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Generally, the fact that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not very supportive of the cryptocurrency industry is no longer news. The SEC has many times before, spoken out against cryptocurrencies because of their volatility and unregulated nature.Even efforts to launch Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF), have been largely unsuccessful as a few days ago, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) withdrew its application to float the VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF, just...

Wall Street veteran and founder of the Galaxy Digital crypto merchants bank, Mike Novogratz, recently accepted that he missed out on the token sale of Telegram‘s TON cryptocurrency.During a recent interview with The Block, Novogratz spoke how he missed the opportunity of investing in the Telegram Open Network (TON). Messaging giant Telegram has been work for over a year on its ambitious blockchain project which can see the light of the day anytime soon.In his interview, Novogratz said that...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 711. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Alchemy ermöglicht Bitcoin Zahlungen für 1,2 Millionen Händler in Asien, Overstock-CEO verkauft Unternehmensanteile und kauft BTC & Coinbase plant neue Token. [embedded content] 1.) Alchemy ermöglicht Bitcoin Zahlungen für 1,2 Millionen Händler in Asienhttps://coin-update.de/alchemy-ermoeglicht-bitcoin-zahlungen-fuer-12-millionen-haendler-in-asien/ 2.) Ehemaliger Overstock-CEO verkauft...

Last month, a judge ordered Craig Wright to turn over 50% of the bitcoin he mined with his former business associate, deceased computer genius Dave Kleiman. | Image: YouTube/BBC Craig Wright and Ira Kleiman have entered settlement discussions, with both parties requesting a 30-day extension of all case deadlines to facilitate negotiations. According to a joint...

The Game of Stakes will not be for the faint-hearted, as it will test the limits of participants’ social, economic and technical tactics as they battle it out with others to present the most robust, flexible, and attack-proof strategies to improve the DAObet blockchain. Players must be shrewd, cunning, and able to outwit the outwitters of the network, defending the blockchain as validators, while interacting within the ecosystem, to ensure the best lessons are learnt to build an even better...

Jay Clayton, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, doesn’t think bitcoin will ever be traded on a major exchange… That is, until serious regulation comes along. Without regulation, BTC, in his mind, will never achieve the mainstream status it so desperately longs for. Clayton: We Need More Rules for BTCAt press time, bitcoin’s primary attempt to become “legit” has suddenly dissipated, with CBOE, VanEck and Solid X withdrawing their bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) from the...

Tokenization offers professional athletes a vehicle to grow their earnings and not risk blowing it all on useless junk. | Image: Shutterstock On September 13th, CCN reported that Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie plans to convert his $34 million contract into digital tokens. The move allows the NBA player to receive a lump sum payment as investors purchase...

Easily the largest e-commerce platform in the world, Amazon has decided to give its customers a new cash-focused way to pay for their online shopping even as the world moves into cashless transactions. According to an official press release, Amazon PayCode will now be available to residents in the US who will be able to pay for already-made orders on Amazon.com, at one of many physical Western Union branches nationwide.The partnership between Amazon and Western Union kicked off a few months...

Think Bitcoin's ready for prime-time trading on a major stock exchange? SEC Chairman Jay Clayton says you're "sorely mistaken." | Source: REUTERS / Aaron P. Bernstein U.S. Securities and Exchange Chairman Jay Clayton just delivered a rebuke to cryptocurrency backers, alleging that Bitcoin is unlikely to trade on a major US exchange until it's much better regulated....

Bald leere Gassen in Deutschland? Foto: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dutschland CC0 Gemeinfrei via Unsplash Immer mehr Deutsche wandern aus. So zumindest steht es in einem zugegeben etwas polemischen Bericht auf Cicero.de: Die Elite sieht rot! Jedes Jahr eine Kleinstadt wie Würzburg. Ausgewandert. Eine Statistik auf Statista bestätigt diese These. Die Zahl der Deutschen Auswanderer hat sich in den letzten 3 Jahren mehr als verdoppelt....