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Ben McKenzie is an actor known for playing roles on “The O.C.” and “Gotham.” Recently, he published his new anti-crypto book “Easy Money.” Ben McKenzie Doesn’t Think Much of Crypto McKenzie is not a crypto fan; he makes that very clear in the book. Its pages contain long stories and examples of how the digital currency world has affected the world (and the people in it) negatively. When discussing how popular crypto has become amongst his peers in the world of...

CoinspeakerArgo Blockchain Reduces Debt to $75M despite Poor Market Conditions Despite fears of bankruptcy in late 2022, Argo's 2023 mid-year results show a positive shift. Argo Blockchain Reduces Debt to $75M despite Poor Market Conditions

The Department of Homeland Security is working hard to bring down the activities of drug cartels that are either entering or doing business in the U.S. To do this, it’s striving to track all the crypto and bitcoin cartels use to engage in transactions. Cartels May Be Using Bitcoin Such cartels are trafficking several deadly drugs that ultimately make their way across the U.S.’s now non-existent border and wind up in the homes of Americans that become sick or dead...

A new report issued by financial powerhouse JPMorgan says the next bitcoin halving – which is presently scheduled to occur in 2024 – could make the playing field very difficult for crypto miners. JPMorgan on the Next Bitcoin Halving The bitcoin halving tends to occur every four years. Each time it happens, two things take place. One, the leadup causes the bitcoin price to shoot higher like nobody’s business. Traders are super happy as they are now witnessing great...

CoinspeakerRobinhood Emerges as Third-Largest Bitcoin Holder with $3B in BTC The emergence of Robinhood as a key BTC holder signifies a potential shift in the digital asset ownership landscape. Robinhood Emerges as Third-Largest Bitcoin Holder with $3B in BTC

Despite the spreading of such information online, it appears Joe Biden and the rest of the White House staff have no plans, currently, to convert the U.S. dollar (USD) into a digital asset. Biden Won’t Go the Crypto Route White House assistant press secretary Robyn Patterson explained in a recent interview: There are no plans to convert the U.S. dollar into a digital asset. The discussion about whether Biden would take such action goes back to the crypto executive...

BlackRock has submitted its new application for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). After an initial send-back, the documentation is in, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed that it’s reviewing the application. Many traders are waiting on the sidelines with their fingers crossed, hoping this is when the SEC gives a greenlight to bitcoin spot trading. BlackRock Won’t Help Much Despite the big move forward and all the anticipation...

Primal – a company that seeks to develop bitcoin-infused applications for the Nostr social networking community – has recently garnered as much as $1 million in new funds from firms like Ten31 and Hivemind Ventures. Primal Gets a Nice Chunk of Money The main goal of Primal is to allow users of the program to send “zaps” (small amounts of bitcoin) to other users that post content or items they enjoy anywhere in the world. Primal founder and CEO Miljan Braticevic...

A man named Orion Alexander Holtby was found not guilty in a court of law in British Columbia, Canada after he was accused of stealing thousands of dollars in crypto from his ex-girlfriend. This Crypto Case May Be the Most Unusual The situation is odd in that while it was deemed that he likely did steal and then sell the crypto, the lack of traceability regarding situations like these wound up working in his favor. With little evidence to support the idea that he...

Could bitcoin put an end to censorship? According to a new study conducted by Ville Kokkomaki of the Abo Akademi University in Finland, the answer is “yes.” Bitcoin: The Worst Enemy of Censorship? Censorship is a bad thing no matter how you look at it. Countries like the United States, for example, are free and have the status they have because they permit free speech (at least they used to – ask any conservative if they’re allowed to speak freely and they’ll...