Month: September 2022

Ahead of Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), Bitcoin (BTC) maximalist Michael Saylor has come out swinging against what he says is “misinformation and propaganda” about the environmental impacts of proof-of-work (PoW) BTC mining.  The MicroStrategy executive chairman, who recently stepped down as CEO, shared a lengthy post on his Twitter account on Wednesday, detailing seven of
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On Sept. 14, Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong announced the company’s plans to begin integrating crypto policy efforts into its app. According to him, this will help the company’s 103 million verified users know where their local political leaders and representatives stand when it comes to cryptocurrency.  1/ Starting today, Coinbase will begin integrating
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Twitter’s shareholders have overwhelmingly voted for Tesla CEO Elon Musk to take over the social media platform. “Approximately 98.6% of the votes cast at the special meeting approved the proposal to adopt the merger agreement,” the social media giant said. Shareholders Want Elon Musk to Take Over Twitter Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) announced Tuesday that
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The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has added 10 individuals, 2 entities, and several crypto addresses allegedly tied to an Iranian ransomware group to its list of Specially Designated Nationals, effectively making it illegal for U.S. persons and companies to engage with them. In a Wednesday announcement, the U.S. Treasury said
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The Ethereum Merge is set to be one of the biggest events in the cryptocurrency industry, potentially affecting many related firms and services, and Ethereum-based exchange-traded products (ETPs) are no exception. ETC Group, a major European crypto ETP issuer, has decided to expand its current Ethereum ETP offering by launching one more Ethereum investment product.
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Nansen published a report on censorship risk and the selling pressure of Ethereum following The Merge. It does not believe there to be selling pressure for a variety of reasons. Meanwhile, investors are anticipating a bump in the price of Ethereum, while some traders are shorting ETH to hedge their risk. Data platform Nansen has
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The United States Department of the Treasury said “interacting” with cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash’s open-source code, with certain provisions, would not be in violation of sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC. In the guidance posted to its frequently asked questions pages on Tuesday, the Treasury Department clarified some concerns previously
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Bitcoin (BTC) briefly lost $20,000 support overnight into Sep. 14 after hot United States inflation sent risk assets crashing lower. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Markets lose big in bid to “fight the Fed” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it hit lows of $19,870 on Bitstamp — its
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