Trump mulls tapping crypto-friendly CFTC chair: Report

Crypto data site CoinMarketCap hosted a “live” ask me anything, or AMA, session on Twitter with company CEO and founder Brandon Chez — but the session only included Chez on Twitter standby posting comments, not on video. “I do value my privacy, but [am] not completely opposed to trying more of a live format in the…

The Minister of Economic Development of Russia referred to Bitcoin (BTC) as a “soap bubble” that has has led to investors’ losses, Russian informational agency RBK reported Nov. 28.Minister Maksim Oreshkin, speaking in an interview with RBK, noted how the the cost of Bitcoin (BTC) has decreased dramatically, referencing the coin’s rise to $20,000 in…

Recently, the Ethereum network reached a new staking milestone. On Aug. 17, the Ethereum 2.0 staking contract became the single largest holder of Ether (ETH), surpassing Wrapped Ether (WETH). According to data from Etherscan, the Eth2 deposit contract now holds over 7.14 million Ether tokens, valued at $23 billion at the time of writing.This accounts…

Entrepreneur and Bitcoin (BTC) entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has revealed his new company K.im is directly supporting WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange.Dotcom offers Bitcoin to AssangeIn a tweet on Oct. 29, Dotcom said 10% of K.im’s transaction fees were going towards helping Assange’s ongoing legal battle. “http://K.im supports @Wikileaks and Julian Assange by committing 10% of our transaction…

Former FTX and Alameda Research executives Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh were named in the suit from FTX. 109 Total views 1 Total shares FTX has sued former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and several other former key executives from the now-bankrupt crypto exchange to recover more than $1 billion in misappropriated funds. A…

The UK Government's economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury, is recruiting for a Head of central bank digital currency (CBDC) to lead the development of a digital pound. The work is described as "Important, complex, and cross-cutting" and will "require extensive engagement across and beyond the HM Treasury."According to the Linkedin post, the Treasury and…

At LAMINA1, Neal Stephenson will focus on “helping get artists and other value creators paid properly for their work, helping the environment [...] and seeing a truly open Metaverse get built” noted co-founder Peter Vessenes. 163 Total views 14 Total shares Neal Stephenson, the author who coined the term “Metaverse” 30 years ago is launching…

Blockfyre’s co-founder believes a bull market will return, seeing Bitcoin price rise 1,400% to hit $150,000, and Ether and other solid altcoins making even more impressive gains. 2324 Total views 58 Total shares The co-founder of cryptocurrency analysis company Blockfyre believes that a bull run will return, propelling Bitcoin (BTC) to a price of $150,000.In…

“Regulators can get comfortable with privacy-enabling cryptos,” Gemini says. Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, aims to improve user privacy with a major privacy token, Zcash (ZEC).Starting Sept. 29, Gemini will support shielded withdrawals of ZEC, which allows users to hide their transaction data.Gemini representatives said that the new feature is the…