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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has extradited a principal member of a fraudulent cryptocurrency mining and trading platform from Panama to the United States.AirBit Club Co-founder to Face Criminal Charges in the U.S.According to an announcement by the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, U.S. authorities were able to extradite Gutemberg Dos Santos, co-founder of crypto Ponzi scheme AirBit Club.Dos Santos, who holds dual citizenship from Brazil and...

The leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase assisted in MicroStrategy’s massive purchase of $425 million worth of BTC. The platform pledged to help other large firms diversify their portfolios with bitcoin in the future as well.Coinbase Involved In MicroStrategy’s BTC PurchaseThe NASDAQ-listed business intelligence firm made the news on two occasions earlier this year as it announced the total purchase of 38,250 bitcoins. At the time, this sizeable amount equaled about $425...

Guggenheim Partners is among the largest investment and advisory financial services companies. The Wall Street giant filed a document with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to enable one of its funds, dubbed the Macro Opportunities Fund, to allocate millions of dollars in bitcoin.According to the filing, the Fund plans to spend 10% of its net assets on bitcoin through the leading cryptocurrency manager – Grayscale.“The Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund may seek investment exposure...

Bitcoin has a way of surprising people. This week was no exception. A few days ago, almost everyone believed that the cryptocurrency is inevitably headed to a new all-time high. And how could they not? BTC was trading at a few hundred USD below the record from back in 2017. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worst.Yesterday was undoubtedly a bad day for bitcoin as it plunged a total of around $3,000 in less than 24 hours. From a high of about $19,500 down to $16,200, the bears poked...

Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong has sent a letter to the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin regarding new rumored regulations on self-hosted cryptocurrency wallets. Armstrong believes that if implemented, the new legislation could harm users and, ultimately, the role of the US in the cryptocurrency financial field.New Regulations On Self-Hosted Crypto Wallets?The CEO of the largest US-based digital asset exchange took it to Twitter to outline the potential importance of these regulations if...

With China making significant strides in crypto and blockchain development, the US Intelligence apparatus is reportedly worried about the US falling far behind its current economic rival.From crypto mining to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), there is a popular narrative that Beijing controls vast swaths of the emerging digital economic landscape. A dismissal of the value proposition of digital assets has seen the US seemingly far behind the curve in terms of crypto innovation.Crypto...

President-elect Joe Biden has picked the former US Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen as the next Treasury secretary.The cryptocurrency community has shown skepticism regarding the potential effects on Bitcoin, as Yellen has historically displayed negativism on BTC.Biden Nominates Yellen For Treasury SecretaryAs firstly reported by The Wall Street Journal, the US president-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate the former Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen as the next Treasury secretary.Although...

After heading the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the past three and a half years, Jay Clayton has decided to end his term early. As the SEC’s mission is to protect investors and ensure fair and efficient financial markets, it’s worth exploring how has the Commission impacted the cryptocurrency field during his tenure.The SEC’s Jay Clayton Steps Down EarlyBorn in 1966, Joseph “Jay” Clayton is an attorney who became the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in May...

After running a 12-month test, U.S.-based digital asset investment management DAiM has announced the launch of the first employer-sponsored 401(k) plans that use bitcoin as a base currency. According to the announcement today, DAiM notes that the new service is compliant with the Retirement Income Security Acts of 1974 (ERISA) and will be fully available from 2021. Allocating Up To 10% To BitcoinThe crypto manager said it would work closely with companies and serve as an advisor and custodian...

2020 was a tough year for crypto, but it seems like the last few months are trying to compensate hodlers for the bad times. And now, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is bringing more good news to the crypto space.A recent regulatory proposal issued by the OCC seeks to ensure that crypto businesses enjoy the same facilities when it comes to having a bank account as any other legitimate endeavors.No More DiscriminationIn short, the OCC wants to end with the silent discrimination...