Nigerian court denies bail for Binance exec despite health concerns
Judge Emeka Nwite ruled that Tigran Gambaryan should stay in prison unless his health condition poses a threat to others and quarantine is unavailable.
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Tether general counsel Stuart Hoegner retires
Tether and Bitfinex General Counsel Stuart Hoegner has retired, leaving Michael Hilliard to take his place as legal chief at the two firms.

Binance Research: Facebook’s Libra Could Spark Additional Cryptocurrency Volume
Binance Research, the research arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, claims that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin could spark additional cryptocurrency volume in a post published on its blog on June 18.In the announcement concerning the release of the full report, Binance Research claims:“Libra could spark additional cryptocurrency volume due to increased accessibility from both institutional players…

Bitcoin Selling for $24,000 per BTC in Iran as US Tensions Escalate
Iran-based sellers on peer-to-peer trading platform LocalBitcoins are currently asking for around 1 billion Iranian rials or over $24,000 per Bitcoin (BTC) — well over its 2017 all-time high — as tensions reach a boiling point between Washington and Tehran.LocalBitcoins lowest offers per BTC. Source: LocalBitcoinsBitcoin price soars in Iranian rialsThe staggering premium in Iran…

Stellar Patched an Inflation Bug and Burned the Resulting 2.25 Billion XLM: Research
Cryptocurrency intelligence company Messari has claimed that Stellar (XLM) suffered an inflation bug in April 2017 that was exploited to create 2.25 billion XLM (worth about $10 million at the time), which were later burned. The news was revealed in a Messari report published on March 27.Per the report, the illicitly created XLM — which…

Wiki’s Co-Founder Larry Sanger on Internet, Blockchain and Knowledge
Intellectual of the innovative industry, innovator of the concept of intellectuality, experimentator with technologies and educator by dedication, before co-founding Wikipedia in 2001, Larry Sanger studied and taught philosophy, being interested especially in epistemology — i.e., the science of knowledge. It was in college that he started thinking of the internet as a potential way of…

Dubai to ramp up metaverse efforts with 40,000 new jobs
The emirate launches its Dubai Metaverse Strategy to create more than 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030. 121 Total views 3 Total shares One of the leading crypto hubs in the Middle East, the emirate of Dubai, launches the Dubai Metaverse Strategy that aims to turn it into one of the world’s top 10 metaverse economies.…

Poland Introduces New Bill to Clarify Crypto Taxation
Polish legislators have introduced a long-awaited new bill to clarify the current crypto taxation policy. The document was published on the country’s government site on Friday, August 24, and explained by local crypto media outlet Kryptowaluty August 25. Kryptowaluty writes that a new document has been offered for consultation, and the Polish Council of Ministers…