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Russian president Vladimir Putin has stated that he is not a big bitcoin hater. In fact, he even hinted in a recent interview that Russia could be the next big country to declare the currency a national payment option in the coming future, though a specific timeline was not given. Vladimir Putin Discusses Crypto The discussion centering around crypto hails from a recent one-on-one Putin had with CNBC. A question regarding oil contracts being settled in crypto rather than...

Jonathan Toebbe – a nuclear engineer with the U.S. Navy – has been charged with trying to sell secrets regarding the country’s nuclear submarines for cryptocurrency. Toebbe Is Charged with Conspiracy to Pass Along Restricted Data The scheme was allegedly uncovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in late 2020. Agents posing as foreign nationals reached out to Toebbe with an offer of paying digital currency in exchange for information about the U.S.’s nuclear...

As the former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, Jay Clayton oversaw the financial agency for approximately four years. He came down hard on the industry many times, and initiated penalties to companies that claimed their securities were mere “tokens” or “coins” that the SEC held no jurisdiction over. Jay Clayton On the Future of Crypto However, despite this hardcore attitude, Clayton is quite positive about the future of crypto. He thinks that blockchain...

Bit Pay and Verifone are partnering up to allow the latter’s customers to pay for goods and services with digital currencies, thereby bringing the initial goals of bitcoin and its crypto cousins closer to reality. Bit Pay Is Looking to Push the BTC Agenda Forward Initially, bitcoin and many of its counterparts were established to be payment methods. One could use them to purchase things they needed, and they could eventually push the checks, fiat currencies and credit...

A popular internet meme of a side-eyed Chloe Clem has sold for more than $70,000 in cryptocurrency. The image – which became a popular staple of internet culture back in the year 2013 – has been sold in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). Chloe Clem Has Made Her Family a Lot of Money The meme stems from a day in which Katie Clem told her daughters as they piled into the car that they were not going to school that day. Instead, they were headed for Disneyland. The...

Teenagers in India are becoming the world’s newest cryptocurrency fans. India Has Had a Weird Relationship with Crypto India has had a very up and down relationship with digital currency. In the year 2018, for example, the nation’s central bank decided that crypto companies could not get access to bank accounts, and that standard financial institutions would not be permitted to work with any firm that delved in bitcoin or blockchain technology. After two years, however,...

A new study suggests that bitcoin and cryptocurrency have grown like crazy. They are part of a big industry that is seeing many investors, analysts and individuals stepping in and desiring to take advantage of the many benefits. There just seems to be a big problem: the crypto space is allegedly dominated by men, while women are struggling to keep up. Women Aren’t As Active in Crypto as Men Per a new study conducted by CNBC, Momentive, and other partners, it appears that...

A new survey suggests that many of the young people that garnered stimulus money from the government during the COVID-19 pandemic spent their funds on stocks and cryptocurrency. Survey Says, “Young People Enjoy Crypto!” This is to be expected in many ways considering the extraordinary level of distrust that many millennials and members of younger generations have towards standard banks and financial institutions. Many of these individuals grew up during the time of the...

Social media platform Tik Tok appears to have changed its rules and regulations. As a result, many crypto and blockchain-related videos are getting taken down, though their posters say they have not committed any wrongdoing. Tik Tok Isn’t Crazy About Crypto Videos Tik Tok says it is disallowing any videos that promote illegal activities and/ or regulated goods. Here is the real irony: bitcoin and crypto is not fully regulated anywhere in the world. Thus, how could any...

It’s been a rather big year for crypto thus far, but what will the future bring? Many analysts are weighing in where bitcoin and its altcoin cousins will be standing in the next five to ten years. Where Will Crypto Be in the Next Few Years? Dave Abner – head of global development at Gemini – said in a statement: There’s tremendous focus and attention being paid to [the crypto industry]. One of the big focuses we have been seeing over the past few months is on regulation....