward with implementing a Registry of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP), drawing some outcry from those who hoped the nation might be heading in the direction of El Salvador's welcoming of Bitcoin.The new law means platforms and individuals who purchase, sell, send or trade cryptocurrencies must adhere to a registration process.

Spot bitcoin ETFs were finally approved in the U.S. after a tough decade of trying. The next step: Getting them trading Thursday morning.Following the Securities and Exchange Commission's green light Wednesday afternoon, the hotly anticipated products will debut on U.S. markets run by the NYSE, Cboe Global Markets and Nasdaq, aided by major trading firms

Mango markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg has been charged with the possession of child pornographyFBI agents first discovered the material during a search of his devices in January 2023Avraham Eisenberg, who was recently found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in relation to his $110 million heist from Mango Markets, has been charged with possession of

news A political action committee (PAC) wants to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO) to support candidates for public office. “BitPAC has its own funds but we’re also doing an initial coin offering,” said Dan Backer, the group’s founder. “Anyone who donates to [the PAC] as of [Friday] can get one politicoin.” There’s no value…

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Prices: XRP, XLM have a day in the spotlight. Bitcoin loses $30K.Insights: Ripple's partial victory left key questions unsettled. Preston Byrne told CoinDesk TV that lawmakers need to create a "legal regime" that accounts for digital assets' unique characteristics.XLM, XRP Lead Altcoin RallyXLM and XRP led a posse of altcoins out…

Robinhood is expected to benefit the most from crypto deregulation in the U.S., the report said. Bernstein raised its price target for the trading platform to $51 from $30. The company's acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp is expected to boost the value-added crypto services it can offer, the broker said. 03:27 Trump's Media Company in

Mar 10, 2020 at 20:25 UTCWith assets from oil barrels to bitcoin being pulverized by the coronavirus slowdown, people worldwide are reevaluating their plans for crypto gatherings, especially in geographies where anti-COVID-19 measures are increasingly serious. In Milan, Italy, which was officially placed in lockdown by the Italian government on Sunday, bitcoin entrepreneur and meetup organizer…

NEWS Sep 20, 2018 at 13:00 UTC Bitfury Group has developed a new, more efficient bitcoin mining chip, the firm announced Wednesday. The Bitfury Clarke application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip "offers the strongest performance among bitcoin mining chips and is unparalleled in efficiency," the company claims in a blog post. The new chip, according to…

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