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The government of India has announced in a statement that despite submitting a bill to regulate crypto and recognize it as an asset class rather than ban it, it will not engage in any marketing or promotion of the cryptocurrency industry. India Is Not Looking to Market Crypto Not long ago, crypto investors in India got some good news when the country announced that its previous plans of banning all digital currencies were likely to become null and void. Rather,...

Law enforcement agents in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam have arrested nearly 60 people involved in what may be the biggest online crypto-based gambling ring in history. Thus far, more than $3.8 billion in crypto-based transactions have occurred at the hands of the organization. Gambling Like This in Vietnam is a Big No-No… The operation occurred in a very hush hush way, with several gamblers involved registering their crypto wallets on a foreign platform known as Remitano...

Several leading crypto exchange executives have been called in to testify before a committee on December 8. The committee will be made up of several members of the U.S. Congress, all of whom have questioned the presence of crypto in America and have previously called for stricter regulation. The Committee Wants to Know More About Crypto Among the witnesses called to testify before the committee are Alesia Haas of Coinbase fame, Jeremy Allaire from Circle, and Brian...

One of the biggest problems that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have faced is that they were initially designed to serve as payment tools, though very few companies have shown a willingness to accept them alongside credit and debit cards or cash. However, thanks to firms like Fast Private Jet, this is changing quickly. Fast Private Jet Allows Digital Currency Payments for Plane Rides Fast Private Jet is a charter flight company based in Italy. It began accepting...

Jerome Powell has been nominated to lead the Federal Reserve in 2022, and many analysts believe this could bear serious repercussions for the cryptocurrency space. Powell Might Not Be Great for Crypto, Analysts Claim While Powell is all set to lead the Federal Reserve, his counterpart vice chairwoman may be Lael Brainard. Both nominations will need to be confirmed by a majority vote in the Senate. Powell served as the Federal Reserve chair under President Donald Trump,...

Premier league soccer team Manchester City is cutting ties with 3Key, a cryptocurrency startup. Both enterprises had spent less than a week working together after the team declared the firm an “official regional partner in decentralized finance trading analysis.” Manchester City Says Goodbye to 3Key Reports suggest that Manchester City is concerned given that 3Key is lagging an online presence. This could ultimately be because the firm is classified as a “startup,” and...

Hillary Clinton isn’t crazy about crypto. The failed presidential candidate and former Secretary of State under Obama believes that widespread adoption of crypto could have heavy repercussions on the world of traditional finance and “undermine traditional” currencies like the U.S. dollar. Hillary Clinton Is Not a BTC Believer In an interview, she comments: What looks like a very interesting and somewhat exotic effort to literally mine new coins in order to trade with...

Just the other day, Live Bitcoin News reported on an auction that was taking place for an original copy of the U.S. Constitution. It was supposed to be only one of 13 copies of the original 500 that ultimately survived history and lasted the 230+ years that have gone by since it was first written. The Constitution Wasn’t Won with Crypto… A group of avid crypto fans – known as Constitution DAO – began collecting crypto funds from people everywhere through social media and...

The crypto space hasn’t been doing all that well, lately. The industry – which recently experienced a crash that brought it below the $3 trillion mark – has lost about $500 billion over the past seven days, as many investors have seemingly cashed out after bitcoin rose to a new all-time high of nearly $69,000. Bitcoin and Crypto Experience Further Drops We have seen this time and time again. Sadly, the space is filled with many individuals who have short-term goals. It...

A group of crypto fans are getting together to bid on a first edition copy of the U.S. Constitution. Buying the Constitution with Crypto… Can It Be Done? The group – which calls itself Constitution DAO – has allegedly raised more than $32 million in crypto funds from anonymous donors in under seven days. Apparently, they really want to purchase a piece of American history. At this stage, enough money has been raised that the individuals can compete with the heavy bidders...