RFK Jr. promises to pardon Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht if elected
“Yes, illegal activity took place there, but come on,” the presidential hopeful wrote as he denounced Ulbricht’s draconian sentence.
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Russia becomes second-largest Bitcoin mining hub after US, claims local miner
Russia becomes the second-largest country in cryptocurrency mining, while the United States retains the top spot; however, unclear regulations in the US could shift the market. 275 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTRussia has now reportedly become the second-largest country in the world in terms…

FTX crisis leads to record inflows into short-investment products
The aftermath of FTX’s collapse has soured crypto investor sentiment with "record” inflows into short-investment products last week, said CoinShares. 292 Total views 2 Total shares Institutional investors have responded to the negative sentiment caused by FTX’s collapse, with record institutional inflows into crypto-focused short-investment products. According to CoinShares’ chief strategy officer James Butterfill, 75%…

Ocean mining pool refutes claims of censoring certain Bitcoin transactions
Dashjr rejected blame for accusations aimed against Ocean and asked Samourai Wallet to fix the bug "on your end." Bitcoin (BTC) wallet provider Samourai Wallet has accused Bitcoin mining pool Ocean of censoring Whirlpool CoinJoin transactions and BIP47 notification transactions from Dec. 6. However, Ocean’s top executive has denied the claims while asking the Bitcoin

Binance plans to become registered UK firm despite regulatory setbacks
The exchange’s CEO says it plans to expand to the U.K. in the next six to 18 months, despite being ordered by the country’s regulator to cease trading in June. 338 Total views 16 Total shares Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the exchange is planning to expand to the U.K. in the next six to…