Pavel Durov breaks silence for first time since arrest

The BTC mining industry is getting a makeover as miners shift their focus to ESG, or environmental, social and governance, initiatives. 230 Total views 7 Total shares Blockchain infrastructure developer Blockstream has partnered with Macquarie Group, an Australian multinational investment bank, to launch a new pilot for a Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility with a mandate…

Columbia University isn’t quite ready to jump into crypto, but those in charge of its endowment are definitely following the industry’s developments. 309 Total views 7 Total shares Columbia Investment Management Company president and CEO Kim Lew thinks that cryptocurrencies are here to stay. “I think it will have profound effects,” she said in a recent interview,…

A California federal court has affirmed the validity of the United States Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) request for data from crypto exchange Bitstamp in connection with an individual tax reporting case.Per a Nov. 25 filing, the court has found that five of the six arguments presented against the IRS “lack merit,” but has conceded on…

Earlier this month, Amazon announced plans to hire blockchain experts for its advertising division. But how can the use of blockchain technology possibly resolve the pain points in the advertising industry?For the crypto industry, which is worth more than $240 billion, you’d think standard business tools like a shared database would be de rigueur in…

A mix of on-chain, fundamental, and technical indicators hint at a continuing Pepe price decline ahead. 51 Total views 2 Total shares Pepecoin (PEPE) price has crashed nearly 85% from its record high of $0.00000448 in May 2023. What's more, its bearish momentum is likely to continue in September. Back-to-back Pepecoin security breachesPepecoin has suffered two

The FTX Stocks platform has been in beta testing for select U.S. users since May, but the firm reported it would be available to all domestic customers sometime in the summer. 189 Total views 10 Total shares The United States-based subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange FTX will acquire Embed Financial Technologies as part of a deal…

The Argentine president, inaugurated on Dec. 10, has promised to disband the Central Bank but hasn’t made any official commitment to introduce Bitcoin-friendly legislation. 62 Total views 17 Total shares After libertarian Javier Milei was sworn into the presidential office in Argentina on Dec. 10, the local crypto community is hoping he’ll keep some of

Peter Brandt didn't mince his words when describing the controversial stablecoin. "Tether is an accident waiting to happen," Brandt tweeted on Aug. 10, in response to a separate post looking at USDT's market cap and the total crypto industry's market cap in line with overall digital asset volume. "Tether is just another fiat currency," he…

Law firm Scott+Scott alleges that Yuga Labs promoted a chance at huge returns on investment to “unsuspecting investors.” A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that Yuga Labs “inappropriately induced” the community to buy Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the project’s affiliated ApeCoin (APE) token.The proposed class-action driven by law firm Scott+Scott was published…