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Ripple Hires New Lawyer as Courts Discuss Fair Notice

Ripple Hires New Lawyer as Courts Discuss Fair Notice

Key Takeaways Ripple has brought securities specialist Nicole Tatz of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP onto its legal team. This week, Ripple also argued that the SEC did not give it fair notice over the legal status of its token sales. The SEC initially filed a lawsuit against Ripple in December; an end date […]
Original Doge Meme NFT Sells for Over $4 Million

Original Doge Meme NFT Sells for Over $4 Million

The original Doge moves onto Ethereum, selling for a seven-figure sum.  Bidding War for Doge NFT A Doge NFT just sold for $4,074,765.97.  The token featured the original viral image of Kabosu, a Shiba Inu dog that rose to Internet stardom back in 2010. A photo of the dog famously became a viral meme known […]
Dutch Economic Advisor Calls for Blanket Bitcoin Ban

Dutch Economic Advisor Calls for Blanket Bitcoin Ban

Key Takeaways A key economic advisor to the Dutch government has published an article arguing for Bitcoin mining, trading, and holding to be banned. The piece claims that Bitcoin doesn’t have the key characteristics of traditional currencies like the dollar or euro. The arguments presented show a misunderstanding of key Bitcoin concepts. Pieter Hasekamp, a […]
Texas Banks Can Now Store Bitcoin for Clients

Texas Banks Can Now Store Bitcoin for Clients

Key Takeaways The Texas Department of Banking has allowed state-chartered banks to provide custody services for crypto investors. The regulator clarified that custody services would only be allowed for banks that establish adequate protocols. The notice follows the state’s approval of a bill recognizing commercial investments in cryptocurrency. The Texas Department of Banking has confirmed […]
Indian Law Enforcement Investigating WazirX Exchange

Indian Law Enforcement Investigating WazirX Exchange

Key Takeaways India’s Directorate of Enforcement has issued a show-cause notice to WazirX for violating foreign exchange laws. WazirX is accused of making unreported transactions with Binance and failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations. India’s government has historically had an anti-crypto stance. India’s Directorate of Enforcement has issued show-cause notices to the directors of […]
Billionaire Alan Howard Invests in Crypto Startup Copper

Billionaire Alan Howard Invests in Crypto Startup Copper

Alan Howard, the billionaire co-founder of the Brevan Howard hedge fund, has publicly invested in another two crypto startups: Copper and Kikitrade. Billionaire Adds to Crypto Boom British billionaire Alan Howard is doubling down on crypto. The Brevan Howard co-founder participated in crypto custody firm Copper’s $25 million funding round. According to sources, Howard’s investment […]
Cream Finance Logs $1.3M Bad Debt After SWAG Crash

Cream Finance Logs $1.3M Bad Debt After SWAG Crash

Key Takeaways Cream Finance has written $1.3 million in bad debt due to a crash in the price of SWAG tokens. The tokens were used as collateral in one of Cream Finance’s liquidity pools. Cream Finance will pay users from its reserves. This news was brought to you by ANKR, our preferred DeFi Partner. Swag […]
Jack Dorsey Hints Twitter May Integrate Bitcoin Lightning Network

Jack Dorsey Hints Twitter May Integrate Bitcoin Lightning Network

This news was brought to you by Phemex, our preferred Derivatives Partner. Twitter could support Bitcoin’s Lightning Network sometime in the future, Jack Dorsey Says.   Twitter Founder Hints at Bitcoin Integration  It’s “only a matter of time” before Twitter integrates Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, Jack Dorsey has suggested. Posting on his popular social media website early […]
Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Endorses Ethereum

Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Endorses Ethereum

Key Takeaways Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian endorsed the Ethereum blockchain on CNBC’s Squawk Box segment today. He stated that much of his holdings are in Ethereum, and that he favors the blockchain due to its large variety of applicatons. Though Ohanian is no longer on Reddit’s board, the social media site introduced Ethereum-based tokens last […]
Rare CryptoPunks NFT Fetches $11.75M at Sotheby’s

Rare CryptoPunks NFT Fetches $11.75M at Sotheby’s

Key Takeaways An Alien from the iconic CryptoPunks NFT series has sold for $11.75 million at Sotheby’s. The NFT was part of the auction house’s Natively Digital collection alongside pieces by Pak, XCOPY, and FVCKRENDER. Sotheby’s will sell five CryptoPunks in physical form later this month. The NFT hype isn’t dead (at least not for […]