Justice Department announces the largest ever seizure of terrorist-bound crypto assets today in Washington, DC. Per an Aug. 13 announcement from the United States Department of Justice, the authorities have seized millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from over 300 accounts. The announcement does not specify the specific amount, but does identify the operation as […]
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Andrew Hamilton, the CEO of legal firm JPB Liberty, is ready to file a class-action lawsuit seeking billion in damages from the social media “cartel” that sought to kill crypto in 2018. Andrew Hamilton, a lawyer with a background in computer science, is spearheading a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media and search giants Google, […]
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Behaving like a tech stock means Bitcoin carries the same high risk and high reward opportunities as a fledgling startup. Bitcoin acts more like a tech startup stock than digital gold — with investors reaping big rewards if it works but potentially losing everything if the crypto asset fails. That’s the conclusion of an Aug. […]
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Facebook is determined not to take “no” for an answer when it comes to FinTech. Facebook Inc. has launched a new subsidiary group to promote “payments and commerce opportunities” with David Marcus, Libra’s co-creator, in charge of the division. The subsidiary, called Facebook Financial or “F2” will run its payments projects, including a planned Facebook […]
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What are some trends in the crypto and blockchain space that may take hold and remain ongoing throughout the rest of 2020? The cryptocurrency field is a place where everything changes in the blink of an eye. New technologies, key market players and trends shift much faster than in any other industry. From the current […]
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Dr. Stallman spent most of his time advocating for free software, but nowadays, he has been adopting a critical stance on cryptocurrencies. Dr. Richard Stallman is well-known for his free software movement activism. His speeches and work revolve around a term: freedom. And it is precisely that word that prompted Stallman to launch the GNU […]
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As Trump clamps down on Chinese social media in the U.S., tech in general becomes subject to nationalism. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note The U.S.–China trade war continues its brazen spillover into tech. In response to concerns over where […]
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“Deregulating Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies may not necessarily promote technical innovation,” says Japan’s new top financial regulator. Ryozo Himino, the new commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency, says the agency is wary of deregulating private cryptocurrencies. Noting that the COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate the transition to a cashless society, Himono instead emphasized the potential role […]
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Dave Portnoy, also known as Davey Day Trader, now wants to learn how to buy Bitcoin from the Winklevoss twins. Popular Twitter personality Dave Portnoy, famous for his motto “stocks only go up,” now wants to learn about Bitcoin (BTC) from Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. In a Twitter clip extracted from his latest […]
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The state of stablecoins: Demand for stablecoins continues to grow amid financial uncertainty. As a new COVID-19 stimulus bill is debated in the United States Senate and Bitcoin (BTC) begins to bounce back from its volatility lows, the demand for stablecoins continues to grow. Powered both by the stability that they provide to tokenholders and […]
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