Senator Lummis claims FDIC destroyed Operation Chokepoint 2.0 docs

On New Year’s Day, the U.S.-based crypto exchange Bittrex announced via Twitter that it was delisting three leading privacy coins: Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC) and Dash. A link promised further details, but those who followed it learned nothing to explain why trades in those tokens would end on Jan. 15.Still, the news couldn’t have been…

Hoskinson called Ethereum Merge a flawed PoS implementation, claiming custodial staking would create issues for the network in the long run. 659 Total views 20 Total shares Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum blockchain, got into a war of words with Ethereum developers on the implementation of proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus via…

The island continues to work toward full crypto adoption. The Government of Bermuda has announced their partnership with stablecoin platform, Stablehouse. Together they hope to roll out a pilot program for a digital “stimulus” token, targeting both residents and merchants within the islands.According to The Royal Gazette, the idea of launching such a program was…

As of the end of September, Meta had more than 87,000 employees — a large proportion of which is said to work in the Reality Labs division. 213 Total views 2 Total shares Social media and tech giant Meta is reportedly gearing up for “large-scale layoffs” this week amid rising costs and a recent collapse…

The sports merchandise giant has got cold feet in the shrinking NFT market. 255 Total views 4 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTSports merchandise firm Fanatics is divesting its stake in nonfungible token (NFT) company Candy Digital as confidence in the asset class wanes.On Jan. 4, it was reported…

Crypto awareness in the U.K. has risen, but understanding has fallen, the FCA said following a new survey. 531 Total views 10 Total shares A new study by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has indicated a significant increase in cryptocurrency ownership in the country.On Thursday, the FCA published the results of a consumer survey which found…

Although once confined largely to agriculture, blockchain technology is now making major inroads into the luxury goods supply chain market.Thus, Consensys recently announced a new platform with French multinational luxury goods conglomerate LMVH and the technology behemoth Microsoft to verify the authenticity of luxury goods.Luxury brands trial blockchainAlthough many products in the luxury goods market…

In terms of price action, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are ending 2021 with a whimper, confounding expectations for an end-of-year blow-off top scenario. A six-figure Bitcoin by December became a consensus trade among many analysts, investors and market observers who were expecting the flagship cryptocurrency to replicate its previous four-year cycle. Although Bitcoin…

Initiated by Grayscale, the survey suggested crypto regulation was a bipartisan issue, with the majority of Democratic and Republican respondents saying they wanted clarity. 274 Total views 4 Total shares Roughly a third of eligible voters in the United States will be “considering crypto policy positions” when choosing candidates in the 2022 midterm elections, according…