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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a serious warning against cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and has told individuals not to get involved unless they are fully aware of the risks. The FBI Is Warning Against Crypto Use The bitcoin and cryptocurrency space has attracted a huge wave of malicious cyberactivity over the past year. Bitcoin and several other digital assets have seemingly shot up in price, and while things may not be looking stellar at press...

Acrylic – a company based in Brooklyn, New York – has garnered approximately $55 million through a new funding round. The event was led by leading blockchain firms such as Accolade Partners. Acrylic Is Leading the Charge in Blockchain Investments Ash Egan is the solo GP of Acrylic. As a former partner at Accomplice and investor with ConsenSys Ventures, Egan has been heavily involved in the crypto space over the past six years and has backed several crypto-based companies...

Senator Cynthia Lummis – a Republican of the state of Wyoming – is looking to make it so that individuals can use their retirement accounts to invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Cynthia Lummis: Crypto Would Be Perfect for Diversification Lummis was first elected to Congress in late 2020. Beginning her term in January of this year, Lummis has always been a major cryptocurrency advocate. She has admitted to investing in digital currencies herself in the past and...

Legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather used his upcoming bout with YouTube star Logan Paul to push cryptocurrency. Floyd Mayweather Is a Big Crypto Fan Mayweather boasts an undefeated record of 50 and 0. At age 44, he has been retired from the ring for some time, but in a recent interview, claimed that he now fills up his hours with crypto investing and learning all he can about this developing industry. He says: Everybody should have their own mind and choose what...

Frederick Kaufman – an English and journalism professor – has a new book out that talks about the rise of cryptocurrencies and their disruption of the money system as we know it. Kaufman: Crypto Has Really Changed the World of Money Titled “The Money Plot: A History of Currency’s Power to Enchant, Control and Manipulate,” Kaufman saw his book published as the coronavirus pandemic was taking hold. The pandemic proved to be a huge period of change for many people and...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) wird einen signifikanten Einfluss darauf haben, wie Banken in Zukunft arbeiten werden. Das Potenzial birgt die Möglichkeit die gesamte Finanz- und Bankenwelt auf den Kopf zu stellen und vielleicht sogar zu ersetzen. Bevor wir uns das ein wenig näher ansehen, müssen wir noch einen kurzen Ausflug zu Decentralized Finance (DeFi) machen. Defi steht für dezentralisierte Finanzmärkte (engl.: Decentralized Finance). Es geht vor allem im Krypto Bereich darum, neue...

Mark Cuban has taken issue with some comments uttered by John Reed Stark, the former chief of the Office of Internet Enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Stark, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum bear “no utility,” something that Cuban seems to disagree heavily with. Mark Cuban Rushes to Crypto’s Defense Not long ago, Cuban stated that he owned bitcoin and believed it would be a serious hedge in the future against inflation...

Getting a divorce is complicated. So is owning crypto. When you combine the two, there is a good chance you are going to be suffering from a few headaches here and there. Divorce Proceedings and Crypto Can Be a Hard Combo As more and more cryptocurrencies are bought by young married couples in America, the idea of splitting that crypto up can be rather difficult should that couple ever find themselves in divorce court – especially if one of those individuals tries to...

29 Prozent der Studienteilnehmer gaben an, dass sie nicht wüssten, wie und wo sie die digitalen Währungen wie Bitcoin erwerben können und deshalb keine besitzen. Früher war häufig das Problem, dass Personen keine Bitcoins kauften, da sie nicht wussten, wie und wo diese sicher erworben werden können. Bis jetzt hat sich dies verändert und Studienergebnisse werfen eine Frage auf: Sind Bitcoin und Kryptowährungen zu kompliziert für den...

Crypto fans around the world were excited to hear last October that PayPal would soon be allowing users to purchase and store cryptocurrencies through the trading platform. In addition, PayPal said that it was on the verge of allowing customers to pay for items and services with digital currencies. PayPal Is Changing Things Up a Bit This got things hopping up and down and the bitcoin boom ultimately began, though things came with a catch as users soon began to find out...