Nobel-winning economist and notorious Bitcoin critic Paul Krugman debates ex-U.S. federal prosecutor and crypto bull Kathryn Haun. Former U.S. federal prosecutor and current cryptocurrency VC executive Kathryn Haun recently took part in a debate on crypto with Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman, posted on YouTube by crypto venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Nov. 2. […]
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A U.S. citizen has pled guilty before a federal court to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, in connection with his peer-to-peer Bitcoin sales. A U.S. citizen has pled guilty before a federal court to operating an “unlicensed money transmitting business” via LocalBitcoins.com, according to a Department of Justice (DoJ) press release published Oct. 29. […]
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The estate of the now-deceased rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard is planning to launch its O.D.B. Coin in December. The estate of infamous Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard (O.D.B.) confirmed its Ol’ Dirty Bastard Coin (O.D.B.) will launch Dec. 1, music industry Magazine Vents reported Tuesday, Oct. 23. Originally announced in March and named Dirty […]
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U.S. Marshals to conduct their third BTC auction this year, selling 660 Bitcoins seized in various federal criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings. A federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Justice has recently announced a bid auction for approximately 660 confiscated Bitcoins (BTC), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) reports Thursday, Oct.18. The bid, […]
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Law enforcement agencies and the military could benefit from blockchain as much as financial institutions do. Blockchain-based systems’ decentralized nature makes for their formidable resiliency to the outsiders’ attempts to infiltrate or take down such networks. Governments, law enforcement agencies and even military leadership around the world seem to be embracing a more blockchain-friendly way […]
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Crypto exchange Poloniex will remove margin and lending products for its U.S.-based customers in order to comply with regulatory requirements. U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Poloniex will remove margin and lending products for its customers in the U.S and delist three digital assets, according to an announcement published October 3. Poloniex is a cryptocurrency trading platform […]
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On Friday (Sept. 30), LendingClub officially closed the door on a two-year chapter in its corporate history that its current board and founding team would probably like to forget. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have officially ended a two-year investigation of LendingClub, its subsidiary LC Advisors (LCA), […]
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