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Myanmar’s central bank claims crypto traders can be fined or imprisoned, but there are doubts about whether legislation backs this up. 1089 Total views 32 Total shares The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) announced that it does not recognize cryptocurrencies as an official currency and anyone caught trading digital assets can be imprisoned or fined.But…

Earlier this month, pioneering decentralized finance (DeFi) lending application Celsius surpassed 50,000 in total Bitcoin (BTC) deposited to the platform.In an interview with Cointelegraph, Celsius founder and VoIP pioneer, Alex Mashinsky, discussed the milestone, articulating that it was never his plan to cater to ‘the one percent’ of society.Despite 50k BTC deposited, Celsius falls short…

Move over DC and Marvel: a fledgling company wants to create a comic book universe where crypto and blockchain are at its center – building an immersive experience for readers with a whole new suite of coveted collectibles.Tokenville says comics offer an exciting format for entertaining crypto enthusiasts, not to mention enlightening those who are…

Tokemak plans to become the director for decentralized exchange liquidity. 677 Total views 9 Total shares Fractal, an established trading firm, is pushing to expand into the world of decentralized finance with Tokemak, a project the team refers to as a “decentralized liquidity reactor” for DeFi.The company announced on Tuesday a $4 million investment round…

Greece’s top administrative court has suspended a decision to extradite Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national suspected of laundering of billions of dollars through a cryptocurrency exchange.According to Reuters on Dec. 23, Vinnik’s lawyer said that the decision to extradite is suspended until the court hears an appeal, the date of which is still pending. As Cointelegraph…

The Wyoming State Banking Board voted unanimously to grant Avanti a bank charter. 1509 Total views 17 Total shares According to an Oct. 28 announcement from Avanti, The Wyoming State Banking Board voted 8-0 to grant the financial institution a bank charter. The approval will allow Avanti to operate the new crypto-friendly bank under the…

Andreas Antonopoulos is a well-known bitcoin (BTC) educator and crypto commentator, as well as a security and decentralized systems expert. His 2014 book, Mastering Bitcoin, gave an in-depth technical analysis of the top cryptocurrency and a solid foundation of the crypto revolution’s beginnings.In a recent interview, Cointelegraph spoke with Antonopoulos on what he believes is…

This week’s episode of The Market Report discusses the spot Bitcoin ETF that just launched in Europe and why the U.S. still lags behind. 608 Total views 38 Total shares In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s The Market Report, analyst Marcel Pechman discusses the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approved in the European Union, which went…