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Market mayhem continues as WallStreetBets takes on crypto. 4808 Total views 24 Total shares Stock and cryptocurrency-trading platform Robinhood has temporarily disabled instant deposits for cryptocurrency purchases as of Jan. 29, citing "extraordinary market conditions."Users are still able to buy cryptocurrency using settled funds that have previously been deposited, although such deposits can take up…

Pension funds are looking to crypto investments despite the recent market sell-off. 1810 Total views 3 Total shares United States-based retirement plan provider, ForUsAll, is joining forces with Coinbase to allow clients to invest up to 5% of their portfolio assets in cryptocurrencies.The pension provider, which primarily serves small-to-medium-sized businesses, is working to offer exposure…

Bill Miller is set to increase his Bitcoin exposure by plowing 15% of one of his portfolios to buy Grayscale BitcoinTrust shares. 246 Total views 2 Total shares Hedge fund legend Bill Miller is exhibiting an even larger appetite for Bitcoin (BTC). According to a Friday filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,…

The director of the OECD’s tax center has revealed that the organization expects to release a tax reporting standard for crypto assets by the end of next year. 2305 Total views 24 Total shares Pascal Saint-Amans, the director of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, has asserted that the 37-nation organization will introduce…

The story of Brazil’s crypto scams took a new twist over the past week as CEO of an alleged pyramid scheme reportedly fled the country after rejecting court deadlines.Here is the past week of crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph Brasil.Banco Original sponsors a crypto-related eventBrazil’s Banco Original was the…

Following the successful campaign to free Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, industry executives have turned their attention to Roger Ver. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has joined calls to free early crypto investor and entrepreneur Roger Ver, who is locked in a legal battle with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) over alleged tax evasion

Your bank, no matter how neo or how challenger, can’t bank Bitcoin (BTC). They could bank blockchain companies, adding value and providing services for the space, which would be good for both the bank and the clients, but they are afraid of repercussions from regulators and their partners.Since many smaller banks use “correspondent banks,” whose…

Dennis Porter said that the government should give $10,000 worth of Bitcoin to debtors and lock it for 10 years. 519 Total views 15 Total shares Following United States President Joe Biden's announcement of a student loan forgiveness plan that aims to cancel the debt of up to $20,000 for millions of Americans, a Bitcoin…