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The National Football League (NFL) is allowing teams associated with the organization to explore limited partnerships with crypto and blockchain companies given how strong, large, and popular the industry is becoming as of late. The NFL and Crypto Are Forming a Stronger Partnership While football clubs will continue to be banned from “directly promoting crypto” according to a recent memo issued by the NFL, professional teams will be able to engage in sponsorship programs...

The Secret Service – that’s right, the organization tasked with guarding the President of the United States – is warning investors that getting involved in crypto may not be such a good idea given the growing number of scams that appear to be occurring across the country. The Secret Service Says It Might Be Good to Stay Away from Crypto Bill Mack – a resident agent of the Secret Service in east Texas – is telling residents that they should look elsewhere when it comes to...

Bitcoin has shot up along with several of its altcoin cousins. After spending the last month or so locked in the doldrums, the world’s number one digital asset by market cap has suddenly surged to a moderate position. Bitcoin Seems to Be on the Rebound At the time of writing, bitcoin is trading for over $45,000 per unit. This may not sound like much when compared with the highs the currency has hit in the past year or so. However, it’s good news for traders in that...

For the past month or so, many regulators and members of the U.S. government have expressed concern that Vladimir Putin and Russia may be trying to use crypto to avoid recent sanctions. However, at the time of writing, there is no evidence to suggest this is happening. Russia May Not Have Strong Access to Crypto This sentiment comes from Jonathan Levin – co-founder and chief strategy officer at Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis firm – and a panel of alleged experts, who...

A Nevada woman has entered a guilty plea after being accused of trying to pay a hitman through the dark web with cryptocurrency to murder her ex-husband. Kristy Felkins entered the plea last Thursday and now faces up to ten years in prison. Kristy Felkins Tried to Use Crypto in Murder Scheme Felkins stands accused of coordinating with a criminal organization through the dark web. In exchange for the death of her ex, she was willing to pay the person doing the deed in...

Residents of a Tennessee town are not too happy with the addition of a bitcoin mining facility that’s allegedly causing heavy noise in the area. The facility was built by Red Dog Technologies, and it’s been stationed in a small area where everyone seems to know one another, and problems are few. Bitcoin Mining Is Creating Too Much Noise for These Residents The noise of the bitcoin mining business allegedly started out as a small hum last spring. From there, it got louder...

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Meta – previously known as Facebook – over a series of crypto scam advertisements that used the likenesses or images of famous individuals to allegedly promote certain products and suck traders in. Australia Files Suit Against Facebook One of the ads featured Australian public figures like Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and businessman Dick Smith. Both have tried filing separate cases or pressing charges...

Bit.Store – a crypto investment social platform – is unveiling a new prepaid credit card linked to crypto that will allow users to purchase goods and services with digital assets. Bit.Store Establishes New Credit Card Linked to Crypto The card is being powered by Alchemy Pay, a leader in the crypto payment sector, and it can be used at over 50 million retailers and companies throughout the world given its Mastercard status. It will also be compatible with applications...

Brian Reisbeck is the new chief compliance officer at Coinme, a crypto exchange stationed in the U.S. He recently offered his comments and thoughts on international compliance and attempts to regulate the crypto space. Brian Reisbeck Offers His Thoughts on Crypto Compliance Regulation has long been a controversial topic, with some analysts completely for it, while others don’t want it affecting the space anymore than it already has. Neil Bergquist – the CEO and...

Litecoin is eyeing an upside break above the $130 resistance against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $120 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $121 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it manages to clear the $130 resistance zone. Litecoin price is gaining pace above $120 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. LTC...