Taking account of more aggressive crypto tracking measures and what they mean for future government adoption of blockchain. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note One of the most persistent myths about Bitcoin is its supposed anonymity. More properly termed pseudonymity, […]
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New wire fraud charges against St. Petersburg trolls allege that they stole the identities of U.S. citizens to open crypto accounts. The U.S. filed criminal charges against Russian national Artem Lifshits for his management of an affiliate of the infamous Internet Research Agency, which U.S. authorities accuse of interfering in the 2016 election. The new complaint […]
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The Square CEO remains a vocal champion of the Blockchain space. The world of cryptocurrency moves at a whirlwind pace but Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey remains committed to its earliest lodestone, Bitcoin (BTC). In an interview with Reuters on Sept. 10, Dorsey, who also founded the mobile-payment platform Square, said he believes the coin’s potential […]
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An NFT vault has emerged as the second-largest owner of virtual land in the crypto-powered game The Sandbox. The Whale non-fungible token vault has become the second-largest holder of virtual land in The Sandbox game — and its owner plans to become a virtual real estate developer. WHALE tokens represent fractional ownership in The Vault […]
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After a brief hiatus from crypto trading, Dave Portnoy says he’s coming back to Bitcoin, but are there other reasons for his return? Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, is coming back to Bitcoin (BTC) after abruptly abandoning trading digital currencies when his Chainlink (LINK) investment went belly up. In a recent video, Portnoy […]
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Chinese demand for DeFi is surging, with local exchanges reportedly struggling under the weight of withdrawals destined for yield farming protocols. Despite the recent sell-off quickly wiping $2 billion from the total value locked in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, Chinese demand for DeFi appears to be growing. Daily searches for ‘DeFi’ on the popular […]
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It all goes horribly wrong for Peter Schiff, as Twitter rejects his advice in favor of his college freshman son’s wisdom. The vast majority of Twitter users trust 18-year-old Spencer Schiff’s investment advice over that of his father, Peter Schiff — a renowned gold bug and Bitcoin critic. “Against my advice my son just bought […]
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Other features will also be in the network. Vid Foundation, the company behind the social media app Vid which rewards users, unveiled its plans to allow more staking in its VI token. Jag Singh, CEO and Co-Founder of Vid Foundation, said in a post that new stakers would be able to join Vid and stake […]
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A major fashion house is using blockchain to ensure authentic goods while giving rise to the notion of “Web 3.0” brands. While the concept of decentralization has been demonstrated within collaborative sectors like the gaming industry, where participants are given a voice, it’s notable that a major fashion house has decided to use blockchain and […]
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Discussions.app and Telos will collaborate on tools to record Twitter and other social media accounts and contacts to the blockchain enabling migration between platforms. Reddit-inspired social aggregation platform Discussions.app announced its expansion to the Telos network on Sept. 3. The first project to come out of the new collaboration will be a decentralized identity system, […]
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