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The state of New York has introduced a new bill that if passed, would officially end all future proof of work (PoW) mining operations that want to call the Empire State home. New York Could End Crypto Mining for a While Right now, the bill is being discussed by the New York State Assembly in Albany, the region’s capital. The bill calls for a moratorium of not less than two years on all crypto mining operations within the state’s borders. The idea is to further study the...

Fidelity Investments has opened its retirement services to those who love crypto. Fans of digital currencies like bitcoin and Ethereum can now purchase these assets and many others like them through their Fidelity-based 401Ks and retirement funds. Fidelity Is Stirring Concerns Amongst US Lawmakers Naturally, the move leads to many questions, a main one being, “How big will the crypto space become from here on out?” The maneuver is likely to lead to new levels of...

Italian luxury brand Gucci – which specializes in fashion and leather goods – is allowing customers to pay for items with digital currencies like bitcoin and Shiba Inu, a popular spinoff of meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin. The company says its customers have been showing heavy demand for crypto in recent years, and thus executives want to adhere to their needs and wants. Gucci Will Begin Accepting Crypto Payments for Luxury Items The move is pushing the goals of bitcoin and...

Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $2,500 zone against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $2,200 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $2,100 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair remains at a risk of more downsides towards the $1,650 support level. Ethereum price is struggling below $2,200 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD remains at a risk of more downsides if...

FTX – one of the largest and newest crypto exchanges in the world – has partnered with Diesel Wynwood Condominium, a luxury residential apartment complex in Miami. The partnership will allow residents to pay their rents and respective living fees with crypto. FTX Joins Hands with Disel Wynwood At the center of the partnership is a firm known as West Realm Shires Services, a payment processing division of FTX. This company will convert any crypto used for rent payments...

Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular crypto exchanges in the world – opened its new non-fungible token (NFT) division to dismal results. The department has been in beta mode since late April and finally opened on May 4, yet experienced little traction. The NFT Coinbase Market Isn’t Doing Well Many are wondering if this is a sign that the NFT market has reached its peak. The NFT space has grown exponentially in recent years and now boasts a market cap exceeding...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is hiring several new faces for its agency to examine cryptocurrency activities. These individuals and many others will be tasked with fighting illicit behavior in the space and ensuring all crypto trading occurring within America’s borders is clean and regulated. The SEC Is Looking to Police Crypto Activity Thus far, the SEC says it’s looking to add roughly 20 new positions to its cryptocurrency department. These positions...

Paul Chou is the founding CEO of Ledger X, a crypto wallet system. At only 38 years of age, he is one of the most successful crypto entrepreneurs in the space, and he recently sold his company to Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX fame, suggesting the wallet protocols will now become part of this new and growing exchange. Paul Chou Is Building a Universal Cryptocurrency Now, Chou has his sights set on a new crypto project. He’s looking to create a new digital token called...

Not long ago, Fidelity Investments announced that customers would be able to invest in crypto like bitcoin through their 401Ks and retirement accounts. In addition, several businesses offering 401Ks to their employees could soon see these individuals purchase assets like BTC, ether, and maybe even Dogecoin through their company-funded retirement profiles. Fidelity Moves Forward with Crypto The news was widely welcomed in the crypto space, with many analysts saying it...

The bitcoin price has been going through some tough times in the month of May. The currency has been trading in the high $30,000 range after several market factors – including rumors that the Fed was going to hike rates and growing conflict in eastern Europe between Ukraine and Russia – took the world’s number one digital currency by market cap down nearly 50 percent from its November 2021 high. At that time, BTC was trading at nearly $70,000. The Fed Won’t Hike Rates...